Beijing

People in protective suits cross a street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
China

Shanghai heading out of lockdown but China still lost in economic gloom

A woman wearing a face mask crosses a road at the Central Business District (CBD), amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Coronavirus chronicle

Tightening Covid net, Beijing deals out punishments, stark warnings

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a person for a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Coronavirus chronicle

Beijing ramps up Covid quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a person for a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Coronavirus chronicle

Beijing urges millions to keep working from home amid Covid outbreak menace

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Coronavirus chronicle

Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents sent to quarantine

A worker in a protective suit registers information for people lining up at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China May 10, 2022. REUTERS/TIngshu Wang
Global Economy

Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting Covid

Residents line up for nucleic acid tests during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

'Go home!' Covid-hit Shanghai, Beijing tell residents to avoid social contacts

A worker in a protective suit keeps watch outside a cordoned-off entrance following the Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai, China, 30 March, 2022. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

'Stop asking why': Shanghai tightens Covid lockdown, Beijing keeps testing

CIA Director William Burns looks on during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 14, 2021. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
China

Chinese calculations on Taiwan affected by Ukraine conflict, says CIA director

A person in a protective suit walks with a dog in a residential area under lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 4, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

As Beijing Covid outbreak proves stubborn, mass tests become routine

People line up to get tested next to a staff member wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) at a mobile nucleic acid testing site outside a shopping mall, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Coronavirus chronicle

As Beijing outbreak persists, China hits back at 'zero Covid' doubters

A worker wearing a face mask sprays disinfectant outside a restaurant, after the government banned dine-in services, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China May 3, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
China

Beijing to postpone school reopening for at least one week after labour day holiday

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World+Biz

As Beijing's Covid curbs tighten, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life