Dec 17 As cases surge, COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after easing of virus rules By Dake Kang, Associated Press Deaths linked to the coronavirus are appearing in Beijing after weeks of China reporting no fatalities, even as the country is seeing a surge of cases. Continue reading
Dec 03 Beijing, Shenzhen stop requiring COVID-19 tests for public transport By Associated Press Chinese authorities on Saturday announced a further easing of COVID-19 curbs with major cities such as Shenzhen and Beijing no longer requiring negative tests to take public transport. Continue reading
Nov 25 Beijing adds new quarantine centers as COVID-19 cases rise across China By Associated Press Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 6:13 China's latest zero-COVID lockdowns spark rare public dissent By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Beijing shut parks and museums as China faces its largest outbreak of COVID in six months. Authorities confirmed more than 28,000 cases Monday and the first official COVID fatalities since May. The numbers might seem relatively low, but despite some… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:05 Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. discusses escalating threats from China By Nick Schifrin For the first time since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Beijing retaliated against the United States, cutting off dialogue on multiple topics including climate change and sanctioning Pelosi and her family. China also launched the largest military exercise around… Continue watching
Jul 06 Shanghai and Beijing order new rounds of mandatory COVID testing By Associated Press Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities. Continue reading
Jul 01 China's Xi Jinping counters criticisms on 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return By Zen Soo, Associated Press China's leader Xi Jinping has marked the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return with a speech that emphasized Beijing's control over the former British colony under its vision of "one country, two systems." He countered criticism that the political and… Continue reading
May 17 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: FDA approves Pfizer's COVID-19 booster for children age 5 to 11 In our news wrap Tuesday, the FDA authorized Pfizer's low-dose COVID booster for kids 5 to 11 years old, China restricted more Beijing residents to their homes to help control a small outbreak, U.S highway deaths shot up last year… Continue watching
May 05 Hong Kong reopens as Beijing begins less restrictive lockdown By Associated Press Hong Kong had closed water sports venues during an outbreak of the highly transmissible omicron variant but has been reducing restrictions as cases decline. Continue reading
May 04 Beijing shuts some subway stations to curb COVID-19 spread By Associated Press The subway authority in a brief message says only that the mostly downtown stations were being shut as part of epidemic control measures. Continue reading