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WHO chief says agency will ‘continue to push’ to uncover Covid’s origins
The remarks come amid reports that the UN health body has abandoned investigation into pandemic’s beginnings because of challenges in conducting studies in China. → Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping looks to fresh faces to confront new term of ‘unparalleled complexity’
Four younger leaders have been promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee but there are no obvious successors among them. → Read More
Is the pandemic over? Experts say no, but China still needs zero-Covid exit plan
Observers say it’s too soon to stop fighting the virus, but Beijing should prepare to ease restrictions as public pressure and economic costs grow. → Read More
Officials in Tibet’s capital Lhasa apologise for handling of Covid lockdown after string of complaints
Residents said they had not been given enough food and denied medical care, becoming the latest city in China to experience such problems. → Read More
Coronavirus: how the Shanghai outbreak exposed the Chinese health system’s fragility
Flaws in China’s healthcare under strict zero Covid were evident when Shanghai, a big, modern city, needed large-scale help to overcome the Omicron surge. → Read More
China sticks to strict border rules as Beijing steps up Covid-19 controls
Immigration authority pledges to maintain ‘highest levels’ of prevention and control for inbound or outbound travellers. → Read More
Shanghai lockdown tests limits of China’s dynamic zero Covid-19 policy
As the financial powerhouse battles to control infections, its 25 million people and the country’s economy are paying a high price. → Read More
Omicron: Shanghai hit by record surge in cases as China stands by zero-Covid approach to outbreaks
China reports 37,000 local infections this month driven by the Omicron variant, with experts describing mostly mild cases. → Read More
Do bats carry deadly viruses? Yes. Would a cull help? No. Here’s why
Virus spillover events often result from human activities causing habitat loss, note researchers, while warning of the ecological impact of eliminating a species. → Read More
China to stick with zero-Covid policy, but the rules may be ‘refined’, premier says
Hong Kong’s spiralling Covid-19 crisis could convince central leadership of dangers of easing rules too soon, observer says. → Read More
Covid-19 patients are more likely to develop heart problems – even a year later, study finds
Complications include inflammation, blood clots, stroke and heart attack and they can affect previously health people, according to analysis of US data. → Read More
Coronavirus: the Omicron variant is less severe but it’s not ‘nature’s vaccine’
Scientists say the highly infectious strain should not be underestimated, and they warn there will be more variants to come as it spreads, replicates and mutates. → Read More
Covid-19 vaccines: Sinovac recipients may need two booster shots, says scientist
A preprint study suggests adding a dose of Pfizer after two shots of the Chinese vaccine boosts protection but was not enough to stop Omicron infection. → Read More
UAE approves Sinopharm’s new Covid-19 vaccine that targets multiple variants
‘Second-generation’ jab will be used in UAE as a booster after study finds it can stimulate antibodies against Covid-19, including unspecified ‘major variants’. → Read More
Omicron and the Winter Olympics – is China’s zero-Covid strategy up to the challenges?
Health authorities have been waging a war to stamp out Delta variant hotspots but could face an even tougher test in the new strain of the coronavirus sweeping the world. → Read More
Living with zero Covid in China: two years on with no end in sight
Strict border controls and quarantine have kept the majority safe, but China’s zero-Covid policy means restrictions are not likely to be lifted any time soon. → Read More
Why the rapid spread of ‘mild’ Omicron is cause for alarm
Hopes that the rapidly spreading variant will be less serious than its predecessor Delta may be premature. → Read More
Covid-19: why hopes the Omicron variant will prove less deadly may be premature
Early reports that appeared to support the common belief that viruses become less virulent over time may be hasty, scientists warn. → Read More
‘Living with Covid-19’ not an option for China, government adviser says
Head of government’s panel of experts warns of ‘major epidemic, a major public health, social as well as political problem’ if China drops zero-Covid strategy. → Read More
Omicron likely to enter China but expert confident ‘zero Covid’ strategy will block virus transmission
Xu Wenbo, head of the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, says mainstream Covid-19 tests will detect variant. → Read More