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China reports 141 new local confirmed COVID-19 cases, 58 in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 24 (ANI): China on Monday reported 141 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 58 were in Shanghai and 41 in Beijing, the National Health Commission said Tuesday.
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'More Contagious' Omicron subtype BA.4 detected in China, zero-covid polic
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 23 (ANI): China reported the first case of a COVID-19 infection caused by the Omicron BA.4 variant, which was imported, according to an epidemiological survey by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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China imposes lockdown in parts of Beijing as COVID-19 outbreak continues
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 22 (ANI): Reeling under the mismanagement of Xi Jinping's Zero-Covid Policy, parts of Beijing have again come under a lockdown on Sunday, as the pandemic outbreak continues to spread in more and more cities in China.
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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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Looking beyond China, Apple plans ramping up production in India, Southeas
Updated : 3 years, 9 months 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 manufacturing to move out of China amid risk of supply chains disrup
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): As Beijing's Zero-COVID policy continues to cause disruptions to the global supply chains, Japan has begun to encourage their companies in China to move production and distribution back home.
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Companies relocate investments as China reels under strict Zero-COVID lock
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 17 (ANI): China's infamous Zero-COVID policy has gained eyeballs for all the wrong reasons and amid this European and US companies in China have expressed concern about an increasingly unstable investment climate due to seemingly unending lockdowns and severe disease con
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Amid complex COVID-19 situation, Beijing's Fangshan district issues stay-a
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 15 (ANI): As COVID-19 infections emerged in Beijing's Fangshan district, the local administration imposed stay-at-home order while also suspending bus, subway, and car-hailing services.
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Xi Jinping's signature Zero-Covid policy obstructs growth curve in China
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (ANI): Following the country's most severe outbreaks, the Chinese premier Xi Jinping gave another blow to China's already crippled economy as he doubled down on his 'Zero-Covid policy' in an attempt to contain the rising COVID-19 infections.
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Chinese social media abuzz with rumours of Xi Jinping stepping down for CO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (ANI): Chinese social media is buzzing with speculations that President Xi Jinping might step down from his position following the mismanagement of the stringent Covid-19 lockdowns accompanied by the economic slump in the country.
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China reports 253 new COVID-19 cases, 194 in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 14 (ANI): The Chinese mainland reported 253 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, of which 194 were in Shanghai, according to the National Health Commission's report Saturday.
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China's draconian lockdown measures mobilising popular discontent
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 13 (ANI): China's draconian lockdown measures, including the strictly implemented zero-COVID strategy, are increasingly mobilising people against the government, with experts suggesting that the recent excesses might lead to a more permanent alienation of the masses.
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