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Beijing: China, which is witnessing a spike in cases and consequent lockdown, has reported the more contagious Omicron BA.4 variant, media reports said on Tuesday. more
COVID-19 surge in China: Asian Games postponed

Hangzhou: Asian Games 2022, due to take place in Hangzhou, China from September 10 to 25, have been postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Friday.

Shanghai's battle against COVID-19 continues as 51 more deaths recorded

Shanghai: There seems to be no respite from COVID-19 outbreak in China as Shanghai city added 51 new deaths recently, media reports said.

China: People face shortage of food in Shanghai amid lockdown, COVID-19 start rising in Guangzhou

Shanghai: People in Shanghai city, which is currently under lockdown amid COVID-19 crisis, are facing acute food shortages, media reports said on Tuesday.

China: Shanghai builds another makeshift hospital to combat rising COVID-19 cases

Shanghai:  Shanghai is converting the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) into a makeshift hospital with a planned capacity of 40,000 beds.

Chinese mainland registers 1,173 Covid-19 cases

Beijing: The Chinese mainland reported 1,173 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Monday, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.

China's COVID-19 outbreak: Shanghai plans to launch new round of nucleic acid testing

Shanghai: Shanghai city in China, which is witnessing a massive rise in COVID-19 cases, will launch a new round of nucleic acid testing across the city starting from 5 am on Monday, local ...

China reports 1,947 fresh COVID-19 cases

Beijing: Chinese mainland on Sunday registered 1,947 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases,media reports said on Monday.

Chinese mainland registers 1,656 new Covid-19 cases

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,656 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, down from 2,157 on Friday, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Chinese mainland registers 2,157 new local COVID-19 cases

Beijing: China is once again battling COVID-19 and on Friday it registered  2,157 locally transmitted cases, media reports said.