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Sudden COVID-19 surge resulting to acute shortage of medicines in China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in China, the pharmaceutical industries are finding it difficult to cope with the high demand for medicines after the Xi Jinping-led government announced relaxations in its zero-Covid policy.
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CCP's faulty Covid management pushes healthcare system of China to edge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Draconian zero-Covid policy which did incalculable harm to the Chinese economy but failed to control the virus.
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China in 2022 - A shaky year
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
2022 was a momentous year for China, backstopped by an end-of-year scrabble to survive the pandemic of COVID-19 from December onwards. What the sequence of events taught the world is that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) may be incredibly good at controlling its population, but it is not so
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Taiwan offers to help China deal with COVID surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen said the self-ruled democratic island is willing to provide assistance to help China deal with its Covid surge.
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Xi Jinping's authoritarian rule is under question by its citizens: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
But it appears that his authoritarian rule is being questioned as the recent angry protests by the people across China over Xi's Zero-Covid policy is a crucial development.
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2022: China's most difficult year under Xi's rule, reeled from zero-Covid
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
China had its most difficult year under Xi's rule as it reeled from his costly zero-Covid policy - from months of overzealous enforcement that crushed the economy and stoked historic public discontent, to a wholesale abandonment so abrupt that left a fragile health system scrambling to cope
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Sudden COVID-19 outbreaks depict lack of efficacy of Chinese vaccines: Rep
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Turkish government which initially accepted Chinese vaccines is now scrutinising its efficacy after learning of China's involvement in data tempering of side effects only to enhance its vaccine sale.
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China's economy grew 3.2% in 2022, well below forecast: Centre for Economi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This was well below forecast and seems to have been caused by lockdowns associated with its Zero Covid policy, the London-based consultancy said in a report.
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China to drop COVID-19 quarantine rule for inbound travellers from Jan 8
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, China on Monday announced to stop the coronavirus quarantine rule for inbound travellers from January 8.
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Fresh signs COVID-19 is spreading rapidly in China
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
After China abandoned its restrictive "zero Covid" policy about two weeks ago, regional numbers of infected persons with coronavirus point to explosive outbreaks and overstretched healthcare systems, writes Chang Che, Asia technology correspondent for The New York Times (NYT).
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Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns, and unemployment had surged to the highest level in six months.
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Covid runs rampant in China, as government washes hands
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Just four days earlier, the Chinese government reported its first COVID-related deaths -just two of them, mind you - since Beijing released a ten-point easing plan on 7 December. This signaled a turnaround from the nation's controversial and harsh zero-COVID policy.
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