‘It’s dead out here’: China’s slow exit from zero-Covid
Judging by Friday’s quiet streets in China’s capital Beijing and the reluctance of some businesses to drop COVID curbs, enduring anxieties about the coronavirus are likely to hamper ...
Residents cheer after China eases some Covid curbs
Residents welcomed China shortening Covid-19 quarantine by two days for close contacts of infected people and for inbound travellers as it eased some of its strict pandemic rules on Friday.
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Parts of China’s Hainan extend Covid lockdown, Lhasa in Tibet tightens curbs
A few cities in China’s tourism hub Hainan extended lockdowns on Friday, with some of the measures expected to last through the weekend, while Lhasa in Tibet also tightened ...
Hong Kong vaccine rates spike as outbreak shatters Covid-free dreams
Vaccination rates are rising sharply among the elderly in Hong Kong, lifting from a relatively low base as an omicron-fuelled spike in new Covid-19 cases and looming vaccine passes pierce ...