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Sat, July 2, 2022 | 08:07
Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow
Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow
Beijing launched mass coronavirus testing on Tuesday for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai. Under its zero-Covid policy, China has used lockdowns, mass testing and travel restrictions to stamp out infections.
2022-04-26 21:04
Beijing districts placed under lockdown as COVID cases mount
Beijing districts placed under lockdown as COVID cases mount
BEIJING (AP) _ China's capital Beijing began testing millions of residents and shutting down residential and business districts Monday amid a new outbreak of COVID-19.
2022-04-25 20:48
Ten confirmed dead from tour boat missing off coast of Japan
Ten confirmed dead from tour boat missing off coast of Japan
At least 10 people are dead after a tour boat with 26 people on board capsized off Japan's northern coast, according to the country's coastguard.
2022-04-24 21:50
Shanghai erects metal barriers in fight against COVID-19
Shanghai erects metal barriers in fight against COVID-19
Volunteers and government workers in Shanghai erected metal barriers in multiple districts to block off small streets and entrances to apartment complexes, as China hardens its strict “zero-COVID” approach in its largest city despite growing complaints from residents.
2022-04-24 21:49
Beijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in local school
Beijing on alert after COVID-19 cases discovered in local school
Beijing is on alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, in what city officials said was an initial round of testing.
2022-04-23 16:40
No let-up in Shanghai's lockdown even as infections trend lower
No let-up in Shanghai's lockdown even as infections trend lower
Stiffening their resolve after three weeks of a strict lockdown, the authorities warned Shanghai's 25 million frazzled residents Friday that their purgatory would go on until the COVID-19 virus was eradicated neighborhood by neighborhood.
2022-04-22 14:46
YouTube takes down Hong Kong leader candidate's channel
YouTube takes down Hong Kong leader candidate's channel
YouTube on Wednesday took down the campaign channel of Hong Kong's sole candidate to become its next leader, John Lee, citing compliance with U.S. sanctions imposed against the former No. 2 official. Lee had set up a Facebook page and a YouTube channel to promote his campaign, even though he is running uncontested in the election for chief executive on May 8, in which an Elec...
2022-04-21 15:33
Surprisingly low Shanghai COVID death count spurs questions
Surprisingly low Shanghai COVID death count spurs questions
Lu Muying died in a government quarantine facility in Shanghai, April 1, with her family on the phone as doctors tried to resuscitate her. She had tested positive for COVID-19 in late March and was moved there in line with government policy that all coronavirus cases be centrally isolated.
2022-04-21 14:35
Shanghai reports seven more COVID deaths
Shanghai reports seven more COVID deaths
China reported seven more deaths from COVID-19 in Shanghai, Tuesday, after hundreds of thousands of infections were recorded in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown.
2022-04-19 14:45
Sri Lankan president admits mistakes led to economic crisis
Sri Lankan president admits mistakes led to economic crisis
Sri Lanka's president acknowledged Monday that he made mistakes that led to the country's worst economic crisis in decades and pledged to correct them.
2022-04-19 11:52
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