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A child walks while people wait with their luggages at a railway station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China January 1, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Some in China Return To Regular Activity After COVID Infections

Some people in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Wuhan braved the cold and a rise in COVID-19 infections to return to regular activity on Monday, raising the prospect of a boost to the…

02 January 2023

Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song

Tesla Suspends Production at Shanghai Plant

Tesla suspended production at its Shanghai plant on Saturday, according to an internal notice and two people with knowledge of the matter, bringing ahead a previous plan to pause most work at the…

25 December 2022

An elderly resident stands from a chair after receiving a dose of a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during a government-organized visit to a vaccination center in Langxia town on the outskirts of Shanghai, China December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Brenda Goh

Shanghai Hospital Warns of 'Tragic Battle' as COVID Spreads

A Shanghai hospital has told its staff to prepare for a "tragic battle" with COVID-19 as it expects half of the city's 25 million people will get infected by the end of next week, while the virus…

22 December 2022

Workers in protective suits keep watch behind a barrier at a sealed restaurant area, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China, November 26, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Shanghai Hit by COVID Protests as Anger Spreads Across China

Protests against China's heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to more cities, including the financial hub Shanghai on Sunday, nearly three years into the pandemic, with a fresh wave of anger sparked by a…

27 November 2022

Here We Go Again - China’s Zero Covid Policy

From March the first till May the first, there have been almost 740,000 new cases in mainland China with nearly 539 deaths. However, the spread seems to be decreasing as the seven moving averages…

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