China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week

China logs nearly 13,000 Covid deaths in a week

Workers in protective suits transfer a body in a casket at a funeral home, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China. | File Photo | Photo Credit: Reuters China reported nearly 13,000 Covid-related deaths in hospitals between January 13 and 19, after a top health official said the vast majority of the population … Read more

China’s anti-lockdown protests spread to dozens of campuses

China’s anti-lockdown protests spread to dozens of campuses

People sing slogans while gathering on a street in Shanghai on November 27, 2022, where protests against China’s zero-Covid policy took place the night before following a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region. | Photo Credit: AFP Protests in China against the government’s harsh COVID-19 lockdown measures continued to intensify over … Read more

COVID-19: Beijing city says face masks not required outdoors

COVID-19: Beijing city says face masks not required outdoors

As of Thursday, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases all over the Chinese mainland had reached 84,917, including 491 patients who were still being treated, with 20 in severe condition. People in China’s capital Beijing are no longer required to wear masks outdoors, health authorities said on Friday, a second such announcement since May … Read more