The highly contagious omicron BA.2 form of the virus is testing China's ability to maintain its zero-COVID approach. ( read original story ...)
China defends policy of separating COVID-positive kids from parents in locked-down Shanghai
Officials in China's biggest city of Shanghai have refused to budge from the draconian "zero-COVID" policies despite mounting anger. ( read original story ...)
China sends in military to help with Shanghai’s COVID-19 outbreak
China has sent more than 10,000 health workers to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff, to help the city cope with a coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Postcard from Shanghai: ‘5.6m city-dwellers are now confined to their homes’
Even if you’ve never been to Shanghai, you’ll be able to conjure up an image in your mind of the city’s skyline, in which some of the world’s tallest buildings ... ( read original story ...)
Zero-Covid China drafts in the military as Shanghai ordered to test 25 million residents for Covid
Covid health policy, the country's leaders have made it clear: Shanghai is too big to fail.The city, which is grappling with a record number of daily Covid cases, has become the biggest -- and ... ( read original story ...)
Three-day mass testing gets underway for Shanghai’s 26m residents
Three-day mass testing across Shanghai’s 26m residents kicked off today with the military drafted in to help in the huge exercise. Authorities in China’s commercial hub have declined to say when the ... ( read original story ...)
China sends in military to help with Shanghai COVID outbreak
China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from across the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak in ... ( read original story ...)