Australian state to allow 50 people in pubs and eateries; Egypt sees record daily infections and deaths; Lebanese protesters call for government to resign. Follow the latest updates … ( read original story …)
Tagged By beijing
AstraZeneca in talks with Japan, Russia, Brazil and China on COVID-19 vaccine supplies – CEO
AstraZeneca is in talks with Japan, Russia, Brazil and China about supply deals for its potential COVID-19 vaccine, its chief said on Saturday, as the British drugmaker prepares to publish the results … ( read…
China syndrome is dividing the world
I hope readers will forgive me. Last week this column looked at the importance of Hong Kong as a gateway, seeking to explain why HSBC felt the need to kowtow in Beijing’s direction by issuing…
China Has Way Too Much Power Over Zoom. These Activists Learned the Hard Way.
Zoom confirmed Wednesday evening that the video conferencing company removed a U.S.-based account after it commemorated the Tiananmen Square Massacre. ( read original story …)
Beijing closes food market, locks down district after new coronavirus outbreak
Beijing siwftly shut down the city’s largest wholesale market after dozens of people became infected with coronavirus, and officials have declared “wartime management” in one district, according to … ( read original story …)
Two more deaths in NI, and parts of Beijing locked down due to fresh cluster: Today’s Covid-19 main points
HEALTH OFFICIALS HAVE confirmed that a further three patients have died as a result of Covid-19 in Ireland. The Department of Health also said that 13 new cases of the disease have been confirmed here…
5 dead in latest flooding in southern China rainstorms
Rainstorms have killed five more people in a southern Chinese region already reeling from heavy flooding over the past week … ( read original story …)
The Latest: China to Offer Tests, Ventilators to Africa
African leaders say China will ensure the supply of 30 million testing kits and 10,000 ventilators each month for the African continent as the coronavirus pandemic accelerates there. ( read original story …)
Beijing district shuts down market after new coronavirus outbreak
Beijing has shut down its biggest fruit and vegetable market after 50 people tested positive for COVID-19 in a new cluster of cases. ( read original story …)
Beijing Closes Food Market and Locks Down Neighborhood After New Coronavirus Outbreak Emerges
The outbreak comes over 50 days after the last local case, showing how the virus can come back as restrictions are eased … ( read original story …)
Beijing authorities implement ‘wartime emergency mode’ after coronavirus cluster
A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centered around a major wholesale … ( read original…
Beijing closes food market after more than 50 test positive for coronavirus
The largest wholesale food market in Beijing was shuttered behind police guard and the surrounding neighborhood locked down Saturday after more than 50 people tested positive for the coronavirus in … ( read original story…
Coronavirus: Fear of second wave in Beijing after market outbreak
An area of the Chinese capital Beijing has been put under strict lockdown measures after the city’s first coronavirus cases in more than 50 days. The outbreak has been linked to the city’s lar. A…
