Due to spike in covid infections in China, the United States will require all visitors from China to present a negative Covid-19 test result before boarding a flight to the country.

U.S. will require Covid-19 testing for travellers from China

U.S., like India and other countries, to impose entry curbs for those coming from China

COVID-19 has spread globally since its discovery in Hubei province, China in December 2019. Let's have a look as to what are the causes of creation of the new virus variants.

What causes the creation of new virus variants?

Former US president Donald Trump sparked Jan 6 Capitol riots, said a US House of Representatives select committee. Facing its biggest-ever Covid outbreak, China limited the definition of COVID-19 deaths and will henceforth only account the deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure.

Morning brief: Trump hand in Jan 6 riots, China's tweaking of what Covid means and more

China on Friday removed the limits on the number of people allowed at theatres and entertainment events such as concerts and music festivals in "low-risk areas without Covid-19 outbreaks".

China removes COVID-19 capacity limit for entertainment venues

Shanghai has sent 12,111 people who were close contacts or people who had come in contact with COVID-19 positive patients to the province of Zhejiang, according to Xinhua press agency.

Shanghai moves a number of COVID-19 patients to neighbouring province of Zhejiang

With a fresh outbreak of the #WuhanVirus & #LunarNewYear migration, things could get wild in China once again. A majority of 280 million migrant workers are expected to travel back home. Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

Gravitas: China's lunar new year challenge

China's latest outbreak has spread to Beijing. A partial lockdown has been imposed. Over 1 million residents can't leave Beijing. Meanwhile in Hebei, a Communist Party official 'threatened to kill' a local for violating lockdown rules. Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

Gravitas: China latest outbreak spreads to Beijing

China is battling the worst outbreak of COVID-19 since March 2020, with one province posting a record daily rise in cases, as an independent panel reviewing the global pandemic said China could have done more to curb the initial outbreak.

Fineprint: Worst COVID-19 outbreak in China since March 2020

A World Health Organization (WHO) team has arrived in the Chinese city of Wuhan to start its investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic.

China allows entry to W.H.O. members after Covid tests negative

Though the new cases being reported in recent days remain a small fraction of what the country saw at the height of the outbreak in early 2020

China expands lockdowns as the nations witnesses resurgence in coronavirus cases

More than 11 million people in the northern Chinese city of Shijiazhuang have been placed into a stringent lockdown after an outbreak of Covid-19.

China places 11 mn people under lockdown as Shijazhuang witnesses dramatic rise in Covid cases

The delays caused to a long-planned mission by WHO experts to China to investigate the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic are "not just a visa issue", Beijing has said.

Impasse over WHO virus mission 'not just a visa issue', China says

Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China's mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted cases for a fourth straight day on Sunday.

Beijing in emergency mode after five new coronavirus cases found in Chinese capital

China's lawmakers have hailed themselves on their "extremely extraordinary" success in handling the coronavirus outbreak domestically. The statement by China's ruling Communist Party leaders came ahead of a World Health Organisation probe into the origins of Covid-19.

Ahead of WHO probe, China hails its 'success' curbing coronavirus

An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, a member and diplomats told Reuters on Wednesday.

WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins

China is the world’s leading jailer of journalists for the second year in a row, according to an annual survey by the Committee to Protect Journalists.

China jailed number of Journalists amid COVID-19: CPJ report

Nearly 600 Mn people expected to travel domestically as the 'golden week' holiday kicks off in China. This raised the concerns of COVID-19 spread once again in the ground zero of the virus.

China: Surge in domestic travel raise concerns of COVID-19 spread

China has put its homegrown COVID-19 vaccines on display for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered looks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.

WION Dispatch: China vaccines on display for the first time; Here's the report

A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by a unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) triggered antibody-based immune responses in early and mid-stage trials, and hence appeared to be safe.

China Sinopharm's potential COVID-19 vaccine triggers antibodies in clinical trials

It comes after Beijing, which had for weeks recorded no new cases of the virus, saw 137 new infections in just a few days.

China fear of a second wave of infections in Beijing

The cases of coronavirus were reported in China's capital Beijing in the past five days, health authorities said the virus was detected on "chopping boards" used to handle imported salmon at Xinfadi market. However, China's CDC has now confirmed that their is no evidence for this theory.

Inside Xinfadi | China's largest market | Market at centre of Beijing's 2nd COVID-19 wave

Beijing banned high-risk people from leaving the Chinese capital and halted some transportation services on Tuesday.

China imposes travel curbs as coronavirus cases mount

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U.S. will require Covid-19 testing for travellers from China

U.S., like India and other countries, to impose entry curbs for those coming from China

What causes the creation of new virus variants?

Morning brief: Trump hand in Jan 6 riots, China's tweaking of what Covid means and more

China removes COVID-19 capacity limit for entertainment venues

Shanghai moves a number of COVID-19 patients to neighbouring province of Zhejiang

Gravitas: China's lunar new year challenge

Gravitas: China latest outbreak spreads to Beijing

Fineprint: Worst COVID-19 outbreak in China since March 2020

Fineprint: Worst COVID-19 outbreak in China since March 2020

China allows entry to W.H.O. members after Covid tests negative

China expands lockdowns as the nations witnesses resurgence in coronavirus cases

China places 11 mn people under lockdown as Shijazhuang witnesses dramatic rise in Covid cases

Impasse over WHO virus mission 'not just a visa issue', China says

Beijing in emergency mode after five new coronavirus cases found in Chinese capital

Ahead of WHO probe, China hails its 'success' curbing coronavirus

WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins

China jailed number of Journalists amid COVID-19: CPJ report

China: Surge in domestic travel raise concerns of COVID-19 spread

WION Dispatch: China vaccines on display for the first time; Here's the report

China Sinopharm's potential COVID-19 vaccine triggers antibodies in clinical trials

China fear of a second wave of infections in Beijing

Inside Xinfadi | China's largest market | Market at centre of Beijing's 2nd COVID-19 wave

China imposes travel curbs as coronavirus cases mount