China Covid

FILE PHOTO: People wearing protective face masks arrive at Capital Airport, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Beijing, China, November 5, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
World+Biz

Asia's tourist hotspots prepare for boom as China relaxes Covid rules

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Global Economy

Gold gains on dollar weakness as China relaxes Covid curbs

FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit removes a cone in front of a hearse outside funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Beijing, Shanghai residents back to work as China eases into living with Covid

FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit removes a cone in front of a hearse outside funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alessandro Diviggiano/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

China's stretched health system braces for peak in Covid infections

A medical worker administers a dose of a vaccine against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to an elderly resident, during a government-organized visit to a vaccination center in Zhongmin village on the outskirts of Shanghai, China December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Brenda Goh
Coronavirus chronicle

Chinese cities give out free fever drugs as Covid flares

A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing at a sports centre in Jiangning district, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China July 21, 2021. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO 'very concerned' about reports of severe Covid in China

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Bloomberg Special

China's Covid reopening won't be enough to save oil markets

People line up next to a medical worker in a protective suit, at a fever clinic of a hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Josh Arslan
China

China officially reports first Covid deaths in weeks as virus wave swells

Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits prepare to enter an apartment compound that was placed under lockdown as the outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

In Covid U-turn, China's message to the people shifts from war to self-care

Women wearing face masks and face shields talk on a street, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Shanghai, China, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

'Please protect yourself': China wrestles with Covid surge

People line up at a fever clinic of a hospital, after the government gradually loosens the restrictions on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) control, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 10, 2022. REUTERS/Martin Pollard
China

China's healthcare system put to the test as Covid curbs fade

Workers in protective suits remove bags of medical waste outside a building where residents isolate at home as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, China December 5, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

China may announce 10 new Covid measures on Wednesday - Sources

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Coronavirus chronicle

Chinese cities relax testing rules as zero-Covid policy eases