Zero COVID-19

• Beijing drops COVID-19 testing burden as wider easing looms

  The prospect of a relaxation has sparked optimism among investors that the world's second biggest economy would regather strength and help to boost global growth.

  World

  Dec 6, 2022
  
• China gives no sign of ending ‘zero COVID’ but eases measures further

  Despite the changes, Beijing and other cities are telling some residents to stay home or enforcing other restrictions on neighborhoods with infections.

  World

  Dec 5, 2022
  
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• China further eases restrictions but reaffirms zero-COVID stance amid protests

  Most protesters complained about excessive restrictions, but some shouted slogans against Xi, China’s most powerful leader since at least the 1980s

  World

  Nov 28, 2022
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• China expands COVID-19 lockdowns as infections hit daily record

  The government is trying to contain the latest wave of outbreaks without shutting down factories and the rest of its economy as it did in early 2020.

  World

  Nov 24, 2022
• China expands COVID-19 measures as iPhone factory unrest adds to economy worries

  China's COVID curbs, the tightest in the world, have fuelled widespread discontent and disrupted production at manufacturers including Taiwan's Foxconn.

  World

  Nov 23, 2022
• Beijing closes parks, Shanghai tightens entry as China’s COVID-19 cases rise

  In Beijing, cases have been hitting new highs every day, prompting calls from the city government for more residents to stay put and show proof of a negative COVID-19 test.

  World

  Nov 22, 2022
• China aiming for less disruptive COVID-19 policies, reports say

  In Zhengzhou, a city of 12.5 million people in Henan province, authorities said Thursday restrictions were being eased while the government tries to spot and isolate new cases.

  World

  Nov 4, 2022