China Zero-Covid policy

FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks commute in a subway station during morning rush hour, following the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Coronavirus chronicle

No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-Covid: Study

Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits spray disinfectant in a residential compound that was placed under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

Global economic chiefs laud China's 'decisive' zero-Covid reversal

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Coronavirus chronicle

Chinese cities relax testing rules as zero-Covid policy eases

FILE PHOTO: Police officers drive people away during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) curbs in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Eva Rammeloo/via REUTERS
China

US backs right to peaceful protests in China

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Bloomberg Special

Xi is caught in a policy trap he set for himself

FILE PHOTO: Police officers drive people away during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) curbs in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2022, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Eva Rammeloo/via REUTERS
China

China's lockdown protests spread to campuses and cities abroad

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Thoughts

What justifies China’s zero-Covid policy?

Medical workers in protective suits stand next to a line of residents waiting to take nucleic acid test at a locked down residential area, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 7, 2022. Picture taken April 7, 2022. REUTERS
China

China calls WHO chief 'irresponsible' for saying zero-Covid strategy 'not sustainable'

A resident gets a haircut at a closed residential area during lockdown amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

Dropping zero-Covid policy in China without safeguards risks 1.5m lives - study

People wearing face masks queue at a makeshift testing centre for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) following the outbreak, in Hong Kong, China February 18, 2022
Coronavirus chronicle

Hong Kong's 'zero-Covid' success now worsens strains of Omicron spike