Xi Jinping's one-time ally Tedros Adhanom has criticised his zero-covid policy as 'unsustainable'. The strict lockdowns have put 40% of China's GDP at risk. Reports say Xi is struggling with a life-threatening illness. Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Has Xi Jinping lost the plot?

Shops and businesses shut, public places sealed off, transport services closed, residents locked inside their homes and a battered economy. China's two largest cities Beijing and Shanghai are back to December 2020 with COVID cases rising and authorities struggling to contain the infection spread.

China’s censors target WHO Chief after comments criticizing its Zero covid policy

The Chinese foriegn ministry denounced the World Health Organization (WHO) chief for making “irresponsible” remarks after he said the country’s zero-Covid policies were unsustainable.

China hits out at WHO chief’s ‘irresponsible’ criticism of zero-Covid policy

As millions of people continued to remain under strict lockdowns in several Chinese cities, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that China's zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy is "not sustainable".

China's zero-Covid policy not 'sustainable', says WHO chief

China looks nowhere close to winning the battle to contain its biggest covid-19 outbreak. Shanghai is converting residential buildings into quarantine centers to house a mounting number of COVID-19 cases but the move is sparking anger to protest among residents. To get more details, we're joined by Peter Catterall, Journalist from Beijing.

China's strict 'zero Covid policy' backfires, record surge in Covid cases in Shanghai