Shanghai and Beijing returned to COVID-19 alert today as parts of China’s largest financial center began imposing new lockdown restrictions as the Chinese capital’s most populous district closed its entertainment venues. Both cities had recently eased their anti-COVID measures following a reduction in new cases. However, the country adheres to the policy of zero COVID […]
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Coronavirus restrictions lifted in Beijing from tomorrow
Beijing authorities have announced the lifting of several restrictions imposed by a covid-19 outbreak in the city, following a month in which the 22-million-strong population of the Chinese capital was worried about a lockdown. Outbreaks were reported in Beijing in late April, with more than 1,900 cases reported, a particularly high number for China, which […]
China: 293 new infections and no deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours
LAST UPDATE: 09:20 The Chinese Ministry of Health announced today that in the past 24 hours in mainland China, 293 cases of SARS-CoV-2 were confirmed, involving 82 asymptomatic patients and 211 asymptomatic carriers of the virus, while at the same time no deaths due to COVID were recorded. 19. In particular, in Shanghai, the Chinese […]
Beijing: New measures for Covid, dozens of metro stations are closed
Beijing today closed dozens of subway stations to curb traffic and tackle Covid-19, even though the city of 21 million has only a few dozen daily cases. China, which has largely managed to control the pandemic for two years, is facing its worst epidemic in recent weeks. The majority of cases are recorded in Shanghai […]
Sandstorm hits Beijing for the second time in two weeks
Today, March 28, Chinese Beijing was hit by a sandstorm for the second time in the past two weeks. Reported by Reuters. The storm hit Beijing due to winds from Mongolia and northwestern China, which were previously hit by drought resulting from higher temperatures this spring and decreased rainfall. The visibility in the city […]
Covid-19: China bans the breeding of 45 species of wild animals
A new notice was recently published by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration in China: an update of the regulations regarding the breeding of wild animals. By the end of the year, forty-five species will no longer be able to be farmed on Chinese territory, reports the Shanghai-based “Sixth Tone” media. The species concerned include civets, porcupines, […]
Covid19: Beijing seeks to improve its image and joins the WHO vaccination initiative
Everywhere the United States retreats, China rushes in. The latest illustration is Beijing’s decision to join the initiative launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) aimed at ensuring equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines around the world. China has not disclosed any details of its participation or specified how much it planned to pay to this fund called Covax, but […]
Trade: Washington Returns to War on Aluminum
In the midst of an election campaign, Donald Trump is not losing sight of his trade war. His administration rekindled tensions on Friday by announcing that it would immediately impose additional tariffs on imports of aluminum alloy sheet from 18 countries, including Germany, Brazil, Spain, the ‘India or Italy. The two countries affected are Germany and Bahrain, the investigation of the […]
‘We have it totally under control’
“We have it completely beneath management,” Trump informed “Squawk Box” co-host Joe Kernen in an interview from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “It’s one individual coming in from China. We have it beneath management. It’s going to be simply advantageous.” The CDC on Tuesday mentioned a Snohomish County, Washington state, resident who […]
US-China phase one trade deal may not hold, tariffs could return: Expert
China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 9, 2017. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images China could face difficulties fulfilling its commitment in the so-called phase one trade deal with the U.S., allowing President Donald Trump to […]