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GENEVA: China may be struggling to keep a tally of Covid-19 infections as the country experiences a big spike in cases, a senior World Health Organization official said on Wednesday, amid concerns about a lack of data from the…

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: Cities across China scrambled to install hospitalbeds and build fever screening clinics on Tuesday as the United States said Beijing's surprise decision to let the virus run free was a concern for the world.China…

GENEVA: World Health Organization (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesuson Wednesday called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19 in a bid to understand the origins of the virus. "We continue to call on China to share…

BEIJING: China said Monday it would retire an app used to track travel to areas with Covid-19 cases, a milestone in the country's rapid turn away from its zero-tolerance coronavirus strategy. Beijing has effectively thrown in the towel…

BEIJING: One of China's top health experts has warned of a surge in Covid-19cases, state media said Sunday, in the wake of the government's decision to abandon its hardline coronavirus strategy. Shops and restaurants in Beijing are…

BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with Covid-19, and while recent protests there are not a threat to Communist Party rule, they could affect his personal…

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…

BEIJING: Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xiningin the northwest are doubling down on Covid-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening…

Covid-19 vaccines and boosters are losing their importance for world travelers. There are now more countries and territories—118, according to Kayak.com data—that welcome any US traveler without restrictions. Of the 109 destinations that…

LOS ANGELES - California is struggling to staff hospitals and classrooms as an astonishing spike in coronavirus infections sweeps through the state. The fast-spreading omicron variant of Covid-19 is sidelining exposed or infected health…