China Covid fresh wave

A worker, wearing a protective suit following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, transports luggage on the tarmac of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, on a hot summer day in Wuhan, Hubei province, China July 14, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

China's Wuhan locks down 1m residents amid new Covid cases

People wait at a bus stop in Beijing's Central Business District (CBD), China January 16, 2022. Picture taken January 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
China

US lobby fears 'exodus' of foreign staff in China due to Covid measures

A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administers a nucleic acid test at a mobile testing site outside a hospital following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Coronavirus chronicle

Beijing curbs public transport as Covid spreads in China

POPaganda, a non-fungible token (NFT) collection created by Malaysian artist Simon Fong depicting life under the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in China's Shanghai, is seen on the website of NFT marketplace OpenSea, in this illustration picture taken April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration
Global Economy

Shanghai residents turn to NFTs to record Covid lockdown, combat censorship

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
Coronavirus chronicle

Setback for Shanghai's Covid battle; Beijing focus on mass testing

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World+Biz

As Beijing's Covid curbs tighten, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
China

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai Covid cases rise

FILE PHOTO: Police and security members in protective suits stand outside cordoned off food stores following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China 29 March, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

More Chinese cities impose Covid curbs as Shanghai cases rise

Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers
Coronavirus chronicle

Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers

Growing defiance of Covid curbs in China brings wave of arrests
Coronavirus chronicle

Growing defiance of Covid curbs in China brings wave of arrests

A man looks at frozen food products in a supermarket following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Beijing, China, August 13, 2020. Photo:Reuters
China

Chinese stock up on food as temperatures fall and Covid-19 spreads