China Covid

• U.S. intel still divided on COVID-19 origins, lab leak evidence inconclusive: report

  The report was issued at the order of Congress, which in March passed a bill giving U.S. intelligence 90 days to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

  Health

  Jun 23, 2023
  
• Canada is lifting COVID-19 testing rules for travellers from China

  The move comes nearly three weeks before the measures were set to expire and quickly follows the lifting of similar requirements by the United States.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2023
  
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• China reopens to tourists, resumes all visas following COVID-19 lockdowns

  China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the pandemic.

  World

  Mar 14, 2023
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• U.S. to relax COVID-19 testing rules on travelers from China this week: sources

  Officials said the Biden administration made the decision as cases, hospitalizations and deaths are declining in China and the U.S. has gathered better information about the surge.

  Health

  Mar 7, 2023
• China dismisses FBI comments on COVID-19 lab leak theory

  For the second day in a row, China on Wednesday dismissed U.S. suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been triggered by a virus that leaked from a Chinese laboratory.

  World

  Mar 1, 2023
• Did COVID-19 come from a Chinese lab? Why a new U.S. report is renewing questions

  A new U.S. Department of Energy report has further underscored the continued divide in the U.S. intelligence community and elsewhere over the pandemic's origins.

  World

  Feb 28, 2023
• China says it’s been ‘open and transparent’ about COVID-19 origins

  China on Tuesday said it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and dismissed U.S. criticism as politicizing the issue.

  World

  Feb 28, 2023
• China to fully resume travel with Hong Kong, Macau, scrapping COVID-19 protocols

  Hong Kong dropped most of its remaining COVID rules in December, but mask-wearing remains mandatory unless exercising, and students must take daily rapid antigen tests.

  World

  Feb 2, 2023
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• Canada extends COVID-19 measures for travellers from China to early April

  Since Jan. 5, air travellers from the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong or Macau have been required to present a negative COVID-19 test before entering Canada.

  Health

  Feb 2, 2023
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• Holiday travel within China surges 74% after COVID curbs scrapped

  Lunar New Year is the most important holiday of the year in China, when huge numbers of people working in prosperous coastal cities head to their hometowns for family reunions.

  World

  Jan 28, 2023