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China shifts how it counts Covid deaths as crematoriums fill up
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the latest guidelines from the National Health Commission, only those whose death is caused by pneumonia and respiratory failure after contracting the virus are classified as Covid deaths, said Wang Guiqiang, a top infectious disease doctor.
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Stringent zero-COVID policy crushing mental well-being of Chinese citizens
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 25 (ANI): Beijing's unwillingness to mitigate the problems of its citizens suggests a dark future for the mental health of the country.
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Shanghai: Shoppers throng exits at Ikea store amid COVID-19 lockdown
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], August 16 (ANI): Shangahi Ikea store saw panicked shoppers rushing for the exits after city health authorities on Saturday ordered the store to shutter down with shoppers inside after a close contact of a COVID-19 case was traced to the location.
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Xi stacks the CCP and PLA decks ahead of 20th Party Congress
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Hong Kong, July 4 (ANI): On 30 June, Chairman Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return from British rule. This was Xi's first trip outside Mainland China, and he used the event to burnish his credentials ahead of the 20th Party Congress in the
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Chinese activists indicted for discussing 'human rights' to be tried separ
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 17 (ANI): Indicted for the same charges of discussing 'human rights', Chinese activist Xu Zhiyong and human rights lawyer Ding Jiaxi will be tried separately on Friday and Monday respectively.
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Chinese merchants demand rent exemptions to cushion economic hit by Zero-C
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 16 (ANI): Despite nearly two weeks since Shanghai began "unlocking", businessmen and merchants in China's financial hub still are finding it difficult to resume their businesses and are demanding exemption on rents they are paying for their shops.
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While Xi looks to secure record third term in power, China languishes in l
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 9 (ANI): While President Xi Jinping is all set to secure his third term in power, China is not as strong as it used to be in the pre-COVID times.
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Chinese yuan weakens to 6.7095 against dollar
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 2 (ANI): The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi or the yuan, weakened 444 pips to 6.7095 against the US dollar Thursday, according to China Foreign Exchange Trade System.
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Shanghai lockdown lifted, but trauma lives on
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 1 (ANI): Shanghai on Wednesday lifted its city-wide lockdown, however, the trauma of the lockdown of the past two months lives on.
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China's economy hit hard by return of COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): China, which once boasted of a robust defence against COVID-19 pandemic, is now hit hard by the return of the virus.
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Shanghai reports 52 confirmed, 570 asymptomatic local Covid-19 infections
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], May 22 (ANI): Amid the rising Covid-19 infections in China, Shanghai, the export capital of the country reported 52 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 570 local asymptomatic cases on Saturday, Xinhua stated.
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Beijing reports 56 new local COVID-19 infections
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): Witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases on a regular basis, Beijing reported 56 new locally transmitted COVID-19 infections between 3 p.m Monday and 3 p.m Tuesday, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control centre, told a
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