China is struggling to vaccinate the elderly, but many are reluctant
by BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door-to-door and paying people over 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as cases increase64-year-old Li Liansheng …
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Full ICUs, full crematoria: COVID shakes Chinese cities
BAZHOU, China (AP) — Yao Ruyan paces frantically outside the fever clinic of a provincial hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) …
Human rights activist in Beijing immobilized by COVID-19 app
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Hailed by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage, Wang Yu has already been arrested, imprisoned and harassed by the …
2 deaths from COVID-19 reported in Beijing as outbreak of virus
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health authorities on Monday announced two more deaths from COVID-19, both in the capital Beijing, which were the first reported in …
China cuts number of COVID-19 cases as virus grows
BEIJING (AP) — China’s National Health Commission lowered its daily report on COVID-19 starting Wednesday in response to a sharp drop in PCR tests as …
The security test of the Hong Kong issuer was further delayed
HONG KONG (AP) — The national security trial of a Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher was further postponed Tuesday until next September as the city awaits …
China’s Zero Covid: Country braces for fallout as virus ‘spreads rapidly’
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared on CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a thrice-weekly update that explores what you need to know about …
China to end travel tracing as ‘zero COVID’ eases
BEIJING (AP) — China will drop its travel tracing requirement as part of an uncertain exit from strict “zero COVID” policies that have sparked widespread …
Facing COVID outbreak, China expands hospitals, ICUs
BEIJING (AP) — Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is building more intensive care facilities and trying to bolster hospitals as Beijing rolls back …
China grapples with COVID infections after easing controls
BEIJING (AP) — A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses was reported by social media users Friday in areas across China after the …