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· Iris Jung
COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy
After China’s zero-COVID policy garnered heavy criticism, Chinese authorities announced an easing of restrictions on Dec. 7. Within days, cities throughout China faced a rapid wave of infections, leaving hospitals and pharmacies short on supplies. In Chongqing, a city with a…
· Bryan Ke
Father says 3-year-old son died due to China’s zero-COVID policy
Tuo Shilei, 32, has blamed China’s strict zero-COVID policy for the death of his 3-year-old son Wenxuan in the city of Lanzhou in China’s Gansu province on Tuesday afternoon. The boy died from carbon monoxide poisoning, local authorities said in a statement released later that…
· Carl Samson
WHO chief censored in China after he said its zero-COVID policy is unsustainable
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was censored in China after calling the country’s zero-COVID policy unsustainable at a press briefing. The official’s comments, as well as his images and videos containing those comments, were immediately scrubbed from Weibo and…
· Michelle De Pacina
China to fully reopen to foreign tourists after 3 years of COVID restrictions
China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time after three years of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. On Monday, China’s Embassy in the United States announced that the country will begin issuing all categories of visas for foreigners starting Wednesday.
· Ines Shin
China says 80% of its population has been infected with COVID-19 since December
Before you read: COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy COVID is being omitted from Chinese death certificates, relatives of patients say China’s chief epidemiologist estimated that 80% of China’s population have been infected with COVID-19 since…
· Ryan General
COVID is being omitted from Chinese death certificates, relatives of patients say
Before you read: Videos show bodies in China being burned on the streets as crematoriums fill up due to COVID surge CCTV captures moment Chinese doctor collapses from exhaustion amid massive COVID resurgence COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy…
· Michelle De Pacina
China stops issuing visas for travelers from S. Korea, Japan in retaliation for COVID restrictions
Before you read: Advocates fear new COVID testing requirements for Chinese travelers will stoke anti-Asian hate US announces negative COVID test requirement for travelers from China China has stopped issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan as “reciprocal measures,”…
· Ryan General
Advocates fear new COVID testing requirements for Chinese travelers will stoke anti-Asian hate
Before you read: China’s lack of transparency on COVID outbreak sparks international concern US announces negative COVID test requirement for travelers from China Asian community advocates have expressed concern about the renewed COVID-19 testing requirement in the U.S. for…
· Ines Shin
Videos show bodies in China being burned on the streets as crematoriums fill up due to COVID surge
Before you read: China’s lack of transparency on COVID outbreak sparks international concern US announces negative COVID test requirement for travelers from China COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy Families in China are resorting to unauthorized…
· Michelle De Pacina
China’s lack of transparency on COVID outbreak sparks international concern
Before you read: China eases restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy Global leaders are concerned about the lack of transparency regarding China’s skyrocketing COVID rates.
· Ines Shin
Hong Kong drops major COVID restrictions amid push for tourism
Before you read: COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy CCTV captures moment Chinese doctor collapses from exhaustion amid massive COVID resurgence Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong lift COVID-19 restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years…
· Ines Shin
US announces negative COVID test requirement for travelers from China
Before you read: COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy CCTV captures moment Chinese doctor collapses from exhaustion amid massive COVID resurgence Physics equations, white papers, alpacas: a guide to the symbols of China’s COVID protests Concerned…
· Chandler Treon
CCTV captures moment Chinese doctor collapses from exhaustion amid massive COVID resurgence
Before you read: COVID cases skyrocket in China following easing of zero-COVID policy
· William Yuk
Jeremy Lin fined by China over ‘inappropriate’ COVID remarks
Taiwanese American basketball player Jeremy Lin was fined by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) for making “inappropriate remarks” about quarantine facilities. Lin, who plays for the Guangzhou Loong Lions, was fined 10,000 yuan (approximately $1,424) for comments that…
· Michelle De Pacina
Twitter users find porn after searching about COVID protests in China
Thousands of protestors in China took to the streets to decry the country’s COVID-19 restrictions in more than a dozen cities, including Shanghai and Beijing. The protests were ignited after a fire erupted at an apartment complex in Urumqi, Xinjiang, killing 10 people on Nov.…
· Ryan General
Woman in China claims strict COVID-19 protocols caused her miscarriage
A woman in China blamed the strict COVID-19 protocols of her residential complex for her miscarriage. Identified only as Lei, the woman, who was reportedly 10 weeks pregnant, failed to receive her treatment in time after she was prevented from leaving her apartment due to an…
· Michelle De Pacina
Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong lift COVID-19 restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years
On Thursday, Japan’s government announced that the country would be reopening its borders to all individual tourists starting on Oct. 11. Taiwan also announced its plan to remove inbound quarantine for international arrivals by Oct. 13. Similarly, the Hong Kong government…
· Jane Nam
China’s birth rates plummet as more women choose to not have babies due to COVID-related factors
Demographers attribute China’s rapidly declining birth rate to the country’s strict COVID-19 restrictions, with some cities reporting double-digit drops. Prominent Chinese demographer Yi Fuxian predicts COVID-19 will result in 1 million fewer births in 2021 and 2022 combined,…
· Jane Nam
North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles amid its first COVID outbreak
On Thursday, North Korea fired three ballistic missiles towards the sea, just hours after confirming its first-ever coronavirus outbreak. They are the first missiles to be fired since South Korea’s conservative new president Yoon Suk-yeol took office on Tuesday. The news also…
· Rebecca Moon
Video: Woman in China forcibly administered COVID test while being pinned down
Many internet users have been left horrified by a video posted to Twitter that appears to show a woman in China being pinned down as a worker forcibly swabs her mouth for a COVID-19 test. The video begins with the woman pinned to the floor as a testing site employee sits on top…