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Macau ponders future even as tourists and gamblers return

Holmes Chan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 11:30 AM

Macau's streets were packed in the run-up to the Lunar New Year after pandemic controls were abruptly lifted but it is far from business as usual. Read more »

Chinese turn to traditional remedies to fight Covid

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 01:35 PM

As Covid-19 rips through China's vast population, making millions sick and fueling a shortage of drugs, many are turning to old-school traditional medicines to battle the aches and pains of the virus. Read more »

Workers clash with police at Covid test kit factory in China

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 09 11:11 AM

Scores of workers clashed with police at a Covid test kit factory in China, video spreading on social media showed Sunday, as the country navigates a path out of its hardline virus policy. Read more »

Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg discourage travel to Covid-hit China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 03:45 AM

Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg on Saturday discouraged non-essential trips to China, the world's most populous nation, as it struggles with a surge in Covid cases after relaxing strict virus restrictions. Read more »

Why monitor wastewater of flights arriving from China for Covid?

Julien Dury, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 06:59 AM

Several countries have said they will monitor the wastewater from flights arriving in China in response to an explosion of Covid-19 cases across the nation. Read more »

Gov't slammed for 'lack of proactive policy' amid China's fresh COVID wave

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 02:58 PM

Sen. Grace Poe said the Philippines must follow the move of other countries that reimposed their mandatory COVID-19 tests and other rules on arrivals from China. Read more »

China's capital adjusts to life with COVID after policy reversal

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 09 10:44 AM

The Chinese capital showed tentative signs of a return to normal Thursday after a sudden reversal of a hardline pandemic policy that hammered China's economy. Read more »

China moves to stamp out COVID outbreaks before Communist Party Congress

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 07:57 PM

China recorded more than 2,000 COVID cases on Monday, its highest for a month, as officials imposed new curbs ahead of the Communist Party Congress. Read more »

China COVID outbreak grows with millions under lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 03:22 PM

China is the last major economy still pursuing the goal of eliminating outbreaks, even as the strategy takes a heavy toll on the economy. Read more »

Fresh COVID outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 03:45 PM

Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as fresh COVID-19 clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions. Read more »

China halves quarantine for overseas travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 28 05:25 PM

China on Tuesday reduced the length of mandatory quarantine for inbound travelers, in the biggest relaxation of entry restrictions. Read more »

China's mass testing is building a waste mountain

Matthew Walsh, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 20 12:04 PM

Experts say COVID-19 mass testing creates a sea of hazardous waste and a mounting economic burden for local governments. Read more »

Shanghai eases COVID curbs in step towards ending lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 01 12:10 PM

Shanghai eased a range of COVID-19 restrictions in a step towards returning to normal after a 2-month lockdown. Read more »

Beijing man breaks COVID rules, thousands quarantined

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 31 07:35 AM

A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbors in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for Covid-19. Read more »

WHO says China’s zero-COVID strategy unsustainable

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 03:20 AM

The Shanghai lockdown has caused outrage and rare protest in the last major economy still glued to a zero-COVID policy. Read more »

Shanghai residents sent out of city during crackdown

Vivian Lin, with Laurie Chen in Beijing, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 03:51 PM

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-positive Shanghai residents have been taken to makeshift facilities as China does not allow them to quarantine at home. Read more »

Beijing COVID spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 11:15 AM

Fears of a hard COVID lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mass testing. Read more »

Shanghai official COVID death toll hits 25

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 21 03:45 PM

Shanghai logged 8 official COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, reporting a mounting death toll even as daily cases appear to be tapering off. Read more »

Shanghai cautiously eases lockdown as deaths rise

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 20 02:29 PM

China reported 7 COVID-19 deaths in Shanghai on Wednesday, raising the toll in the city to 17 fatalities. Read more »

Shanghai defends separating COVID-hit kids from parents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 05:40 PM

Shanghai health officials defended a policy of separating babies and young children from their parents if they test positive for COVID-19. Read more »