Tag: Zero-Covid
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Four protesters against pandemic policy released on bail
Officials in Beijing have released four women on bail who were arrested for joining rare nationwide protests in late November against China’s tough anti-coronavirus policies, an ... -
Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-Covid exit cost lives
When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn't ready for a massive onslaught of cases. Hospitals turned away ambulances, crematoriums burned bodies ... -
Gov’t prepares plan to relax pandemic measures
The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Elsie Ao Ieong U, yesterday said that as new variants have been reported to be weaker, Macau’s policies will ... -
Tibetans in India support ‘zero Covid’ protesters
About 150 Tibetan exiles held up blank pieces of paper as they rallied in India’s capital last week to express solidarity with people in China protesting ... -
Chinese university students sent home amid protests
Chinese universities are sending students home as the ruling Communist Party tightens anti-virus controls and tries to prevent more protests after crowds angered by its severe ... -
Zero-Covid limits saved lives but no clear exit
China’s strategy of controlling the coronavirus with lockdowns, mass testing and quarantines has provoked the greatest show of public dissent in decades. Most protesters on the ... -
Crowds angered by lockdowns call for leadership to step down
Protesters pushed to the brink by China’s strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country’s leadership and clashed with police yesterday as ... -
Anti-virus curbs spur fears of global economic impact
Anti-virus controls that are confining millions of Chinese families to their homes and shut shops and offices are spurring fears of further damage to already weak ... -
China announces first Covid-19 death in almost six months
China yesterday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country ... -
Guangzhou plans 250,000 quarantine beds to fight virus
China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou announced plans yesterday to build quarantine facilities for nearly 250,000 people to fight surging coronavirus outbreaks even as the national government ... -
One case locks down Peking University
Chinese authorities locked down a major university in Beijing yesterday after finding one COVID-19 case as they stick to a “zero-COVID” approach despite growing public discontent. ... -
New cases will not affect upcoming large-scale events
The city’s most recent Covid cases reported yesterday will have no effect on upcoming events including the Grand Prix, Macau Food Festival, as well as the ... -
Authorities blame the elderly for the continuing policy
Local health authorities identify the unsatisfactory vaccination rate of the elderly and those with chronic diseases as the reason for maintaining the “zero-Covid” policy in Macau, ... -
City resumes normalcy as double-round of mass testing finds no cases
Macau has now returned to the previous pandemic prevention state after two consecutive rounds of citywide mass testing failed to detect a single positive result, the ... -
Beijing marathon returns but China sticks to ‘zero-Covid’
Thousands of runners took to the streets of China’s capital yesterday for the return of the Beijing marathon after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, even as another ... -
New round of mass testing without ‘exemptions’
Those who have performed a NAT the previous day will not be exempt from the new round of citywide nucleic acid tests (NATs), the coordinator of ... -
Urgent NAT drive following uncertainty over positive case
Local health authorities have ordered a citywide nucleic acid test (NAT) for today following the discovery of a positive case in Zhuhai from a man who ... -
Testing in target zones identifies three new cases, two related to imported case
Testing conducted Sunday in the target zones, as well as buildings classified as red zones in Fai Chi Kei and Areia Preta, have returned three positive ... -
Shanghai district orders mass Covid-19 testing, lockdown
China’s largest city of Shanghai is ordering mass testing Friday of all 1.3 million residents of its downtown Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at ... -
RAT tests rolled out as city logs four Covid-19 positives in a single day
As the city saw four new positive SARS-CoV-2 results yesterday, the Health Bureau (SSM) has triggered tighter measures, such as regular tests and shortened Covid-19 test ... -
Non-jabbed Covid-19 patient detected in Fai Chi Kei, mass testing underway
A female asymptomatic 66-year-old patient who has not received any SARS-CoV-2 vaccines was detected as having Covid-19 yesterday in the northwestern district of Fai Chi Kei. Part ... -
Economic growth accelerates but weak amid partial shutdowns
China’s economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but still was among the weakest in decades as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a ... -
Taiwan to end quarantine for arrivals starting Oct. 13
Taiwan yesterday said it will end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for people arriving from overseas beginning Oct. 13. The Central Epidemic Command Center announced that the previous ... -
HKSAR may announce end to quarantine as Macau continues to adhere to policy
US-listed gaming operators’ casino stocks in the city climbed earlier this week following reports that Hong Kong could announce the end of mandatory quarantine this week, ... -
Stabilization period, with conditional dine-in resumption, to last for six days
The city will today enter a stabilization period until August 7 due to the June 18 Covid-19 outbreak, with conditional resumption of a majority of businesses ... -
Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass Covid-19 testing
Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two ... -
China fights economic slump, sticks to costly ‘zero Covid’
China’s leaders are struggling to reverse an economic slump without giving up anti-virus tactics that shut down Shanghai and other cities, adding to challenges for President ...
