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China moves to stamp out Covid outbreaks before Communist Party Congress
Oct 10, 2022 (AFP)
Although the latest case numbers are small by global standards, Beijing's strict zero-Covid policy means any outbreaks must be immediately eradicated. President...
Zero-Covid in China key to Xi legacy as he eyes third term
Oct 06, 2022 (AFP)
For President Xi Jinping, the virus curbs are a triumph. His zero-tolerance approach to Covid has become synonymous with the efforts to cement his authority ove...
Tibet lockdown causing 'extreme hardships': campaigners
Sep 30, 2022 (AFP)
Cities across Tibet have been under Covid curbs since the start of August, with authorities mandating mass testing and keeping locals at home as China sticks to...
Rare protest in China tech hub over Covid lockdown
Sep 27, 2022 (AFP)
The megacity of more than 18 million people reported just 10 infections on Tuesday, but officials have still ordered residents in three districts to stay home a...
Hong Kongers hail end of quarantine 'nightmare'; Taiwan scraps travel quarantine
Sep 23, 2022 (AFP)
Once one of the most internationally connected cities, Hong Kong has imposed some form of quarantine rules on overseas arrivals for more than 920 days. The chan...
ADB cuts 'developing Asia' growth forecast as China lockdowns bite
Sep 21, 2022 (AFP)
While easing pandemic restrictions had spurred consumer spending and investment in the region, the Philippines-based bank warned of "global headwinds" to the re...
China lifts weeks-long lockdown on southwest megacity Chengdu
Sep 19, 2022 (AFP)
With a population of 21 million, southwest China's Chengdu is the largest Chinese city to shut down since global finance hub Shanghai imposed a strict two-month...
China health chief tells public not to touch foreigners after first monkeypox case
Sep 19, 2022 (AFP)
China recorded the infection on Friday in a person who had recently arrived from overseas and is in quarantine, health officials had said earlier. "To prevent p...
Dragon boat contest ditches Hong Kong over Covid restrictions
Sep 17, 2022 (AFP)
Hong Kong is trying to reboot its pandemic-hit sports scene even as it continues to follow a loose version of China's zero-Covid strategy, which quashes outbrea...
Hong Kong office vacancies double after protests, pandemic
Sep 15, 2022 (AFP)
The data adds to warnings that Hong Kong's lustre as a business hub has been dulled by political unrest and a subsequent crackdown. Pandemic curbs have also kep...
China's Chengdu extends Covid lockdown
Sep 08, 2022 (AFP)
China is the last major economy welded to a zero-Covid strategy, tamping down virus flare-ups through a combination of snap lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy ...
Hong Kong extends digital vaccine pass to kids as young as five
Sep 08, 2022 (AFP)
The new rules mean any child above the age of five will need to produce a proof of vaccination QR code to enter restaurants, swimming pools, libraries, and othe...
US law can't require coverage of HIV prevention drugs, judge rules
Sep 08, 2022 (AFP)
District Judge Reed O'Connor of a Texas federal court, known for making several rulings hostile to former president Barack Obama's sweeping health care law, too...
Hong Kong records first monkeypox case
Sep 06, 2022 (AFP)
The patient arrived in the city on Monday and was taken to hospital after he reported feeling unwell, according to health official Edwin Tsui. Visitors to Hong ...
China approves world's first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine
Sep 05, 2022 (AFP)
The National Medical Products Administration gave the go-ahead for the vaccine for emergency use as a booster, the company said in a statement to the Hong Kong ...
Millions locked down in China's Chengdu over Covid outbreak
Sep 02, 2022 (AFP)
Supermarket shelves were stripped bare this week as locals in the city -- a powerhouse economic hub in China's southwest that is home to 21 million people -- fe...
Chinese city of 21 million shuts down over Covid outbreak
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-Covid policy, stamping out virus flare-ups with snap shutdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines. Chengdu, ...
Chinese city of 16 million to shut down over new Covid outbreak
Sep 01, 2022 (AFP)
China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-Covid policy, stamping out virus flare-ups with snap shutdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines. Chengdu, ...
'Burning with pain': Pakistan floods threaten major health crisis
Aug 31, 2022 (AFP)
The village of Bhambro is in a poor district of Sindh province, hard-hit by record floods that have destroyed more than a million homes and damaged critical inf...
Hong Kong leader cancels China trip over virus flareup
Aug 31, 2022 (AFP)
Lee was scheduled to visit neighbouring tech hub Shenzhen and provincial capital Guangzhou -- his first official visit since taking office in July -- where he w...
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