China detected its highest single-day rise of Covid cases in 21 months with 206 new infections, including 158 locally transmitted ones, the country’s health commission said on Sunday.

China reports 206 new COVID-19 infections, highest in 21 months

Now that COVID-19 is back in China, the country has been taking extreme measures to stop the rampant spread of the virus. This comes at a time when China will host its biggest annual online shopping festival.

China puts restrictions on kids' clothing company after alleged COVID risk

Authorities in Beijing closed a mall and locked down several residential compounds after a spurt of Covid cases were reported from Chinese capital’s central districts.

Beijing closes down mall, several housing compounds amid fresh Covid flare-up

A large group of parents in China were left worried when a school announced that they have locked the primary school kids inside to stop spread of Covid. Dozens of primary school children were locked inside a school building after the authorities found out that a staff member had tested positive for coronavirus.

Chinese school locks down kids overnight after one Covid case

After celebrating few months of Covid-free enjoyment, China is once again under the threat of another serious outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the country. Beijing is now introducing new Covid curbs to stay a step ahead of the incoming surge of Covid cases, a few days before the Winter Olympics.

China struggles to control fresh Covid outbreak before Winter Olympics

New local COVID-19 infections more than doubled in China`s southeastern province of Fujian, health authorities said on Tuesday, prompting officials to quickly roll out measures including travel restrictions to halt the spread of the virus.

COVID-19 cases in southeast China more than double as Delta spreads

President Joe Biden said Friday that China was withholding "critical information" on the origins of COVID-19 after the US intelligence community said it did not believe the virus was a bioweapon — but remained split on whether it escaped from a lab.

Biden says China still withholding 'critical' info on Covid origins

A classified US intelligence report that was submitted to the White House recently couldn’t conclusively trace the origins of the COVID-19 virus due to lack of information provided by China, a report by the US media has stated.

Classified US intelligence study inconclusive on COVID origins: Report

Under new edicts covering almost two dozen cities and counties, millions of Chinese people will be banned from public spaces including schools, hospitals, and shopping malls unless they obtain the COVID-19 vaccine.

In China, public spaces will soon not accept unvaccinated adults

Neighbourhoods under strict lockdown. Thousands quarantined. Millions tested in mere days. Overseas arrivals locked up for weeks and sometimes months. China has followed variations of that formula for dealing with the coronavirus for more than a year, and a new outbreak suggests that they could be part of Chinese life for some time to come.

China returns to its strict Covid limits to fight a new outbreak

China has decided to cancel the 2021 spring climbing season from the Tibetan side of Mount Everest, the world's tallest peak, because of coronavirus concerns, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.

China cancels Everest spring climbing over coronavirus worries

Mainland China reported seven new COVID-19 cases on May 13, including its first local transmissions in more than three weeks, the country`s national health authority said on Friday.

Mainland China reports first local COVID-19 cases in more than 3 weeks

'What virus?': Packed crowds attend music festival in China's 'almost virus-free' Wuhan

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Wednesday introduced legislation calling for $100 billion in government spending over five years on basic and advanced technology research and science in the face of rising competitive pressure from China.

US lawmakers back $100 billion science push to compete with China

Residents of some parts of China that are grappling with tight supplies of coronavirus vaccines have not received their second doses in time, but the crunch will ease by June as production is being stepped up, a health official told state media.

Some parts of China battle tight supply of COVID-19 vaccines

Mainland China reported a slight decline in new daily COVID-19 cases on Friday - 103 from 144 infections a day earlier. Of the new cases, 94 were local transmissions, Heilongjiang province in the northeast reported 47 new cases, while Shanghai reported six new cases and the capital, Beijing, reported three new cases.

Long queues as China's capital launches mass virus tests

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