China Coronavirus Cases

China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to COVID-19.

Beijing reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in three weeks, with the capital moving to re-impose some restrictions just days after starting to ease them and appearing to avoid a broad lockdown like Shanghai.

Authorities in China's capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.

China's capital Beijing is facing an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman warned on Saturday, as the commercial hub of Shanghai began mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a popular beauty salon.

India today reported a total of 7,240 new coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,31,97,522, the Health Ministry said.

Shanghai authorities said Tuesday they will lift more restrictions in steps to return the Covid-hit city to normality, after two months of heavy-handed restrictions that throttled businesses and locked down residents.

Border areas in China's northeastern province of Jilin, which shares a long frontier with coronavirus-hit North Korea, reported domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections of unknown origin, a Chinese health official said on Friday.

Monkeypox has symptoms similar to smallpox but is far less severe, with most people recovering within weeks.

Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents were relocated to quarantine hotels overnight due to a handful of infections, as the capital begins to take more extreme control measures resembling virus-hit Shanghai.

India reported 2,364 new Covid cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,31,29,563. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases dipped to 15,419 in the last 24 hours.

A key Chinese port city near the border with North Korea has launched regular Covid-19 testing for all 7.5 million inhabitants as its isolated neighbour grapples with a spiralling outbreak.

India recorded 2,858 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 4,31,19,112. According to the Health Ministry data, the active cases dipped to 18,096 today.

China on Friday dismissed reports that it has suspended issuing passports to its citizens, or prevented people from leaving the country and stated that "such rumours aim to distort and discredit" Beijing's entry and exit policies.

India recorded 2,827 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,13,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature found that China risks a "tsunami" of Covid infections that could result in 112.2 million symptomatic cases and 5.1 million hospital admissions if restrictions for Zero Covid policy is abandoned.

China placed 1.7 million people under lockdown in central Anhui province, where authorities reported nearly 300 new cases Monday in the latest of a string of outbreaks testing Beijing's no-tolerance approach to COVID-19.

Beijing reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in three weeks, with the capital moving to re-impose some restrictions just days after starting to ease them and appearing to avoid a broad lockdown like Shanghai.

Authorities in China's capital Beijing on Monday raced to contain a COVID-19 outbreak traced to a 24-hour bar known for cheap liquor and big crowds, with millions facing mandatory testing and thousands under targeted lockdowns.

China's capital Beijing is facing an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman warned on Saturday, as the commercial hub of Shanghai began mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a popular beauty salon.

India today reported a total of 7,240 new coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally of COVID-19 cases in the country to 4,31,97,522, the Health Ministry said.

Shanghai authorities said Tuesday they will lift more restrictions in steps to return the Covid-hit city to normality, after two months of heavy-handed restrictions that throttled businesses and locked down residents.

Border areas in China's northeastern province of Jilin, which shares a long frontier with coronavirus-hit North Korea, reported domestically transmitted COVID-19 infections of unknown origin, a Chinese health official said on Friday.

Monkeypox has symptoms similar to smallpox but is far less severe, with most people recovering within weeks.

Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents were relocated to quarantine hotels overnight due to a handful of infections, as the capital begins to take more extreme control measures resembling virus-hit Shanghai.

India reported 2,364 new Covid cases, taking the total number of infections to 4,31,29,563. According to the Union Health Ministry, the active cases dipped to 15,419 in the last 24 hours.

A key Chinese port city near the border with North Korea has launched regular Covid-19 testing for all 7.5 million inhabitants as its isolated neighbour grapples with a spiralling outbreak.

India recorded 2,858 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of coronavirus cases to 4,31,19,112. According to the Health Ministry data, the active cases dipped to 18,096 today.

China on Friday dismissed reports that it has suspended issuing passports to its citizens, or prevented people from leaving the country and stated that "such rumours aim to distort and discredit" Beijing's entry and exit policies.

India recorded 2,827 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,31,13,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated.

A peer-reviewed study, published in the journal Nature found that China risks a "tsunami" of Covid infections that could result in 112.2 million symptomatic cases and 5.1 million hospital admissions if restrictions for Zero Covid policy is abandoned.