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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:56:04 +0800Shanghai's new Covid cases continue to drop
The number of new Covid-19 cases in Shanghai on Tuesday continued to fall for the fourth straight day, even though the city still accounted for the bulk of infections nationwide.
Shanghai reported 13,562 cases for the day – a 20 percent drop from...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 22:09:35 +0800China sees first human infection from H3N8 bird flu
China has recorded the first human infection with the H3N8 strain of bird flu, the country's health authority said on Tuesday, but said the risk of it spreading among people was low.
A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have ...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:29:26 +0800Three Chinese nationals killed in Pakistan bombing
A bomb blast ripped through a passenger van carrying Chinese nationals in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing three of them and a Pakistani, police said.
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) separatist group claimed responsib...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:01:25 +0800Bejing expands Covid testing to 11 districts
Beijing on Tuesday expanded its Covid-19 mass testing to eleven districts, as Covid cases ticked up.
This comes as the city reported 32 local symptomatic infections and one asymptomatic case on Tuesday, compared to a total of 19 the day before.
The...
Mon, 25 Apr 2022 11:14:13 +0800Shanghai adds 51 deaths and over 19,000 Covid cases
Shanghai on Monday reported that another 51 people infected with Covid-19 had died, up from 39 the previous day.
The Shanghai Municipal Health Commission said all of those who died were chronically ill and more than 70 percent were aged above 80.
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Sun, 24 Apr 2022 09:09:07 +0800Shanghai Covid death toll triples in one day
Shanghai reported 39 new deaths among its Covid-19 patients on April 23, up from 12 the day before, the local government said on Sunday.
The city also recorded 19,657 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases, down from 20,634 a day earlier.
The nu...
Sat, 23 Apr 2022 09:13:01 +0800Shanghai reports deaths of 12 people with Covid
Shanghai reported that 12 people infected with Covid-19 died on April 22, up from 11 the previous day, the local government said on Saturday.
The city also recorded 20,634 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases on the day, rebounding from 15,698 a...
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:29:04 +0800Shanghai adds 11 deaths and over 17,000 Covid cases
Shanghai on Friday reported 11 more Covid-related deaths and over 17,000 new local infections, as authorities doubled down on their efforts to fight the outbreak by launching a new round of city-wide testing.
The new cases comprise of 1,931 symptoma...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:52:07 +0800Asia can be anchor for world peace: Xi
President Xi Jinping on Thursday called for Asia to be the anchor for world peace and the powerhouse of global growth, adding that countries should add "splendour" rather than trouble to the region.
Addressing attendees of the annual Boao Forum for...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:58:05 +0800Shanghai reports more deaths amid fall in Covid tally
Shanghai on Thursday reported eight more Covid-related deaths as it reported around 18,500 new local infections.
Officials said the deceased patients – the oldest of them aged 93 – had other illnesses, such as cerebral haemorrhage, coronary hea...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 20:42:27 +0800Still no answers to China Eastern crash, one month on
China's aviation authority said on Wednesday the black boxes of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 jet that crashed last month were badly damaged and it was still recovering and analysing the data to help determine the cause.
The crash, China's...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:34:57 +0800Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths
Shanghai has reported Covid-related deaths for three straight day as seven more patients passed away.
Officials said the seven patients – most of them aged above 70 – had suffered from a range of illnesses, including as cancer, high blood press...
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:39:18 +0800Shanghai logs seven new Covid deaths
Shanghai on Tuesday reported seven more Covid-related deaths.
Officials said the new deaths were all elderly patients who were unvaccinated and suffering from other illnesses.
“These people were suffering from the complications of underlying di...
Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:53:20 +0800Shanghai reports three deaths among Covid patients
Shanghai authorities on Monday confirmed the deaths of three Covid patients in the city, the first reported in the current outbreak.
They included two women and one man, aged between 89 and 91.
Health officials in the financial hub said all three...
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 17:50:19 +0800Nation's next crewed space mission set for June
A space agency official said on Sunday that China would launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after a crewed mission returned this weekend following a six-month stay in orbit.
The crew of Shenzhou 14 will spend six months ...
Sun, 17 Apr 2022 10:13:47 +0800Asymptomatic cases edge up in Shanghai
Shanghai recorded 21,582 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases and 3,238 new symptomatic cases on Saturday, health authorities said on Sunday.
The number of asymptomatic cases was up from 19,923 a day earlier, while the number of symptomatic cases fell...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:41:13 +0800More Chinese cities force curbs as cases nudge higher
Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Saturday, as other areas across China imposed restrictions in response to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, manufacturing area in central China ...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:10:29 +0800Chinese astronauts land home after six-month mission
Three mainland astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, the country’s longest space mission to date, state television reported.
The astronauts landed nine hours after leaving a key module of China's first space station.
W...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:21:06 +0800Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown
The northwestern city of Xian said on Friday it will temporarily impose a partial lockdown to reduce its 13 million residents' movement, after reporting dozens of Covid-19 infections this month, as China fights a record wave of cases.
Since March, ...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:26:11 +0800Ministry to help companies in Shanghai resume work
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Friday it had identified 666 companies in Shanghai that it will help to resume production amid the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the city.
In a public notice, the regulator said it wi...