China has hinted at possible relaxing of some of the coronavirus (COVID-19) measures amid growing public frustration and mass protests as the authorities in many parts of the country dealt with the rare task of tackling the demonstrators.

As China loosens some Covid curbs, Guangzhou official says virus now ‘less virulent than flu’

A spike in COVID-19 cases has led to lockdowns in South China's Guangzhou, a major industrial base, adding to the financial woes that have disarrayed global supply chains and drastically impeded growth in the second-largest economy in the world.

China's economic hub Guangzhou under lockdown; 2,500 new cases reported over 24 hours

Guangzhou is now becoming China's latest COVID-19 epicentre and a Shanghai-style lockdown might just be coming next for it as well. Official data released Tuesday showed that the cases are surging not just in the global manufacturing hub, but also other Chinese cities.

With over 7,000 fresh cases, Guangzhou now becoming the Covid epicentre of China