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BEIJING: A social media post that questioned China’s Covid policies was removed and the author blocked after it went viral on the country’s WeChatplatform Tuesday -- speaking to growing public concerns about Beijing’s stance, and the…

BEIJING: China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that have sent schools online, closed many restaurants and forced employees…

China’s ongoing Covid lockdowns are fueling increasing public anger, with some residents in Guangzhou, one of the country’s biggest cities, staging rare protests against the stringent rules. In videos circulating on social media,…

BEIJING: China reduced the amount of time travelers and close contacts of infected people must spend in quarantine, a significant calibration of the Covid Zeropolicy that has isolated the world’s second-largest economy and raised public…

BEIJING: China’s daily Covid infections exceeded 10,000 for the first time since April, with Beijing’s cases at the highest level in more than a year, as the country’s top leaders urged more targeted restrictions aimed at controlling the…

BEIJING: Chinese leaders promised Thursday to improve quarantine and other anti-virus policies after public frustration boiled over into protests but said they will stick to a severe “zero Covid” strategy that has confined millions of…

BEIJING: Chinese authorities should take a more targeted approach to tackle Covid outbreaks and rectify any extra "layers" of measures, the state-run Xinhuanews agency reported on Thursday, as cities reeled under tighter curbs as cases…

BEIJING: New Covid cases in Beijing jumped to the highest level in more than five months, with officials alarmed by infections being found outside of quarantine that show the virus is still spreading in the community. The capital…

BEIJING: New coronavirus cases surged in Guangzhouand other Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub becoming China's latest Covid1-9 epicentre and testing the city's ability to avoid a…

BEIJING: Covid-19 cases sharply escalated in Guangzhouand other major Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub fighting its worst flare-up ever and testing its ability to avoid a Shanghai-style…