China Says Covid Deaths Down By 80% In New Year
Severe cases in hospitals also dwindled to 36,000 by Monday, representing a 72% dropBeijing: The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the…
WHO On China’s “Excess Covid Mortality”
WHO said it would continue working with China to provide advice and support.Beijing: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it recommended that China monitor excess mortality from COVID-19…
WHO Says Chief Spoke With Chinese Officials, Welcomes Covid Data: Report
China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital. (Representational)Zurich: The World Health Organization’s head has spoken with Chinese authorities and the agency welcomed new information about the…
Nearly 2.5 Lakh Exit Trips Made From China Daily Since January 8
China has reopened its borders after 3 years. (Representational)Beijing, China: About 4,90,000 entry and exit trips were made to and from China daily between Jan. 8-12 after the country reopened…
China Set For Historic Demographic Shift, Impacted By Covid Traumas
The economic impact of an ageing populatuion on China will be significant. (Representational)Hong Kong: Living under China’s stringent COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years had caused Zhang Qi enough…
China Covid Peak To Last 2-3 Months, Rural Areas Expected To Be Hit
The upcoming Lunar New Year holidays are expected to spread the virus. (File)Beijing: The peak of China’s COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon…
China Covid Cases Not Expected To “Significantly Impact” Europe: WHO
Over a dozen countries have slapped travel regulations on Chinese travellers. (Representational)Copenhagen, Denmark: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it did not expect a surge of Covid-19 cases in…
In Rural China, Not Testing For COVID Becomes The Norm: Report
Several residents around Tonglu county told Reuters they had COVID symptoms. (File)Dingyuan, China: Weng Shuiye laid back in her chair, sighing with relief as oxygen flowed from a tank into…
China Says “Life Is Moving Forward” In New Phase Of Covid Response
Officially, China has reported just 5,272 Covid-related deaths as of Jan 8.Beijing: China braced for a “new phase” in its battle against COVID-19 on Monday and financial markets strengthened after…
China Under-Representing Covid Deaths, Concealing Data, Says WHO
The comments come as the WHO repeated a call for more transparency from Beijing. (Representational)China said it had been open in sharing coronavirus data with the World Health Organization, countering…