China Coronavirus

China Administered Total Of 794.13 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 8, 2021

China administered about 16.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on June 7, bringing the total number administered to794.13 million, data from the National Health Authority showed on Tuesday.

Can't Force China To Give More Information On Covid Origins: WHO

World News | Reuters | Monday June 7, 2021

A top World Health Organization official said on Monday that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on COVID-19's origins, while adding it will propose studies needed to take understanding of where the virus emerged to the "next level".

China Limits Travel In Most Populous Province Over India-Dominant Strain

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 31, 2021

Chinese authorities imposed fresh travel limits, cancelled flights and tested thousands of residents in Guangdong Monday after the India-dominant variant of the coronavirus was reported in the country's most populous province.

China Locks Down Neighbourhood In City Near Hong Kong After Covid Surge

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 29, 2021

A notice by the Guangzhou municipal health bureau issued Saturday identified five streets in Liwan district in the city centre as "high-risk areas" and ordered residents to stay indoors until door-to-door testing is completed.

2 Vaccines From China's Sinopharm Successfully Contained Covid: Study

World News | Bloomberg News | Friday May 28, 2021

Vaccines from China's Sinopharm successfully contained Covid-19, according to a study published in a prestigious U.S. medical journal, the first time detailed findings from a late-stage trial of a Chinese shot have appeared in the scientific literatu

"Firmly Support" India In Fighting Covid: Chinese Foreign Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 29, 2021

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday promised to do the utmost in supporting India's fight against the COVID-19 surge and said that anti-pandemic materials produced in China were entering India at a faster pace.

Independent Probe Needed As WHO Was Busy Pleasing Beijing: Ex-US Official On Covid Origins Study

World News | ANI | Wednesday April 21, 2021

The recent WHO report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing, said a former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense.

China To Build More Bio Labs Amid Scrutiny Over Wuhan Facility On Covid

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 16, 2021

China has operationalised its new biosecurity law to fortify the legal cover for the establishment and safe operation of more bio labs in the country amidst questions whether the COVID-19 originated from such a laboratory in Wuhan.

Covid Probably Passed From A Bat, Says WHO Experts' Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 30, 2021

A team of international experts will present details Tuesday of their findings from a mission to China, which concluded Covid-19 probably passed to humans from a bat via an intermediary animal, all but ruling out a laboratory leak.

Russia, China Reject Accusations Of Vaccine Opportunism

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 23, 2021

Russia and China on Tuesday rejected accusations they were seeking to use coronavirus vaccines to project their influence around the world.

Closely Following Up With China: Indian Embassy On Students' Concerns

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 22, 2021

The Indian Embassy on Monday said it is closely following up with the Chinese authorities about the concerns of thousands of Indian students who are stuck back home and unable to return to China to re-join their universities due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by Beijing.

China Says Will Study If Mandatory Vaccine Rule Applies To Indian Students

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 20, 2021

China on Friday said it will "study" the applicability of its new rule of mandating vaccination by Chinese COVID-19 jabs to thousands of Indian students who were unable to re-join their universities in the country due to travel restrictions.

BMW Says Wind Is At Its Back After Pandemic Dents 2020 Profit

Reuters | Friday March 12, 2021

BMW said on Thursday that it was back on a profitable track in 2021 after recovering from shutdowns and a serious dent to sales due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of last year.

China Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Certificates For Cross-Border Travel

World News | Reuters | Tuesday March 9, 2021

China has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate for its citizens planning cross-border travels, joining other countries issuing similar documents as they seek ways to reopen their economies.

China Aims To Vaccinate 40% Of Population By End-July: Senior Adviser

World News | Reuters | Tuesday March 2, 2021

China aims to vaccinate 40% of its population against COVID-19 by the end of July, a senior health adviser told Reuters on Tuesday, requiring a significant increase in inoculations even as it ramps up exports of vaccines.