Coronavirus in China

Epidemic prevention workers in protective suits put medical waste into boxes in a residential compound as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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China reports another daily record of Covid cases as protests ripple across China

A general view of the Shanghai Disney Resort amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China October 31, 2022 in this picture obtained by REUTERS
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Shanghai Disney visitors told to stay home after Covid case, Foxconn ups bonuses

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
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China Covid curbs hit iPhone output, shut Shanghai Disney

FILE PHOTO: A man pushes a woman in wheelchair past a poster with a graphic of medical workers at a nucleic acid testing booth for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) , in Beijing, China October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
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Chinese cities clamp down on Covid as cases rise before winter season

A worker, wearing a protective suit following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, transports luggage on the tarmac of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, on a hot summer day in Wuhan, Hubei province, China July 14, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
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China's Wuhan locks down 1m residents amid new Covid cases

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
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Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China

People line up at a nucleic acid testing station, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
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China slashes Covid quarantine time for international travellers

A worker in a protective suit walks on a pedestrian crossing at an intersection in Lujiazui financial district, after the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak was lifted in Shanghai, China June 2, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/
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After lockdown, Shanghai tries to mend fences with foreign firms

Workers dismantle barriers at a residential area, as the city prepares to end the lockdown placed to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China May 31, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
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Shanghai to lift Covid lockdown

A worker in a protective suit measures the body temperature of a woman during a vaccination session against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for elderly people, at a community health service centre in Fengxian district of Shanghai, China April 21, 2022. cnsphoto via REUTERS
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Shanghai says all residents in 'low-risk' areas can return to work on June 1

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
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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
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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
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Beijing ramps up Covid quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules