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China: Beijing relaxes Covid restrictions, Shanghai to end several curbs from 1 June

Covid-19 lockdown, Chinese commercial hub Shanghai has also said that "unreasonable" curbs on businesses will be removed from 1 June.

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China prepares to ease Covid restrictions as life returns to normal

China's financial hub Shanghai has unveiled more post-lockdown plans as it moves towards a return to normality, but a nationwide economic recovery is still a distance away.

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China’s economic activity collapses under Xi’s Covid zero policy

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China withdraws rights to host 2023 Asian Cup finals amid resurgence of Covid-19 cases. See details

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Covid in China: Beijing works from home, Shanghai aims to defeat virus by May

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China at risk of 16 lakh coronavirus deaths if covid zero policy is abandoned

Omicron wave of coronavirus that would swamp intensive care capacity.

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WHO chief says China's zero-Covid policy not 'sustainable'

The head of the World Health Organization has said China's zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy is not sustainable given what is known of the disease, in rare public comments by the UN agency on a government's handling of the virus.

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Facing funding crisis, White House warns of COVID-19 surge in fall

Without a substantial infusion of cash from Congress, the United States could see another 100 million COVID-19 cases come fall, the White House warned today.

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Beijing streets quiet as zero-Covid policy bites

Millions of people in Beijing have stayed at home as China's capital tries to fend off a Covid-19 outbreak with creeping restrictions on movement.

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China sees progress in COVID-19 battle in Shanghai

As China battles Omicron-driven activity in some of its biggest cities, health officials in Shanghai today said its outbreak is under control, as later-affected Beijing tightened measures in a hot spot district.

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China plans to make regular Covid-19 testing part of residents' lives. Read here

PCR testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities aim to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end.

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Asian Games 2022 postponed as China battles resurgence of Covid-19 cases. Read here

China is racing to extinguish its largest outbreak of Covid-19 since the early days of the pandemic.

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As Beijing outbreak persists, China hits back at 'zero COVID' doubters

Residents of Beijing fretted over anti-virus restrictions curbing their movement while also worrying about the dozens of new Covid-19 cases reported daily, as China's leaders threatened action against critics of their zero-tolerance Covid policy.

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Inside the Chinese megacity where Covid hasn't gone away

With over 25 million inhabitants, Shanghai is one of the world's largest cities, a global financial centre and a glittering monument to China’s economic boom. But, today, the vibrant megacity has been reduced to a ghost town.

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China bolting residents' doors shut as world's strictest Covid lockdown ramps up

China has gone full pelt with its attempt to go Covid free as new video footage shows officials locking residents in their homes.And they're using huge padlocks and unbreakable cable to do it.Video footage posted on Chinese social media sites shows how residents who refuse to either stay inside or hand their keys over to officials are having wires drilled into their doors and padlocks used to stop them from leaving if they test positive.And another video shows one official drilling a hole in front of someone's door so that they can use metal bolts to stop them from getting out.According to independent Chinese news outlet Caixin Global, the measures are being taken in the northern Hebei province.Local sources have quoted the Qianan Pandemic Prevention and Control office as saying: “We are investigating and will modify the policy.“We are also looking into the possibility of installing alarms to replace current methods.”Up until May 4, China had a seven day average of 22,566 cases, with 14,731 positive cases just yesterday alone.Despite having 1 million cases since the pandemic started, the country has only suffered 5,141 deaths.The latest draconian measures came just a few weeks after we reported how workers in China's financial district in Shanghai were being forced to sleep in office for days.The stringent Covid policy came as positive cases escalated in the coastal city of Shanghai while local government vowed to keep the infectious separated in a two-stage lockdown.One of the measures is stop workers from returning home to avoid cross-infections.One worker, who works at a company in Shanghai Software Park, documented his horrendous life during the office lockdown and shared to viewers online.He received a notice that

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Beijing closes dozens of subway stations as Covid controls tighten

Beijing closed dozens of subway stations, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across the Chinese capital of over 21 million people.

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Shanghai locals allowed outside for first time in weeks

Some of Shanghai's 25 million people came out for brief walks and grocery shopping today after enduring more than a month under a Covid lockdown.

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China's COVID-19 battle continues in 2 key hot spots

With Shanghai's lockdown in effect for about a month, cases are slowly declining, but health officials are alarmed about more infections reported outside of quarantine facilities. Meanwhile, cases are still rising in Beijing, where health officials continue to tighten measures.

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Setback for Shanghai, Beijing focuses on mass testing

China's commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow today as authorities reported 58 new Covid-19 cases outside areas under lockdown, while Beijing pressed on with testing millions of people on a May Day holiday few were celebrating.

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Covid doing WFH: Harsh Goenka explains why China is witnessing virus surge

He answered “Finally the virus is tired and wants to Work from Home.

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Risk of Covid community transmission in Shanghai 'effectively controlled', official says

The risk of Covid-19 community transmission in Shanghai has been effectively controlled, said Gu Honghui, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai Municipal Government at a press briefing today.

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Beijing tightens Covid restrictions as long holiday begins

Restaurants across Beijing will temporarily ban dining-in and residents will need clear Covid tests to visit public spaces, officials said today, in a major ramp up of virus controls at the start of the Labour Day holiday.

