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New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the evolving COVID-19 situation in China, saying the UN agency continued to receive increasing reports of severe continuous disease across the country. more
China risks between 1.3 and 2.1 million deaths if it ends its zero-COVID strategy: Study

New Delhi: Analysis by Airfinity shows between 1.3 and 2.1 million lives could be at risk if China lifts its zero-COVID policy given low vaccination and booster rates as well as a lack of ...

China COVID-19: Expert believes country may experience three winter waves

Beijing: A top Chinese official has said he believes China might be seeing the first of the three COVID-19 infection waves this winter.

China finally rolls back strict COVID rules amid weeks of protest

Beijing: China has lifted the most severe COVID-19 policies amid weeks of protests against strict controls, media reports said on Wednesday.

Chinese: Mainland reports 4,233 new Covid cases

Beijing: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 4,233 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Friday.

China: COVID-19 cases hit record figures high

Beijing: China on Thursday registered  a record number of daily coronavirus infections even as the country continued its struggle to follow the Zer COVID policy.

China registers first deaths due to COVID-19 in six months

Beijing: China registered its first deaths due to COVID-19 in six months as the country continues to implement its Zero COVID-strategy to combat rising cases.

China records highest daily count in six months despite implementing strict COVID-19 curbs

China, which is following strict COVID-19 restrictions, registered 4,420 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections on Saturday.

COVID-19 cluster infections in Chinese universities continue to spike amid new semester

Beijing: The Chinese capital Beijing reported eight confirmed local COVID-19 cases and two more whose preliminary test results returned positive as of Saturday afternoon, linked back to a ...

China: Huludao's health system buckles under Covid debt strain

Beijing: The Chinese city of Huludao is feeling the heat of COVID-19 on local health systems with local authorities saying debts were rising far faster than their capacity to repay them. ...