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3 Years After First Covid Lockdown, China's Wuhan "Not Afraid Of Virus"
Since Beijing ordered Wuhan sealed off in a bid to suffocate the outbreak in January 2020, Covid has devastated the planet, killing millions and plunging the global economy into turmoil.
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'Go All Out': China Prepares For Holiday Season Covid Spread
China put a priority on protecting rural communities from COVID-19 on Friday as millions of city-dwellers planned holidays for the first time in years after Beijing abandoned its stringent system of lockdowns and travel curbs.
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Beijing Returns To The New Normal After China Relaxes Zero-Covid Curbs
The Chinese capital showed tentative signs of a return to normal Thursday after a sudden reversal of a hardline pandemic policy that hammered the world's second-biggest economy and ignited rare protests.
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From Underground Restaurants To Secret Bars: Beijing Dodges Covid Curbs
Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs.
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China Covid Lockdowns Shut Delivery Workers Out Of Their Homes
Overworked, underpaid and thoroughly fed up, Wang's troubles deepened even further when authorities abruptly locked down the delivery driver's Beijing apartment block earlier this month.
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EU Chief Heads To China Amid Protests Against Covid Lockdowns
EU chief Charles Michel set off for Beijing on Tuesday, maintaining plans to meet President Xi Jinping despite the turmoil of large-scale protests in major Chinese cities against Covid lockdowns.
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What Sparked Massive Protests Across Chinese Cities: 5 Points
Hundreds gathered in China's capital Beijing and other cities to protest against the stringent Covid curbs, which include snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines, and mass testing campaigns.
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China's Beijing Reports Over 300 New Covid Cases, Enforces Travel Curbs
Beijing city reports 316 new local COVID cases for the 15 hours to 3 p.m. on Monday, a city official said during a briefing.
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China Locks Down City Of 300,000 Over Single Covid Case
Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of COVID-19 was detected, as Beijing's strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating.
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1.7 Million People Put Under Lockdown In China Amid Fresh Covid Surge
China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to COVID-19.
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Oil Settles Mixed Amid Beijing Lockdown Fears, Tight Supplies
A pending European Union ban on oil from Russia, a key supplier of crude and fuels to the bloc, is anticipated to further tighten global supplies.
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Beijing Reports Highest Number Of Cases In 3 Weeks
Beijing reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in three weeks, with the capital moving to re-impose some restrictions just days after starting to ease them and appearing to avoid a broad lockdown like Shanghai.
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1000s Quarantined After Beijing Man Breaks Quarantine, Tests Positive
A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbours in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police investigation.
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Beijing Eases Covid Curbs, Shanghai Inches Closer To Ending Lockdown
Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month old COVID-19 lockdown.
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Shanghai Takes Further Steps Towards Reopening, Beijing Eases Covid Curbs
Shanghai announced on Sunday further steps towards returning to more normal life and lifting a two-month COVID-19 lockdown this week, while Beijing reopened parts of its public transport, some malls, gyms and other venues as infections stabilised.
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3 Years After First Covid Lockdown, China's Wuhan "Not Afraid Of Virus"
Since Beijing ordered Wuhan sealed off in a bid to suffocate the outbreak in January 2020, Covid has devastated the planet, killing millions and plunging the global economy into turmoil.
-
'Go All Out': China Prepares For Holiday Season Covid Spread
China put a priority on protecting rural communities from COVID-19 on Friday as millions of city-dwellers planned holidays for the first time in years after Beijing abandoned its stringent system of lockdowns and travel curbs.
-
Beijing Returns To The New Normal After China Relaxes Zero-Covid Curbs
The Chinese capital showed tentative signs of a return to normal Thursday after a sudden reversal of a hardline pandemic policy that hammered the world's second-biggest economy and ignited rare protests.
-
From Underground Restaurants To Secret Bars: Beijing Dodges Covid Curbs
Dining in underground restaurants, drinking in secretive bars spread by word-of-mouth, and hiding their Covid symptoms -- some Beijing residents are defying strict curbs.
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China Covid Lockdowns Shut Delivery Workers Out Of Their Homes
Overworked, underpaid and thoroughly fed up, Wang's troubles deepened even further when authorities abruptly locked down the delivery driver's Beijing apartment block earlier this month.
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EU Chief Heads To China Amid Protests Against Covid Lockdowns
EU chief Charles Michel set off for Beijing on Tuesday, maintaining plans to meet President Xi Jinping despite the turmoil of large-scale protests in major Chinese cities against Covid lockdowns.
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What Sparked Massive Protests Across Chinese Cities: 5 Points
Hundreds gathered in China's capital Beijing and other cities to protest against the stringent Covid curbs, which include snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines, and mass testing campaigns.
-
China's Beijing Reports Over 300 New Covid Cases, Enforces Travel Curbs
Beijing city reports 316 new local COVID cases for the 15 hours to 3 p.m. on Monday, a city official said during a briefing.
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China Locks Down City Of 300,000 Over Single Covid Case
Hundreds of thousands of people were under lockdown in a small Chinese city Tuesday after just one case of COVID-19 was detected, as Beijing's strict no-tolerance virus strategy showed no sign of abating.
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1.7 Million People Put Under Lockdown In China Amid Fresh Covid Surge
China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to COVID-19.
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Oil Settles Mixed Amid Beijing Lockdown Fears, Tight Supplies
A pending European Union ban on oil from Russia, a key supplier of crude and fuels to the bloc, is anticipated to further tighten global supplies.
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Beijing Reports Highest Number Of Cases In 3 Weeks
Beijing reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in three weeks, with the capital moving to re-impose some restrictions just days after starting to ease them and appearing to avoid a broad lockdown like Shanghai.
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1000s Quarantined After Beijing Man Breaks Quarantine, Tests Positive
A Beijing man has landed thousands of his neighbours in quarantine after he ignored an order to stay at home and later tested positive for COVID-19, prompting a police investigation.
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Beijing Eases Covid Curbs, Shanghai Inches Closer To Ending Lockdown
Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month old COVID-19 lockdown.
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Shanghai Takes Further Steps Towards Reopening, Beijing Eases Covid Curbs
Shanghai announced on Sunday further steps towards returning to more normal life and lifting a two-month COVID-19 lockdown this week, while Beijing reopened parts of its public transport, some malls, gyms and other venues as infections stabilised.
