COVID curbs

An elderly person scans a QR code at a nucleic acid testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Beijing, China November 11, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Coronavirus chronicle

Chinese cheer as Covid curbs are loosened

People protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) curbs, at the site of a candlelight vigil for victims of the Urumqi fire, in Shanghai, China, in this screengrab from a video realeased on November 27, 2022. Video obtained by Reuters/via REUTERS
China

Two Chinese cities ease Covid curbs after protests spread

People ride elevators at a newly opened shopping mall in Beijing, China April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Global Economy

China Q3 GDP growth tops forecasts but meaningful rebound elusive

A worker wearing a face mask works on a production line manufacturing bicycle steel rim at a factory, as the country is hit by the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China March 2, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
China

China July industrial profits down as Covid curbs, heatwaves hit

Customers dine at a restaurant in a shopping area in Beijing, China July 25, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
Global Economy

China July services activity expands at quickest pace in 15 months - Caixin PMI

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson visits Stow Health vaccination centre in Westminster, London, Britain December 13, 2021.Photo :Reuters
Europe

Conservative revolt over Covid curbs deals stinging blow to UK PM Johnson

A medical worker swabs a member of the public at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing centre as the city experiences an outbreak in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid curbs reinstated in Sydney as Australian officials trace mystery case