Jennifer Creery, Jinshan Hong More than a month after China started seeing an exponential surge in COVID cases, the country has only reported two virus deaths, defying the experience of …
Monthly Archives For December 2022
China bolsters health system as COVID surge
STORY: This stadium in Beijing has been turned into a makeshift fever clinic as authorities in China reported five more deaths. It is one of hundreds of similar centers that are being added to major…
World Bank cuts China growth outlook on COVID, property woes
The World Bank has cut its China growth outlook for this year and next, citing the impact of the abrupt loosening of strict COVID-19 containment measures and persistent property sector weakness.
Beijing to bolster global economic recovery in 2023
BEIJING: China will continue to be a reliable and important driving force of global economic growth in 2023 on account of its economy’s resilience, analysts …
World Bank slashes China GDP forecast
BEIJING: The World Bank on Tuesday cut its 2022 growth forecast for China as the coronavirus pandemic and weaknesses in the property sector hit the world’s …
China’s budget deficit hits record 7.75 trillion yuan on Covid zero slump
CHINA’S broad budget deficit hit a record so far this year, showing how damaging the now abandoned Covid Zero policy and the ongoing housing slump have been to the economy and to the government’s …
Amid Covid-19 wave sweeping China, smartphone maker Xiaomi to slash nearly 10% of jobs
China’s social media platforms, including Weibo, Xiaohongshu and Maimai, have been overwhelmed with posts about job cuts this week. The state-run Chinese media first reported on Monday that the job cuts would affect nearly 15%…
China’s Latest COVID-19 Outbreak Is ‘a Concern To The Rest Of The World’, Says US
The United States took notice of China’s alarming COVID-19 surge and said that it hopes the country’s authorities can address and tackle the outbreak.
‘VIGIL needed, but no need to PANIC’: Govt panel on new Covid-19 outbreak in China
Amid growing concerns over the latest Coid-19 outbreak in China, a government panel on Tuesday assured that there was no need to panic though a strict vigil is needed on the covid-19 situation in the…
China: Demand for lemons surges as citizens seek immunity against Covid
China is experiencing a massive surge in coronavirus cases. Hospitals are completely overwhelmed in China, reported Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and health economist …
New Covid-19 wave hits China, over 10 lakh deaths predicted in coming days
China, a country with 1.4 billion population, has already started to witness a spike in Covid-19 infections since it lifted some of the world’s toughest anti-virus restrictions this month after unprec
China’s Abrupt Covid Pivot Leaves Many Without Medicines
Millions are desperate to get their hands on fever-reducing drugs and antivirals such as Pfizer’s Paxlovid as infections across China outpace supplies.
China’s low covid death count is being criticized as implausible
China’s improbably low coronavirus death toll has become an object of ridicule and anger. Health-care authorities reported only five covid-related deaths on Tuesday.
