A factory keeps running in locked-down Shanghai, as economy enters uncharted territory
China’s worst-ever outbreak of COVID threatens Beijing’s goal of economic stability.
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Shanghai residents seethe as city enters second week of lockdown
As Shanghai moves to extend its COVID lockdown, its 26 million residents are bearing the brunt of the cost.
China’s COVID-19 spike and a clash of civilizations
We talked to global health policy expert Yanzhong Huang about why China is sticking to its COVID-zero strategy in the face of the biggest rise in infections since the early days of the pandemic in Wuhan in 2020.
Shanghai expands COVID lockdown as anger grows
As China’s commercial capital continues to implement a massive two-stage COVID lockdown, its 26 million residents are scrambling to adjust to the new curbs.
Dancing for anti-epidemic workers needs to stop, critics say
“A performer, a propagandist, and a bunch of entry-level social workers. Together, they put together a black comedy,” a Weibo user wrote. Another person quipped, “We haven’t eliminated COVID-19 entirely yet, but it seems like a new brain disease has taken hold.”
Shanghai lockdown sends its economy reeling
After a record number of COVID cases were reported on Sunday, Shanghai went into its largest citywide lockdown since the start of the pandemic.
Major cities lock down as Omicron breaks through China’s defenses
Shanghai and Shenzhen are among several major cities in China that have gone under lockdown as the nation hits a two-year high in new COVID-19 cases. What does this mean for the country’s COVID-zero policy?
Xi’an woman in quarantine begs for period products in viral video, gets bashed by men for being ‘dramatic’
Are period products necessities or luxuries? Should women be blamed if they are trapped in a quarantine facility without sanitary pads because they should be keeping track of their menstruation cycles? A COVID-19 lockdown and viral video have launched a debate on Chinese social media.
Woman in locked-down Xi’an denied medical care, has miscarriage at eight months pregnant
The city government has pledged to make healthcare services available even during a strict lockdown in Xi’an after a woman lost her baby at the front door of a hospital that refused her entry because of COVID-19 protocols.