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China defends 'zero-COVID policy' amid growing criticism
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 13 (ANI): Amid growing criticism over its zero-COVID policy, China on Tuesday defended its coronavirus measures that reportedly have resulted in hardship in several Chinese cities including the global financial hub Shanghai.
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China's zero-COVID policy puts economy under strain
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI): The complete lockdown in major cities amid China's zero-COVID policy has put the country's economy under strain with increasing inflation and disrupted global supply chains, according to a media report.
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Shanghai's stringent COVID lockdown puts megacity out of food
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 12 (ANI): As Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdown leaves residents struggling to access essentials, residents of the mega Chinese city are almost out of food and they are reeling under an acute food crisis.
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China's strict Zero-COVID policy causes chaos
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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China's Shanghai seeks medical care amidst worst COVID-19 outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 8 (ANI): China's financial hub, Shanghai, has been facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak and has been desperately seeking medical care and basic supplies like food.
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China denies treatment for non-Covid illnesses: HRW
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 7 (ANI): The Chinese government should respect the right to health and other basic rights in its response to the COVID-19 surge in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
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China logs 2,086 new local COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 2 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, China reported 2,086 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, versus 1,787 a day earlier, the National Health Commission said on Saturday.
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China's Shanghai begins second phase of massive COVID-19 screening amid la
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], April 1 (ANI): Amid the largest lockdown in two years, the Chinese city of Shanghai on Friday launched the second phase of a massive COVID-19 PCR screening, local media reported citing local authorities.
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China deploys strictest COVID-19 curbs in Shanghai since pandemic beginnin
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], March 30 (ANI): Amid the rapidly increasing COVID-19 cases, the Chinese authorities have imposed the strictest lockdown measures in the city of 26 million since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, a media report said.
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Strict lockdown policy cut down China's GDP by half
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 30 (ANI): In the last few weeks, China has seen its worst COVID outbreak since the initial height of the pandemic in early 2020 when the economy slumped. The latest surge in cases could hit first-quarter gross domestic product by at least half of a percentage point.
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Amid surge in COVID-19, China reports 1,629 new cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 30 (ANI): Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, China on Tuesday reported 1,629 new coronavirus cases, the National Health Commission's Wednesday report showed.
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China's 'zero-Covid' strategy falling apart as cases mount
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], March 29 (ANI): China's much-publicised 'zero-covid' strategy that the government credited for bringing the country out of the pandemic till recently is falling apart as the rapidly mounting cases are again forcing mass lockdowns like those seen in 2020.
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