COVID restrictions

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

China lifts Covid restrictions on int'l arrivals

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

FILE PHOTO: Security personnel in protective suits stand at the gate of a residential compound that is under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continue in Beijing, October 22, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more Covid curbs as China fine-tunes policy

People hold white sheets of paper in protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China, November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

China set to loosen Covid curbs after week of historic protests

A worker in a protective suit measures the body temperature of a woman during a vaccination session against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for elderly people, at a community health service centre in Fengxian district of Shanghai, China April 21, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Shanghai says all residents in 'low-risk' areas can return to work on June 1

A woman wearing a face mask crosses a road at the Central Business District (CBD), amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Coronavirus chronicle

Tightening Covid net, Beijing deals out punishments, stark warnings

Medical staff members check the temperature of people as they enter at Capital Airport, following an outbreak of Covid-19, in Beijing, China, 5 November, 2020. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

China relaxes some Covid test rules for US, other travellers

Photo: Bloomberg
World+Biz

Where you can travel now without a Covid vaccine or test

A coronavirus disease (Covid-19) notice is seen in the window of a bus in London, Britain February 20, 2022. Photo :Reuters
Europe

UK's Johnson scraps Covid restrictions in England

File Photo. People embracing the new normal of wearing masks amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Mumit M
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Covid restrictions on public movement extended till 21 Feb

People, some wearing face masks, walk in Regent Street, in London, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was necessary to take "targeted and precautionary measures" after two people tested positive for the new variant in England. He also said mask-wearing in shops and on public transport will be required. Photo :UNB/AP
Europe

England lifts Covid restrictions as omicron threat recedes

Decision to extend ongoing restrictions after a week: Farhad
Bangladesh

Decision to extend ongoing restrictions after a week: Farhad

Photo: TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Tough Covid curbs back in Bangladesh amid Omicron scare