Beijing prepares for ‘life again’ as lockdowns lift across China
- 06-Dec-2022
BEIJING: China’s capital Beijing dropped the need for people to show negative COVID tests to enter supermarkets and offices on Tuesday, the latest in an easing of curbs across the country following last month’s historic protests. “Beijing readies itself for life again” read a headline in the government-owned China Daily newspaper, adding that people were […]
COVID protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils
- 30-Nov-2022
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: People in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night, videos on social media showed, as frustration with stringent COVID-19 rules three years into the pandemic boiled over. The clashes marked an escalation from protests in the commercial hub of Shanghai, capital Beijing and other cities over […]
Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China
- 06-Jul-2022
Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions. Health authorities reported over 300 infections Wednesday, with clusters found in the historic northern city of Xi’an — home […]
Parts of Shanghai impose new COVID lockdown measures
- 09-Jun-2022
Parts of Shanghai began imposing new lockdown restrictions on Thursday, with residents of the sprawling Minhang district ordered to stay home for two days in a bid to control COVID-19 transmission risks. Minhang, home to more than 2 million people, will conduct nucleic acid tests for all residents on June 11, and restrictions will be […]
‘Hard to believe it’s actually happening’: Shanghai to lift COVID lockdown
- 31-May-2022
Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings before the lifting of a two-month lockdown in China’s largest city at midnight. On Monday evening, some people allowed out of their compounds for brief walks took advantage of suspended traffic to congregate for a beer […]
Shanghai takes baby steps towards ending COVID lockdown
- 28-May-2022
SHANGHAI/BEIJING: Shanghai took more gradual steps on Friday towards lifting its COVID-19 lockdown while Beijing was investigating cases where its strict curbs were affecting other medical treatments as China soldiered on with its uneven exit from restrictions. The financial hub and the capital have been hot spots, with a harsh two-month lockdown to arrest a […]
Oil slides on worries about lockdowns in China, release of reserves
- 11-Apr-2022
Oil prices slid more than $2 a barrel on Monday, following a second straight weekly decline after world consumers announced plans to release a record volume of crude and oil products from strategic stocks and as China lockdowns continued. Brent crude was down $2.32, or 2.3%, at $100.46 a barrel by 0427 GMT, while US […]
Norway ends most curbs despite rising COVID infections
- 02-Feb-2022
OSLO: Norway will scrap most of its remaining COVID-19 lockdown measures with immediate effect as a spike in coronavirus infections is unlikely to jeopardise health services, the prime minister said on Tuesday. Restaurants will again be allowed to serve alcohol beyond 11 o’clock at night, working from home will no longer be mandatory and the […]
Omicron: Smart lockdown imposed in six Rawalpindi localities
- 27-Jan-2022
RAWALPINDI: The district administration on Thursday imposed a smart lockdown in six localities of Rawalpindi district after the emergence of Omicron cases in the areas, ARY News reported. According to the District Health Authority, a smart lockdown was imposed in a Street of Shamsabad Town, Street No 3 of Race course, Street 7 and 8 […]
Smart lockdown imposed in more Islamabad areas amid Omicron surge
- 24-Jan-2022
ISLAMABAD: The district administration of the capital has decided to seal 20 more streets in the federal capital following a rise in COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant, ARY News reported on Monday. The District Health Officer (DHO) has recommended imposing a smart lockdown in 20 streets of different sectors of Islamabad to restrict […]