COVID 19 China

• 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.

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  Mar 14
  
• 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.

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  Feb 28
  
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• Chinese worry for elderly as WHO warns of COVID-19 surge over Lunar New Year

  Concerns about China's outbreak has prompted more than a dozen countries to demand negative COVID test results from people arriving from China.

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  Jan 12
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• China halts visas for South Koreans, Japanese in retaliation for COVID-19 curbs

  It wasn't clear whether China would expand the visa suspensions to other countries that have imposed virus testing on passengers from China following its COVID-19 surge.

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  Jan 10
• China drops COVID-19 border rules as citizens rush to travel

  Sunday's reopening is one of the last steps in China's dismantling of its "zero-COVID" regime, which began last month after historic protests against curbs.

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  Jan 9
• Beijing hospital runs out of beds as COVID-19 spreads in China

  World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he was concerned about the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government.

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  Jan 5
• China vows ‘final victory’ over COVID-19 as outbreak raises global alarm

  World Health Organization officials met Chinese scientists on Tuesday amid concern over the accuracy of China's data on the spread and evolution of its outbreak.

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  Jan 4
• More than 5K die daily in China due to COVID-19, U.K. health firm estimates

  Airfinity estimates the wave could have two peaks at 3.7 million a day in mid-January in regions where cases are currently rising and 4.2 million a day in March in other provinces.

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  Dec 22, 2022
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• China brings COVID-19 vaccination drive to villages as infections surge

  With China's zero-COVID regime now dismantled, vaccinating the vulnerable has become even more critical, with the country facing a surge in infections.

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  Dec 21, 2022
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• China races to boost health system as COVID-19 surge sparks global concern

  Cities are ramping up efforts to expand intensive care units and build fever clinics, facilities designed to prevent the wider spread of contagious disease in hospitals.

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  Dec 20, 2022