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China to scrap Covid quarantine rule for inbound travellers
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2022
» BEIJING: China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from Jan 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020.
China 'to cut quarantine for overseas travellers'
Published on 22/12/2022
» China plans to cut quarantine requirements for overseas travellers in January, according to people familiar with the matter, as the country dismantles the last vestiges of its zero-Covid policy.
'Long live the people!' Beijingers gather for frigid anti-lockdown rally
AFP, Published on 28/11/2022
» BEIJING - One by one Beijingers braved the cold Sunday night after word of a rally spread on social media -- a vigil for the victims of a deadly fire as well as a protest against China's harsh Covid-19 restrictions.
Hong Kong leader urges city not to be fixated on '0+0'
Published on 15/11/2022
» Hong Kong's leader has urged the city not to be fixated on a "0+0" Covid-19 arrangement which would end all restrictions for travellers, while reassuring the public he will lift more pandemic curbs even as caseloads rise in mainland China.
Chinese authorities apologise for boy’s lockdown death
Published on 03/11/2022
» Local authorities in a Chinese city apologised on Thursday after a three-year-old boy died of carbon monoxide poisoning when medical care was delayed because of a Covid lockdown, in a rare admission of responsibility.
China imposes Covid lockdown on area around iPhone factory
Published on 02/11/2022
» Chinese authorities on Wednesday locked down the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory after workers fled the facility to avoid a virus outbreak and the resulting restrictions.
China scrubs reports of teen quarantine death from internet
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» BEIJING - Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility, after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question the country's zero-Covid policy.
Sanctioned Myanmar tycoons find shelter in Singapore
Published on 18/10/2022
» Frangipani plants and coconut trees front the three-story villa on Sentosa Island where Myanmar tycoon Tay Za stays when he’s in Singapore. It’s one of two houses his family owns in a development overlooking the South China Sea known as a playground for the wealthy. A short drive away is the Marina Bay Sands casino, where he would often show up carrying a duffel bag stuffed with cash. On a sunny day in June, a yellow Ferrari F8 Spider and a Mercedes were parked outside one of the villas.
China lifts weeks-long lockdown on southwest megacity Chengdu
AFP, Published on 19/09/2022
» BEIJING: Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday from a Covid-19 lockdown that had closed schools, disrupted businesses and forced residents to stay home for over two weeks.
27 people killed in China quarantine bus crash
AFP, Published on 18/09/2022
» BEIJING: Twenty-seven people died en route to a Covid-19 quarantine facility when their bus crashed in southwest China on Sunday, local authorities said, in the country's deadliest road accident this year.