Jan 06 What we know about the COVID-19 data China is — and isn’t — sharing By Huizhong Wu, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data on the outbreak. Some even say many of the numbers it’s reporting are meaningless. Here's a look at… Continue reading
Jan 02 European Union tries to coordinate COVID travel policies for China By Raf Casert, Associated Press European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past… Continue reading
Dec 28 Travelers from China must test for COVID-19 starting next week, U.S. announces By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press Beginning Jan. 5, all travelers to the U.S. from China will be required to take a COVID-19 test no more than two days before travel and provide a negative test before boarding their flight. The testing applies to anyone 2… Continue reading
Dec 24 COVID-19 wave rolls through China, overwhelming hospitals outside Beijing By Dake Kang, Associated Press As China grapples with its first-ever national COVID-19 wave, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of Beijing are overwhelmed. Continue reading
Dec 18 COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. But the government plans to stop footing the bill within months, and millions of people who are at the highest risk of severe illness and are… Continue reading
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 11 China expands hospitals, ICUs as it faces a COVID surge after loosening restrictions By Joe McDonald, Associated Press Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. Continue reading
Dec 11 Hospital finances play a major role in the critical shortage of pediatric beds for RSV patients By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The dire shortage of pediatric hospital beds is a byproduct of financial decisions made by hospitals over the past decade, as they shuttered children’s wards, which often operate in the red, and expanded the number of beds available for more… 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 27 Crowds angered by lockdowns call for China’s Xi to step down as protests spread By Dake Kang, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Protesters pushed to the brink by China's strict COVID measures in Shanghai called for the removal of the country's all-powerful leader and clashed with police Sunday as crowds took to the streets in several cities in an astounding challenge to the… Continue reading