Can the Chinese government, which has long touted the dangers of COVID-19, assuage public anxieties as controls lift and cases rise?
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China Scales Back Reporting Of Daily Covid Numbers As Infections Rise In Major Cities
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China is open for business, but COVID concerns still keep many home
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China’s Massive Covid-19 Surge May Overwhelm Healthcare System And Negatively Impact Global Economy
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China's official COVID-19 numbers 'absurdly misleading' – DW
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China megacity says people with symptomatic COVID can work 'as normal'
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China rushes to boost intensive care beds, doctors and stocks of medicine as Covid surges
Editorial: The country has abruptly abandoned the vast bulk of its harsh measures to contain coronavirus following protests. That carries considerable risk
A week after pulling back on many of its harsh Covid restrictions—including mandatory mass testing in cities reporting outbreaks—China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic Covid cases.
China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-COVID policy last week.
Health officials cease recording asymptomatic cases as shortages of medical supplies and testing kits reported in wake of sudden end to strict Covid policy
China's National Health Commission is scaling down its daily COVID-19 report starting Wednesday after a sharp decline in PCR testing even though daily cases are hitting record highs.
China said Wednesday it would no longer track asymptomatic coronavirus cases as the country tries to navigate a sudden shift from its zero-COVID policies and major cities report an uptick in infections.
Scientists predict China will see the largest COVID surge of the pandemic this winter, with hundreds of millions of people infected. But some experts say that it could have been even worse.
Push comes as World Health Organization also raised concerns that China's 1.4 billion population was not adequately vaccinated and United States offered help in dealing with surge in infections
In the wake of a wave of protests that gripped numerous Chinese cities last month, the Beijing government relaxed its strict Covid-19 restrictions. Emerging evidence suggests a massive surge in Covid-19 infections has ensued, with a corresponding steep rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Bill Bishop, author of the Sinocism newsletter, which analyzes current affairs in China, about what's at stake as COVID cases ramp up ahead of the Lunar New Year.
Beijing is seeing a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases. High incidences of workers testing positive for the coronavirus also means some funeral homes are overwhelmed.
Three years into the pandemic, the world could be on the cusp of the biggest outbreak yet — in China. The country had some of the strictest COVID polices anywhere, but in recent weeks has dramatically eased them.
China is facing possibly the world's biggest coronavirus surge yet. At the high end of estimates, 800 million people in China could become infected. What does this mean for China and other countries?
People with Covid-19 symptoms in one of China's largest cities can now go to work "as normal", state media reported Monday, a dramatic reversal in a country where a single case could previously send…
