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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 14, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 11:53 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

China records highest COVID case count in 21 months

Reuters
Posted at Dec 26 01:28 PM

China reported its highest daily rise in local COVID-19 cases in 21 months as infections more than doubled in the northwestern city of Xian. Read more »

China’s coronavirus cases fall to 2-week low

Alice Yan, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 26 08:33 AM

Ten cases, 8 of them in Harbin city, were reported on Friday. Health authorities tell people not to travel to high and medium-risk areas of Heilongjiang and Fujian during upcoming holiday. Read more »

China boosts protecting Beijing, as COVID cases rise

Reuters
Posted at Aug 07 08:14 PM

Some local governments have been called out by Beijing for lowering their guard, leading to the spread of the Delta variant from multiple sources. Read more »

Chinese police bust counterfeit COVID-19 vaccine ring

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 02:14 PM

Chinese police have arrested more than 80 people who were making counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines, state media said, as China races to inoculate millions before the Lunar New Year holiday. Read more »

China sees fall in new COVID-19 cases amid strict local lockdowns

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 10:06 PM

China reported 80 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, mostly in the northeast where some residents complained they were short of food amid an ongoing local lockdowns, down from Friday's 107. Read more »

China reports more than 100 new COVID cases as New Year holiday exodus looms

Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 06:28 PM

China reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases for the sixth consecutive day, with rising infections in the northeast fuelling concerns of another national wave when hundreds of millions travel for the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday. Read more »

China COVID-19 cases surge to over 10-month high; travel discouraged

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 02:38 PM

China reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed on Friday, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people under lockdown. Read more »

China sees biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over 5 months

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 13 10:23 AM

China has recorded the biggest daily jump in COVID cases in more than 5 months, despite 3 cities in lockdown, increased testing and other measures aimed at preventing another wave of infections in the world's second biggest economy. Read more »

China gives its first COVID-19 vaccine approval to Sinopharm

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 31 01:06 PM

China approved its first COVID-19 vaccine for general public use on Thursday, a shot developed by an affiliate of state-backed pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, as it braces for greater transmission risks over the winter. Read more »

China targets frozen food imports over virus fears

Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 03:19 PM

The World Health Organization says "there is currently no evidence that people can catch COVID-19 from food or food packaging." Read more »

600 million trips may be made in China for 8-day holiday amid pandemic

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 01 10:58 AM

Independent tours, car rentals and high-end hotels are "popular bookings" during the holiday to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the communist People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn Festival. Read more »

China says COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for public by November

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 07:48 PM

Some of China's vaccine candidates have already been offered to essential workers under an emergency use program. Read more »

China eases travel restrictions for Europeans

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 05:40 PM

The new rules will allow European passport holders from 36 countries with a valid residence permit to apply for a Chinese visa without an invitation letter. Read more »

DOH downplays PH overtaking China in COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:04 AM

"They have different numbers. They have a different setting. Okay lang naman magkumpara because we are benchmarking pero dapat maintindihan din natin na magkakaiba po tayo ng sistema sa bawat bansa. Iba ang health system ng China. Iba ang health system ng Pilipinas." Read more »

6 months pass since Wuhan lockdown, original epicenter of COVID-19

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 23 06:28 PM

In Wuhan, city life has started to get back to normal, with many workers commuting in overcrowded trains and children playing outside without wearing protective face masks. 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 »

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 »

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 »

China reports six new COVID-19 cases, five asymptomatic cases

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 07 10:54 AM

The total number of infections in China, where the virus first emerged late last year, stands at 83,036. With no new deaths reported, the death toll remained 4,634. Read more »