Life & Style
Published 31 Dec, 2022 06:08pm
Beijing recently scrapped its signature zero-Covid approach based on mass testing, centralised quarantine and lockdowns
Life & Style
Published 20 Dec, 2022 03:51pm
Authorities in Beijing reported five deaths on Tuesday from Covid-19
Business & Economy
Published 10 Jun, 2022 05:10pm
Brent on track for fourth weekly rise
World
Published 09 Jun, 2022 10:24am
Hundreds of thousands in China’s biggest city still restricted to their homes
Health
Published 29 May, 2022 12:50pm
The authorities approved 240 financial institutions in the
city for reopening from Wednesday
World
Published 25 May, 2022 05:26pm
Johnson, who was fined by police for attending his birthday
party during lockdown but escaped further penalties, has been forced to apologise
Health
Published 23 May, 2022 12:11pm
Beijing authorities extended work-from-home guidance for many of its 22 million residents to stem a persistent COVID-19 outbreak
Health
Published 21 May, 2022 09:24pm
Beijing authorities were taking a similar approach to Shanghai, where residents have chafed under a months-long lockdown that has denied many people adequate access to food and medical care.
Health
Published 21 May, 2022 01:42pm
The ongoing COVID wave, declared last week, has fuelled concerns over a lack of vaccines, inadequate medical infrastructure and a potential food crisis in the country of 25 million
World
Published 17 May, 2022 10:36am
A third day with no new cases in the community usually means “zero COVID” status and the beginning of the lifting of restrictions.
World
Published 13 May, 2022 08:56am
Amid 'explosive' outbreak the nuclear-armed country reported its first Covid death
Health
Published 09 May, 2022 06:48pm
China's capital tightens Covid-19 lockdown after hundreds of infections in recent weeks, with 49 new cases on Monday
World
Published 29 Apr, 2022 09:35am
Shanghai put the entire city into lockdown at the beginning of the month
Health
Published 27 Apr, 2022 10:14am
Residents flock to supermarkets to stock up on food, supplies
World
Published 26 Apr, 2022 09:17am
Beijing authorities have ordered people in 12 central districts accounting for most of its population to undergo three rounds of PCR testing
Health
Published 13 Apr, 2022 10:31am
Tally of new coronavirus cases in the Chinese commercial capital hits 25,000
Health
Published 15 Mar, 2022 11:24am
China has reported 5,280 new infections, more than double the previous day's tally
World
Published 04 Jan, 2022 12:40pm
Announcement triggered by discovery of three cases in last couple of days
World
Published 02 Jan, 2022 07:13pm
French authorities follow other countries such as the United States, which this week cut the isolation period
Science
Published 21 Dec, 2021 01:59pm
Omicron infections are multiplying rapidly across Europe, the United States and Asia, including in Japan where a single cluster at a military base has grown to at least 180 cases.
Health
Published 17 Nov, 2021 05:25pm
VIENNA:Austrian coronavirus infections hit a new daily record on Wednesday, the third day of a lockdown for those ...
Business
Published 01 Nov, 2021 12:09pm
By Leika Kihara
TOKYO:Asia's factory activity stepped up a gear in October as emerging economies saw COVID-19...
Health
Published 26 Oct, 2021 03:23pm
Residents told not to leave home except in emergencies
Blog
Published 18 Oct, 2021 03:39pm
People’s sense of wellbeing took a dive in the first year of the pandemic, according to new data published by the...
Blog
Updated 05 Oct, 2021 05:19pm
All parents work.
The difference lies in the breakdown between their paid and unpaid workloads. That equation is...
World
Published 17 Aug, 2021 01:59pm
Wellington: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern put New Zealand under strict lockdown on Tuesday after the country's first...