World Jan 03 Beijing threatens response to ‘unacceptable’ COVID-19 measures for Chinese travelers By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
World Dec 27 Watch 10:32 COVID rapidly spreads in China as government eases strict quarantine rules China is grappling with the rapid spread of COVID-19 after the government began rolling back its zero-COVID restrictions earlier this month. Now, cases are spiraling across towns and cities, hospitals are overburdened, medical staff are outnumbered and crematoriums are running… By Judy Woodruff, Zeba Warsi
World Dec 26 As COVID infections soar, China races to vaccinate elderly Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people who are older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. By Joe McDonald, Associated Press
World Dec 21 China narrows criteria for COVID-19 deaths included in official count A Chinese health official says the country only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that limits the numbers of deaths being reported as the virus surges following the easing of… By Huizhong Wu, Dake Kang, Associated Press
World Dec 20 Some Chinese authorities encourage people with mild COVID to go back to work Several local governments in China have encouraged people with mild cases of COVID-19 to go to work this week. By Dake Kang, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press
Dec 19 China reports 2 COVID deaths in Beijing as virus cases surge By Associated Press Chinese health authorities have reported the nation's first COVID-19 deaths in more than two weeks. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: New government in Peru suspends basic rights to quell protests By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, the new government in Peru declared a state of emergency and suspended basic rights to quell violent protests, a storm system reached the upper Midwest and the Deep South where tornadoes killed a woman and… Continue watching
Dec 14 China will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID cases after dropping mass testing requirements By Dake Kang, Associated Press China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they've become "impossible" to track with mass testing no longer required. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Flu hospitalizations skyrocket in the U.S. In our news wrap Monday, the CDC reported that U.S. hospitalizations for the flu are the highest they've been in a decade this early in the season, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize its updated COVID booster for children 6… Continue watching
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