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Coronavirus
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 ...
Michelle De Pacina
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 ex...
Ines Shin
China
Video captures screaming woman dragged to quarantine camp in China
A shocking video of a woman apparently being dragged to a COVID-19 quarantine camp in China has emerged online. The distressing clip, whic...
Ryan General
Hong Kong
Los Angeles-Hong Kong business class fare reaches $13,000 after quarantine requirements dropped
Hong Kong saw a massive surge of inbound and outbound travelers after Chief Executive John Lee uplifted its mandatory COVID-19 hotel quaran...
Bryan Ke
China reports first COVID deaths in over 2 years amid Shanghai lockdown disaffection
Shanghai’s 26 million residents have been in complete lockdown since April 1 as part of China’s zero-COVID strategy and the Omicron variant...
Jane Nam
Olympic athletes express distress over Beijing quarantine conditions, ‘inedible’ food
Concerns have been raised over poor isolation conditions in quarantine hotels at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Athletes have reported ...
Rebecca Moon
Chinese woman in strict quarantine helplessly watches her dog destroy her home through surveillance cam
A Chinese woman, identified only as Liu, had to watch her dog destroy her sofa and other belongings via surveillance camera while going thr...
Chinese couple trapped for a month together on their second date due to sudden COVID lockdown get engaged
A Chinese man and woman who planned a one-day date were trapped for a month at home together due to an unexpected COVID-19 lockdown. The ...
Video: Chinese COVID-19 patients confined to metal boxes in quarantine camps
Photos and videos of quarantine camps in Xi’an were revealed online this week. Twitter user @songpinganq reshared a string of videos taken...
Jiselle Lee
Chinese woman trapped in blind date’s house for days due to sudden COVID lockdown
A Chinese woman found herself stuck inside her blind date’s house for a few days after parts of his city were placed under a COVID-19 lockdo...
China locks down third city, Anyang, raising total in strict quarantine to 20 million
China locked down the city of Anyang, bringing the total number of Chinese residents in quarantine to 20 million people. Anyang joins Xi’a...
Xi’an woman begging for period products in viral video called ‘dramatic’ on Chinese social media
Residents of Xi’an, a locked down city in China under quarantine, continue to suffer health issues and supply shortages. A video of a woma...
Philippines’ Duterte orders arrest of unvaccinated people who leave their homes
The Philippines is facing a new COVID-19 surge, with cases concentrated in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila. NCR mayors h...
Editorial Staff
News
Nurse Jailed for Breaking Quarantine to Get Bubble Tea in Singapore
A nurse in Singapore is now behind bars after violating a home quarantine order multiple times that included leaving to buy some boba. Nurul...
Carl Samson
11 reasons why quarantine is nothing like when Americans were forced into concentration camps
Amid the country’s stay-at-home orders to contain the mass spread of the coronavirus, several claims from right-wing pundits and polit...
Maina Chen
Man Charged for Breaking Quarantine in Italy to Catch ‘Pokémon’
An Italian man has been charged for breaking quarantine in Italy to allegedly play “Pokémon Go” as Italy faces a country-wide lockdown due t...
Former Hockey Player Blames ‘Dumb Ch*nks’ Because He’s Bored in Quarantine
A former hockey player has sparked outrage with a racist post uploaded to Snapchat using slurs to voice his boredom while under quarantine. ...
Australian Woman Fired, to Be Deported for Breaking Beijing Quarantine to Go Jogging
An Australian woman who had just arrived in Beijing was fired and is set to be deported after she broke the quarantine rule created to preve...
Japanese City Lights Up Candles Outside Quarantined Hotel to Show Love and Support
Residents of Katsuura, a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, lit up candles around the shore outside of a hotel to show support for hundreds of...
Barnard College Student Questioned By Dean Why She Isn’t Quarantined in Her Room
A Chinese student at Barnard College in New York City was scolded after she was found not to be in her dormitory while on self-quarantine du...
Khier Casino
Disabled Teen Dies Alone After His Father Was Quarantined Over Possible Coronavirus in China
A Chinese teenager with cerebral palsy died after his father and brother were quarantined for a possible coronavirus infection. Identified a...
Asia
70,000 People in Hong Kong Sign Petition to Save Pharmacy Cat Accused of Scratching Boy
More than 70,000 animal lovers reportedly rallied behind Marble, a cat who was accused of scratching a boy at a pharmacy in Hong Kong, and h...
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