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Tibetans march on streets against Chinese government's severe Covid-restri
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hundreds of people in Lhasa, Tibet protested over strict Covid measures, and lockdown as per the footage shown, reported The HK Post.
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Xi's stringent Covid measures endangering lives after Chengdu earthquake
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 9 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping's 'zero-Covid' policy is under fire for endangering lives in the Chengdu earthquake.
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Beijing relaxes COVID measures despite high-risk areas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 29 (ANI): While the Chinese capital, Beijing, gradually returns to normalcy, experts noted that the work to prevent COVID-19 cannot be relaxed as the city still has many high-risk areas where Omicron flare-ups can be seen.
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Looking beyond China, Apple plans ramping up production in India, Southeas
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], May 22 (ANI): Battered by Beijing's strict anti-COVID measures, Apple Inc has told some of its contract manufacturers that it wants to increase the production outside China, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Japan to relax COVID-19 border controls with 20,000 daily international ar
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government said Friday that Japan will ease its COVID-19 border controls, doubling the cap on overseas arrivals to 20,000 people per day starting next month.
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China forced to admit economy hit by COVID lockdowns
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 19 (ANI): Dazed by its Zero-COVID policy, the Chinese leadership has set aside its usual secrecy and is issuing warnings about the lockdowns negatively affecting production and spending.
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Advisory issued for private schools amid soaring COVID cases
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 14 (ANI): Amid the rising COVID cases in Delhi, the Directorate of Education, Delhi Government, on Wednesday, issued an advisory to all private schools, said the officials.
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China's strict Zero-COVID policy causes chaos
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hong Kong, April 11 (ANI): The other shoe has dropped for China, as it battles COVID-19 outbreaks in various locations, including Shanghai. In the past, Chinese netizens spent considerable energy mocking foreign countries as the pandemic swept unchecked, but now China's government is stru
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US raises concern about 'arbitrary' COVID measures in China
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Beijing [China], April 9 (ANI): The United States on Saturday said it would allow for the voluntary departure of non-emergency staff to leave its Shanghai consulate amid a surge of infections in the locked-down megacity.
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Chinese vice premier demands full implementation of COVID control measures
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 19 (ANI): Amid worsening coronavirus situation China, country's Vice Premier Sun Chunlan on Saturday said that there was a need to fully implement COVID-19 response measures in a timely manner to curb the spread of the virus.
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Athletes criticize China's COVID measures in Beijing Games
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Hong Kong, February 9 (ANI): Many athletes who arrived in China to participate in Beijing Winter Olympics are criticizing the country's stringent COVID-19 restrictions.
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Japan steps up anti-COVID measures amid record rise in cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Japan has extended anti-COVID measures from Thursday to another 18 prefectures, which have seen a record increase in new infections in recent days.
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