Hospitals in Shanghai are overwhelmed and are forced to treat patients in hallways amid surge in Covid cases. Expert says around one million deaths 'quite possible' in China.

Hospitals in Shanghai runs out of beds amid grim death projections

Protests erupt in China's Xinjiang region, capital Beijing and Shanghai as public anger grows over prolonged covid-19 lockdowns in the country. China has seen a hike in the number of cases recently.

Protests flare across China over zero-Covid policy

Continuing its hardline ‘Zero-COVID’ policy, the Shanghai administration in China on Friday ordered a lockdown and mass testing of all 1.3 million residents of its downtown Yangpu district, confining them to their homes until results are known, reports AP.

More Covid cases detected, Shanghai district imposes lockdown, orders mass testing

In pics - Mass COVID-19 testing in Shanghai sparks lockdown fears

Worsening COVID woes in China have impacted its growth forecast. World Bank has decided to slash China's COVID growth forecast. Meanwhile, Shanghai has reimposed lockdown restrictions amid a surge in cases.

COVID woes worsen in China: World Bank cuts COVID growth forecast

Only a day after city wide Covid restrictions were lifted in China's Shanghai, reports suggest that multiple neighbourhoods have once again been placed under lockdown.

China Zero-Covid: Two districts sealed off once again, as 'lockdowns' continue to haunt Shanghai

For more than 60 days, residents of China's Shanghai were stuck in a lockdown. Confined to their homes or apartment blocks, they were plagued by problems like food shortages, accessing medical care etc.

Shanghai residents spent 2 months 'locked' up, but China bans media from calling it a 'lockdown'

In pics - Shanghai starts coming back to life after two-month long lockdown

Shanghai has lifted the two month long Covid-19 lockdown from today (June 1). This comes as a relief for the 25 million residents who were forced to stay in their houses.

China Covid-19 Update: Shanghai lifts its two month long lockdown

As China continues to grapple with the virus, authorities have suspended a lab after it found it had not conducted the nucleic acid tests properly. Seventeen people were detained as China's Global Times reported the testing lab "blended three tubes of samples together and diluted the samples on many occasions.

China detains Beijing lab officials after COVID-19 testing 'violations'

Authorities in Shanghai declared the city had achieved "zero-Covid" across all its districts amid the lockdown. The latest development comes as residents continue to remain in lockdown which was put in place last month as health officials conducted several rounds of mass testing.

Amid lockdown, Shanghai achieves 'zero-Covid' in all districts

Shanghai has intensified its Wuhan virus lockdown. Violators are being put behind bars, entire buildings are being isolated over just one case. Tesla has suspended most production, Chinese exports have also taken a hit. Palki Sharma reports.

Gravitas: Shanghai intensifies lockdown

World Health Organisation(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said China's "zero Covid" stategy is not "sustainable". "When we talk about the zero Covid strategy, we don't think that it's sustainable, considering the behaviour of the virus now and what we anticipate in the future," the WHO chief said.

Don't think China's 'zero Covid' strategy is sustainable: WHO

Chinese web users have become creative to dodge censorship about the coronavirus cases in the country. They are referencing to Hollywood blockbusters and George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" and quoting the national anthem to beat the firewall.

From quoting national anthem to referencing Orwell's 1984: What Chinese netizens are doing to dodge censorship

Bejing authorities on Saturday launched another round of mass COVID-19 testing as China's capital grapples with the virus. Officials have shut more metro stations and buses even as Shanghai residents continue to remain under lockdown for over a month.

Beijing starts new COVID-19 mass testing; more metro stations closed

Shanghai, which is China's eastern financial hub, reported 20 new coronavirus deaths and 5,395 local asymptomatic cases on Monday. The city's residents have complained that they are being sent out of the city during a COVID-19 crackdown by the Communist Party.

Shanghai reports 20 new COVID-related deaths as residents are being sent out of city during crackdown

Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang on Sunday (May 1) slammed ''cruel'' coronavirus lockdowns imposed by China. He said that "Countries all over the world have been opening up to live with the virus.

Taiwan's Premier Su Tseng-chang slams China's 'cruel' coronavirus lockdowns

As China battles the virus, state-run Global Times said Beijing will be suspending performance in entertainment venues including city tours and internet cafes during the May Day holidays.

Amid COVID-19 surge, Beijing imposes new restrictions during May Day holidays

As Shanghai continues to battle the virus, China's Guangzhou city cancelled flights and launched mass testing after reporting just one suspected coronavirus case.

China's Guangzhou city orders flight cancellation, mass testing after suspected COVID-19 case

It’s day 29, China’s financial hub Shanghai continues to battle the country’s worst ever Covid-outbreak fuelled by Omicron. They continue to witness food and medicine shortages and heavy social media censorship.

Chinese vignettes | Covid-19 continues to rock Shanghai as it reports 138 deaths this week

China on Saturday (April 23) took down a viral video that showed the impact of a prolonged COVID-19 lockdown on Shanghai's residents. The viral video, titled "The Voice of April," showed the plight and the dire situation of residents after it was shared on Weibo and WeChat.

China takes down viral video showing impact of prolonged COVID-19 lockdown on Shanghai's residents

China reported seven new deaths from covid-19 in Shanghai this raised the official toll after thousands of cases were reported during a weeks-long lockdown. City authorities have revealed the first virus deaths on Monday with the latest fatalities bringing the total official toll to 10. Now, Shanghai prepares to ease lockdown.

Shanghai prepares to ease lockdown though it continues to report new COVID cases

Horrifying videos of Shanghai residents screaming from their windows over stringent lockdown have been doing rounds on Twitter-like Weibo. Chinese netizens are now exposing the torture and grief behind China’s zero-Covid policy.

Chinese vignettes | Covid cases are soaring in China, so is its inflation

Shanghai reported a surge in coronavirus cases as the northwestern Chinese city of Xian put restrictions on the movement of citizens. Shanghai which has become the epicentre of the virus reported 3,590 symptomatic and 19,923 asymptomatic cases even as the city battles a lockdown.

Shanghai reports virus surge as other Chinese cities set up restrictions