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China ends quarantine for arrivals; As Germany discourages visting China
Jan 07, 2023 (AFP)
The first people to arrive expressed relief at not having to undergo the gruelling quarantines that were a fixture of life in zero-Covid China. And in Hong Kong...
Soaring Covid cases shine light on China's healthcare gap
Jan 06, 2023 (AFP)
Visits by AFP journalists in the past two weeks have revealed sharp differences in demand for urban and rural hospitals in parts of northern China as many in th...
Chinese take risks on black market drugs as Covid surges
Jan 05, 2023 (AFP)
Beijing last month abruptly tore down its hallmark zero-Covid virus containment policy, lifting widespread restrictions that had triggered nationwide protests a...
Hong Kong to resume hamster imports a year after mass cull
Jan 05, 2023 (AFP)
The Chinese finance hub halted the commercial import of the small mammals last January after a pet store worker and nearly a dozen hamsters tested positive for ...
Hong Kong to reopen China border from Sunday; Thailand says no tests needed to visit
Jan 05, 2023 (AFP)
Both Hong Kong and China stuck to zero-Covid policies in which strict travel curbs and mandatory quarantine orders caused arrivals to fall to a trickle. The mea...
EU 'encouraged' to demand Covid tests from China passengers
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
The meeting also recommended that passengers to and from China wear face masks, that EU countries conduct random tests on arrivals and test wastewater from flig...
Why monitor wastewater of flights arriving from China for Covid
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
While the measure will not prevent the spread of the virus, it will give a glimpse into the scale of China's outbreak and whether new variants are emerging ther...
WHO say China stats 'under-represent' true impact; China insists data accurate
Jan 04, 2023 (AFP)
There is growing concern over China's steep rise in Covid infections since Beijing last month abruptly lifted years of hardline restrictions, with hospitals and...
EU 'offer stands' to send Covid jabs to China
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
A European Commission spokeswoman, Dana Spinant, said the bloc months ago proposed giving vaccines and Covid expertise to Beijing and "the offer stands". A comm...
Why China's Covid wave is stirring fear
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
A growing number of countries are worried about a lack of data and transparency surrounding China's outbreak. Here is why it is sparking concern: - Unreliable d...
'Majority' of EU wants tests on passengers from China, Experts sceptical
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
The consensus recommendation emerged from a meeting of EU health ministry officials held Tuesday in Brussels. A crisis meeting to be held Wednesday on the issue...
China slams 'unacceptable' Covid curbs on travellers from its territory
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
The United States, Canada, Japan and France are among the countries insisting all travellers from China provide negative Covid tests before arrival, as concerns...
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid: top doctor
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
The steep rise in infections came after years of hardline restrictions were abruptly loosened last month with little warning or preparation, and quickly overwhe...
Elderly patients fill hospitals in Shanghai Covid surge
Jan 03, 2023 (AFP)
At two hospitals in the city, AFP journalists saw hundreds of mostly elderly patients lying on gurneys in public areas as emergency wards filled beyond capacity...
France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants
Jan 01, 2023 (AFP)
"This control on arrival is not a control to prevent citizens entering our territory but a more scientific control which will allow us very precisely to check d...
More countries roll out China traveller checks amid Covid surge
Jan 01, 2023 (AFP)
Last month, Beijing abruptly began dismantling its "zero-Covid" containment policy of lockdowns and mass testing, three years after the coronavirus first emerge...
Influenza or a cold? A new technology can help you
Jan 01, 2023 (SPX)
What if you had a simple gadget at home that could tell you why you're feeling so lousy? What if this gadget could within short order check whether you have COV...
Taiwan's Tsai offers assistance to China over virus surge
Jan 01, 2023 (AFP)
"As long as there is a need, we are willing to provide necessary assistance based on humanitarian concerns," Tsai said in her customary New Year's Day speech. S...
China's Xi says 'light of hope in front of us' on Covid
Jan 01, 2023 (AFP)
Three years after the coronavirus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Beijing this month began ditching its hardline containment policy known as "zero-C...
EU to discuss joint Covid response to China arrivals on Jan 4: Sweden
Dec 31, 2022 (AFP)
"Sweden is seeking a common policy for the entire EU when it comes to the introduction of possible entry restrictions", the Swedish government said in a stateme...
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