Senior official says COVID is at ‘relatively low’ level Hospital, critical cases down, authorities say More than 2 billion trips expected for Lunar New Year Some fear the travel season will see a rise in infections BEIJING, Jan 20 (Reuters) – People across China crammed into trains and buses for one of its busiest travel … Read more
Millions travel across the country for Lunar New Year President Xi says he is worried about the elderly and rural areas Daily deaths could reach 36,000 next week, analysis finds Chinese drugmakers rush to make fever medicine BEIJING, Jan 19 (Reuters) – The number of COVID patients requiring intensive care in Chinese hospitals has peaked, … Read more
BEIJING, Jan 17 (Reuters) – During a busy shift at the height of the COVID wave in Beijing, a doctor at a private hospital saw a notice printed in the emergency department: Doctors should ” try not to’ write COVID-induced respiratory failure to death certificates. Instead, if the deceased had an underlying condition, it should … Read more
Text size Cohen is pushing for Alibaba to expand its $20 billion share buyback plan to around $60 billion, the WSJ reported. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg Investor Ryan Cohen, who rose to prominence through activist campaigns on meme stocks such as GameStop and Bed bath and beyond , now targets the Chinese e-commerce giant Ali Baba . … Read more
BEIJING/HONG KONG, Jan 17 (Reuters) – China’s population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turning point that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in the number of its citizens with profound implications for its economy and the world. The drop, the worst since … Read more
Jan 13 (Reuters) – A safety watchdog has reported that U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and German partner BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine may be linked to some type of accident stroke in the elderly, according to preliminary data analyzed by the United States. health authorities. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and … Read more
HONG KONG, Jan 13 (Reuters) – Living under China’s strict COVID-19 restrictions for the past three years has caused Zhang Qi enough stress and uncertainty to consider not having babies in the country. When China abruptly dismantled its “zero COVID” regime last month to let the virus spread freely, the scales tipped to a definite … Read more
Peak of the COVID wave observed for 2 to 3 months – epidemiologist Older people in rural areas particularly at risk People’s mobility indicators are picking up, but not yet fully recovering BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters) – The peak of the COVID-19 wave in China is expected to last two to three months and will … Read more
Two billion trips expected for Lunar New Year The virus is spreading from cities to vulnerable villages WHO says China’s response challenged by lack of data China’s grand reopening spoiled by Japan and Korea spat BEIJING, Jan 12 (Reuters) – People in China on Thursday worried about the spread of COVID-19 to elderly relatives as … Read more
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