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COVID-19 strain in Beijing outbreak may have come from SE Asia - Harvard study

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 02:44 PM

SHANGHAI - A strain of COVID-19 that has infected more than 300 people in Beijing since early June could have originated in South or Southeast Asia, according to a study by Harvard University researchers. Read more »

Beijing lifts some lockdowns as virus cases drop

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 04:00 PM

Beijing lifted several lockdowns imposed to control a fresh coronavirus outbreak and reported just three new cases in the city on Wednesday, raising hopes that the cluster had been brought under control. Read more »

CanSino's COVID-19 vaccine candidate approved for military use in China

Reuters
Posted at Jun 30 11:50 AM

China's military has received the greenlight to use a COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by its research unit and CanSino Biologics after clinical trials proved it was safe and showed some efficacy, the company said on Monday.   Read more »

China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, including 14 in Beijing

Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 09:43 AM

Mainland China on Sunday reported 17 new coronavirus cases, mostly in the Chinese capital of Beijing. Read more »

Beijing can screen almost 1 million people daily for coronavirus: official

Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 10:20 AM

The Chinese capital is capable of screening almost 1 million people a day for the coronavirus, an official said on Sunday, as testing continued across the city to try to contain the spread of a fresh outbreak. Read more »

Beijing reports 22 new virus cases as millions tested

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 21 04:56 PM

China's capital reported 22 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday after a mass testing effort that has collected more than two million samples in a race to contain a new outbreak.   Read more »

Basketball restarts in China after 5-month virus stoppage

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 01:45 PM

The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league resumed Saturday behind closed doors after a 5-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, just as the country battles a new cluster of infections in Beijing. Read more »

US questions new China virus figures, seeks observers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 01:13 AM

The United States Thursday questioned China's credibility on reporting fresh coronavirus cases in Beijing and called for neutral observers to assess the extent of the outbreak. Read more »

China finds heavy coronavirus traces in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 08:31 PM

BEIJING - China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing's wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area's low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday. Read more »

Beijing schools closed again as city finds 31 more virus cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 10:55 AM

Beijing shut all its schools again on Wednesday as the city reported 31 new coronavirus cases, with authorities in the Chinese capital rushing to curb an outbreak linked to a wholesale food market.   Read more »

Australia accuses China of fuelling 'infodemic' over coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 05:17 AM

 Australia's foreign minister accused China Tuesday of contributing to a climate of "fear and division" over the coronavirus in a speech also attacking Russia and Turkey for spreading disinformation about the disease. Read more »

China keen to seek benefits from pandemic, distressed US assets: report

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jun 17 04:29 AM

US lawmakers and policymakers should be wary of China's moves to target vulnerable American assets and expand its market share in the wake of the global economic crisis triggered by the novel coronavirus, according to a study prepared for a US trade group and released on Tuesday. Read more »

Beijing virus situation 'extremely severe,' as 27 new cases reported

Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 06:22 PM

The coronavirus resurgence has prompted alarm as China had largely brought its outbreak under control through mass testing and draconian lockdowns imposed earlier in the year. Read more »

Over 100 cases in new Beijing COVID-19 outbreak: WHO

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 08:12 AM

More than 100 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially recorded in the fresh outbreak in Beijing, the World Health Organization said Monday. Read more »

US, China to hold top-level talks on tensions: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 16 07:41 AM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet a top Chinese official in Hawaii Wednesday in the powers' first senior-level talks since tensions skyrocketed over the coronavirus pandemic, reports said.   Read more »

Beijing locks areas down as new virus outbreak gathers pace

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 02:59 PM

China's capital city raced Monday to control a fresh coronavirus outbreak, with 75 cases linked to a single wholesale food market in Beijing where authorities have locked down neighborhoods and launched a massive test and trace program. Read more »

Hong Kong's Disneyland to reopen on June 18 after coronavirus break

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 11:50 AM

Hong Kong's Disneyland theme park said on Monday it would reopen on June 18 to a reduced number of visitors and with enhanced health measures after the coronavirus outbreak forced it to close in late January. Read more »

Mass virus testing in Beijing after new cluster triggers lockdowns

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 15 09:08 AM

Beijing carried out mass testing for the coronavirus on Sunday after a new outbreak in the city that prompted travel warnings across the country amid fears of a resurgence of the disease. Read more »

China reports 57 new virus cases, highest daily since April

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 14 11:44 AM

BEIJING - China reported 57 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for June 13, the highest since April 13, according to data released by the national health authority on Sunday. Read more »

Fresh China cluster raises fears for pandemic control

Laurie Chen and Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Jun 14 07:47 AM

Lockdowns were imposed in parts of Beijing on Saturday to try to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under control.   Read more »