Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
By DAKE KANG - Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — When China suddenly scrapped onerous zero-COVID measures in December, the country wasn’t ready for a…
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China’s economy expands 3% in 2022 as zero-Covid policies hit growth
China’s economy grew by just 3 per cent in 2022, underscoring the heavy costs of the government’s longstanding zero-Covid strategy before it was abruptly abandoned last month.The…
China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-COVID
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Joyce Zhou and Brenda Goh Published Jan 07, 2023 • 2 minute read Join the conversation…
Chinese make travel plans as Beijing dismantles zero-COVID rules
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Joe Cash and Sophie Yu Published Dec 27, 2022 • 4 minute read Join the conversation…
China to scrap quarantine for international travelers in an essential end of…
Passenger planes sit on the tarmac at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on Nov. 4, 2022, before China ended Covid-related restrictions on travel.Future Publishing | Future Publishing |…
‘Made of flesh, not iron’: China’s medics battle zero-Covid exit wave
China’s medical staff are being asked to work while sick and retired workers are being recalled to duty, as frontline health professionals bear the brunt of Beijing’s about-face on…
China scraps inbound quarantine rules in decisive break with zero-Covid regime
China will remove quarantine requirements for inbound travellers from January 8 as the country dismantles the remnants of a zero-Covid regime that closed it off from the rest of the…
China pushes vaccines as retreat from ‘zero-COVID’ turns messy By Reuters
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© Reuters. People line up next to a medical worker in a protective suit, at a fever clinic of a hospital amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December…
China urges vaccines for vulnerable as ‘zero-COVID’ exit turns messy
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Technology PMN Business Author of the article: Reuters Bernard Orr and Brenda Goh Published Dec 15, 2022 • 4 minute read Join…
‘Tough times’: Warnings sound over China’s ‘zero-COVID’ exit
BEIJING — A week after China began dismantling its tough ‘zero-COVID’ controls, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of “very tough” times ahead and state media reported some seriously…