China Covid outbreak

Disinfecting Zhengzhou against Covid.Photographer: VCG/Visual China Group
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China’s choice: Covid zero or Xi’s three red lines

Two of China’s top priorities are in conflict, worsening an economic slowdown

A medical worker takes a swab sample at a nucleic acid testing station, following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China

Asian games postponed due to Covid
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Asian games postponed due to Covid

A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administers a nucleic acid test at a mobile testing site outside a hospital following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Coronavirus chronicle

Beijing curbs public transport as Covid spreads in China

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
Coronavirus chronicle

Setback for Shanghai's Covid battle; Beijing focus on mass testing

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
China

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai Covid cases rise

FILE PHOTO: Police and security members in protective suits stand outside cordoned off food stores following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China 29 March, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
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More Chinese cities impose Covid curbs as Shanghai cases rise

Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers
Coronavirus chronicle

Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers

Growing defiance of Covid curbs in China brings wave of arrests
Coronavirus chronicle

Growing defiance of Covid curbs in China brings wave of arrests

Medical workers in protective suits stand next to a line of residents waiting to take nucleic acid test at a locked down residential area, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 7, 2022. Picture taken April 7, 2022. REUTERS
China

Shanghai official says handling of Covid outbreak below expectations as lockdown continues

Residents line up at a nucleic acid testing site during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a residential compound in Dalian, Liaoning province, China March 16, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Nearly 30m under lockdown in China as Covid surges

Workers in protective suits stand at an entrance to a university's residential area under lockdown following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Xian, Shaanxi province, China December 20, 2021. Picture taken December 20, 2021. China Daily via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

China's local Covid case count driven to 21-month high by Xian outbreak

Workers in PPE spray the ground with diinfectant in Baishazhou market during a visit of World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Pete
China

World Economic Forum postpones China event due to Covid-19