Covid-19: China’s surge in cases hits factories and consumer market
by Hong Kong CNN — China’s economy is taking a heavy hit as a wave of Covid cases sweeps the country. Since the world’s second largest …
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China’s top health authority halts publication of daily Covid case numbers as infections skyrocket
CNN — China’s top health authority has announced that it has stopped releasing daily Covid-19 case numbers as reports say the true number of the …
Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
Hong Kong CNN — Nearly 250 million people in China may have contracted Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal …
China changes count of Covid deaths as crematoria fill up
Beijing CNN — For much of the pandemic, images of overcrowded hospitals and bustling funeral homes from across the United States have featured heavily on …
India wary of new variants as Covid wave sweeps China
New Delhi CNN — India’s health minister has advised the public to take precautions against Covid-19, including vaccination and wearing masks, as the country remains …
According to Chinese megacity Chongqing, people with Covid can go to work “as usual”.
Hong Kong CNN — The sprawling Chinese metropolis of Chongqing announced on Sunday that public sector workers who have tested positive for Covid-19 can go …
South Korea’s middle-aged men die ‘lonely death’
CNN — South Korea has a problem: thousands of people, many middle-aged and isolated, die alone each year, often going undetected for days or weeks. …
Why people in China are panicking to buy canned yellow peaches amid Covid surges
Hong Kong CNN — An unprecedented wave of Covid cases in China has prompted panic buying of fever drugs, painkillers, and even home remedies like …
China’s economy reeled ahead of a major Covid policy change, retail sales and unemployment data show
Hong Kong CNN — China’s Covid-stricken economy slumped in November, before its leaders abruptly eased pandemic restrictions, paving the way for a reopening that economists …
A Hong Kong court ruled the police ban on the Tiananmen vigil unlawful and overturned the conviction of a prominent activist
Hong Kong CNN — Hong Kong’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a police decision to ban a vigil in Tiananmen Square last year was …