China is claiming Thursday that a new coronavirus outbreak in Beijing is now under control despite officials announcing further sweeping restrictions to contain its spread. ( read original story …)
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Everyone was wrong about China’s latest coronavirus outbreak in Beijing
The coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has nothing to do with salmon, Chinese officials confirmed after initially associating the new COVID-19 flare-up with the fish. Authorities in China removed the … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus live news: Beijing outbreak under control, says health expert
Beijing expert says outbreak under control; record rise of infections in Indonesia; New Zealand reports another new case; Brazil nears 1m infections … ( read original story …)
Beijing Coronavirus Second Wave: Massive Quarantine Measures In Place Amid ‘Extremely Grave’ Situation
A new spike in COVID-19 in Beijing, China’s capital city has authorities worried. Flights have been canceled and areas of the city near the Xinfadi wholesale market are facing another lockdown. ( read original story…
Huge Crowds Gather in Beijing to Wait for Coronavirus Tests as Cases Spike
Massive crowds of people have been gathering outside testing centers in Beijing over the past few days after cases of new coronavirus infections spiked during the past week in the Chinese capital. ( read original…
The Latest: China Says Outbreak in Beijing Under Control
A Chinese public health expert says an outbreak of the coronavirus in Beijing is under control and the number of new cases should drop in the coming days. ( read original story …)
G7 urges China to reconsider imposing security law on Hong Kong
Hours before China’s top legislature was to convene on Thursday, the Group of Seven urged Beijing to reconsider imposing a controversial national security law on Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Japan Woos Hong Kong Business as Abe Cools to China
Japan is laying out the welcome mat for Hong Kong-based financiers as China moves to erode Hong Kong’s autonomy through a new security law. . But Beijing is seeking to reassure the international … (…
Beijing says it will retaliate after Trump approves Uighur Muslims sanctions law
“China will resolutely take countermeasures, and all the consequences arising therefrom must be fully borne by the United States,” a senior official said. ( read original story …)
As Coronavirus Resurges in Beijing, Much of China Has Bounced Back
Experts say that ordinary life will never be the same after the coronavirus, with restaurants, the workplace and even basic social interactions altered by social distancing, face masks and fears of a … ( read…
China finds heavy coronavirus traces in seafood, meat sections of Beijing food market
China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing’s wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area’s low temperature and high … ( read original…
Europe hit by local coronavirus infection spikes; China’s outbreak wanes
In China, an outbreak detected in a wholesale market in the capital last week has infected at least 158 people in the country’s largest resurgence since the initial outbreak was brought under control … (…
‘Boycott Chinese food’: After ‘Go Corona Go’, Ramdas Athawale’s latest gem amid India-China face-off
Ramdas Athawale said that everyone should stop eating Chinese food and suggested states to pass an order to ban Chinese restaurants and hotels. ( read original story …)