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Kenneth Tsang, 'Rush Hour 2' and 'Die Another Day' actor, dies at 87

Actor Kenneth Tsang Kong poses with his trophy backstage during the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards on April 19, 2015, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) HONG KONG - Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media reported.Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film "Die Another Day," John Woo’s "The Killer" in 1989, "Rush Hour 2" in 2001 starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and 1998′s "The Replacement Killers" alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino.Tsang had been undergoing seven days of quarantine after returning from Singapore on Monday and was found collapsed on the floor of his hotel room by staff on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post and other media.The South China Morning Post said Tsang was 87 but other sources gave his age as 86.No cause of death was given and the paper said he had tested negative for the virus and had no underlying medical conditions.In all, Tsang had some 237 acting credits, mainly in Hong Kong film and television productions, and especially in detective and martial arts movies, according to his IMDb page.Born in Shanghai, Tsang began acting after obtaining an architecture degree at the University of California, Berkeley, making his debut in 1955.

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China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case

The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights today and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps across the country.

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Global COVID deaths drop to lowest since early pandemic months

Weekly COVID-19 deaths dropped to the lowest level since March 2020, signaling an encouraging development that should be seen through a cautious lens, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday at a briefing.

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Beijing enforces lockdowns, expands COVID-19 mass testing amid outbreak

A health worker takes a swab sample from a man to be tested for Covid-19 at a testing site in Zhongguancun in Beijing on April 26, 2022. (JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images) BEIJING - Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak like the one that has all but shut down the city of Shanghai.People lined up for throat swabs across much of Beijing as mass testing was expanded to 11 of the city's 16 districts.Another 22 cases were found in the last 24 hours, Beijing health officials said at a late afternoon news conference, bringing the total to 92 since the outbreak was discovered five days ago.

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Beijing expands mass testing as lockdown fears grow

Beijing has launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai.

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China tracks rising COVID activity in Beijing as US cases climb

As China battles an Omicron-fueled COVID-19 outbreak in Shanghai, its largest city, it is also now seeing cases rise in Beijing, its capital and home to more than 21 million people.

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China Covid crisis: Beijing districts placed under lockdown, mass testing begins

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Shanghai considers more Covid-19 curbs as lockdown enters 4th week

Millions of locked-down Shanghai residents entered their fourth week of a nerve-wracking Covid-19 lockdown, while authorities said on this morning that they were looking to shift to a targeted enforcement of rules in smaller zones around confirmed cases.

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Apple supplier Foxconn suspends production at two factories amid Covid-19 scare

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China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation

Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections.

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No easing of Shanghai's Covid-19 lockdown as infections trend lower

Chinese authorities have warned Shanghai's 25 million residents today that their quarantine period would go on until the Covid-19 virus was eradicated neighbourhood by neighbourhood.

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Global COVID cases drop as pandemic disrupts routine US kids' vaccines

In its weekly snapshot of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday that global cases dropped for the fourth straight week, with illness levels—as well as deaths—down in all regions.

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World’s biggest iPhone assembly campus is operating normally despite China Covid Lockdown

Covid and his administration has held firm, even as public anger and economic costs mount.

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Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths

China has reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai, after hundreds of thousands of cases in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown.

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Judge nixes travel mask mandate as COVID-19 cases inch up

A federal judge in Florida today struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mask mandate for airline flight and other travel, just days after the agency extended it by 2 weeks to assess activity related to the BA.2 SARS-CoV-2 subvariant.

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Shanghai lockdown continues, COVID-19 deaths reported

More than 25 million people remain under a lockdown in one of China’s largest cities. The Omicron variant continues to spread and now Shanghai is reporting its first COVID-related deaths. Kyle Benning has more.

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New COVID-19 deaths grip Shanghai in latest outbreak

Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths in the latest outbreak in China’s most populous and wealthiest city.

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China: Shanghai reports 1st deaths from current COVID-19 outbreak

Shanghai authorities on Monday reported the first COVID-19 deaths of the latest outbreak in China’s most populous and wealthiest city.

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Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of lockdown

Shanghai said three people had died from Covid-19, the first official announcement of deaths from an outbreak which has plunged the city into a weeks-long lockdown, sparking widespread anger and rare protests.

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China: Shanghai reports first Covid-19 deaths since the start current Covid-19 outbreak

China, where a strict zero tolerance approach contained the virus until the more infectious delta and omicron variants emerged last year.

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China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy sparks tension as Shanghai remains locked down

Shanghai has been completely shut down for weeks under the country’s zero-COVID policy. The Chinese central government is restricting its citizens from daily necessities and causing more delays in the global supply chain.

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Global National: April 17

In our top story: Mariupol, Ukraine is on the brink of falling to Russia, which would mark the first major victory for Russian forces in nearly two months of war. Redmond Shannon reports on the latest in the war. Even as Russia has become increasingly isolated as its invasion of Ukraine continues, one ally that has been steadfast in its support is Belarus.

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Shanghai's Covid surge stalls construction of China's 3rd aircraft carrier

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China expands coronavirus restrictions beyond Shanghai

Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases today as other areas across China tightened controls against the virus.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0