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14 Mar 2023

China To Reopen Borders To Foreign Tourists For 1st Time Since Covid Outbreak

China's removal of this last cross-border control measure imposed to guard against Covid-19 comes after authorities declared victory over a recent surge in coronavirus.

15 Jan 2023

China admits huge rise in Covid deaths, reports nearly 60,000 fatalities

The head of the Bureau of Medical Administration under the National Health Commission (NHC) said that between December 8 and January 12, the number of Covid-related deaths in China totalled 59,938.

10 Jan 2023

China suspends short-term visas for South Korean visitors over Covid curbs

Beijing has stopped issuing short-term visas for visitors from South Korea after it imposed Covid-19 curbs on travellers from China.

09 Jan 2023

'Today, the virus is weak, we are stronger': China declares new Covid phase

China's move to drop Covid-19 quarantine requirements for visitors is expected to boost outbound travel, as residents will not face those restrictions when they return.

09 Jan 2023

'Finally we are reconnected': Travelers rejoice as China reopens borders

China on Sunday opened its borders for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and welcomed international travellers.

08 Jan 2023

China bids goodbye to zero-Covid, reopens borders for first time in 3 years

After three years, mainland China opened sea and land crossings with Hong Kong and ended a requirement for incoming travellers to quarantine, dismantling a final pillar of a zero-Covid policy.

China's great migration

08 Jan 2023

China's great migration kicks-off, 2 billion people to travel in next 40 days

This "Chun yun", which is a 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, will be the first since 2020 without domestic travel restrictions.

08 Jan 2023

'Concerned' about risk to life in China due to Covid-19 spread, says WHO

The massive surge in Covid-19 cases in China -- that has filled hospitals and overwhelmed funeral homes -- has raised global concerns about the potential emergence of new coronavirus variants.

01 Jan 2023

'Light of hope is right in front of us': Xi as Covid-19 'enters a new phase'

In a televised speech to mark the New Year, President Xi Jinping said China had overcome unprecedented difficulties and challenges in the battle against coronavirus.

31 Dec 2022

Corona Cases : WHO meet with Chinese officials on current COVID-19 situation

The World Health Organization (WHO) visited China regarding the deteriorating situation on the Corona epidemic. WHO also gave strict instructions to China regarding Corona

28 Dec 2022

Attention travellers! China to resume issuing passports, visas as curbs ease

China stopped issuing visas to foreigners and passports to its own people at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. The National Immigration Administration of China said it will start taking applications from January 8 for passports for tourists to go abroad. It said it will resume issuing approval for tourists and businesspeople to visit Hong Kong, a Chinese territory with its own border controls.

26 Dec 2022

Xi breaks silence on China's 'new Covid situation', calls for targeted curbs

In his fresh directive, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that more targeted patriotic health campaigns should be conducted as the country's COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control faces new situations and new tasks.

26 Dec 2022

Can China's Covid surge trigger new variant? Here's what scientists think

About three years ago, the original version of the coronavirus spread from China to the rest of the world and was eventually replaced by the delta variant, then omicron and its descendants.

26 Dec 2022

China's Zhejiang battling 10 lakh Covid-19 cases daily, expected to double

China's abrupt U-turn on its strict zero-Covid policy following protests has raised global concerns of widespread infections among a vulnerable, undervaccinated population.

25 Dec 2022

China stops publishing daily Covid-19 figures amid reports of record surge

British-based health data firm Airfinity last week estimated China was experiencing more than a million Covid-19 infections and 5,000 deaths a day.

22 Dec 2022

Chinese health experts warn of more Covid-19 variants amid new wave of virus

Highly transmissible Omicron strains, mainly BA.5.2 and BF.7, are currently driving China's Covid-19 surge.

21 Dec 2022

COVID-19: Karnataka, UP to start screening international passengers at airport

Official sources of Government of India said random sample testing for coronavirus will be conducted at airports for international passengers arriving from China and other countries.

21 Dec 2022

Rising Covid-19 cases in China 'concerning': Serum Institute's Adar Poonawalla

We must continue to trust and follow the guidelines set by the Government of India, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said as he expressed concern over reports of a rising COVID-19 graph in China.

21 Dec 2022

China will see three Covid-19 waves, current outbreak would peak this winter

While the first wave of Covid-19 in China would run from now until mid-January, the second wave would likely follow soon after, news agency ANI reported. The third wave of the virus will hit the country late February.

21 Dec 2022

Centre to review Covid situation today as new wave of virus sweeps China

India recorded 131 new Covid-19 infections today and currently has 3,408 active cases.

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