coronavirus in China

Protesters shout slogans during a protest against China's strict coronavirus measures on Monday in Beijing, China. Protesters took to the streets in multiple Chinese cities after a deadly apartment fire in Xinjiang province sparked a national outcry as many blamed COVID-19 restrictions for the deaths.

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China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'

1:46pm November 29, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Extraordinary street protests in some Chinese cities and campuses over the weekend put Xi Jinping's controversial approach to the pandemic under the spotlight.

Women wearing face masks to protect against COVID-19 look at their smartphones at a public park in Beijing Wednesday. China is reporting a major drop in local COVID-19 infections in the northern city of Xi'an, which has been under a tight lockdown for the

Residents of Xi'an, China, react to COVID lockdowns with outrage and humor

10:00am January 05, 2022

Lockdowns are so strict and so prolonged in the Chinese city that residents have taken to social media to complain and joke about a lack of basic supplies.

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Peter Ben Embarek speaks during a news conference to wrap up a visit by an international team of experts from the World Health Organization in the city of Wuhan, China, on Tuesday.

WHO: 'Very Unlikely' Coronavirus Leaked From Lab, More Study Needed To Trace Source

4:19pm February 09, 2021

by Emily Feng

The coronavirus is "very unlikely" to have started in a Chinese lab but its path from animals to humans needs further investigation, a World Health Organization team said after visiting Wuhan.

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, residents line up for coronavirus tests in Qingdao this week. China says it has carried out 10 million tests in the northern port city with no new cases found.

City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found

11:02am October 16, 2020

Qingdao city officials say no new infections were identified. The extraordinary testing effort followed the appearance of a small cluster of COVID-19 cases centered in a city hospital.

A resident walks across an empty track on Feb. 7 in Wuhan, China. Wuhan residents lived through the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world.

'We No Longer Wish For Much': People Of Wuhan Share Stories Of Loss And Survival

10:13am June 26, 2020

Meet some of the people in China who lived through the start of the coronavirus pandemic. They have not forgotten the weeks of isolation, fear and heartbreak.

A law enforcement officer stands guard at the entrance of the Xinfadi market Saturday in Beijing. A fresh cluster of coronavirus cases linked to the market prompted officials to institute immediate and sweeping restrictions, including the market's closure

Beijing In 'Wartime Emergency Mode' Amid Fresh Cluster Of Coronavirus Cases

1:24pm June 13, 2020

The Chinese capital closed some markets, locked down parts of the city and banned outsiders from some neighborhoods after finding links between a massive wholesale market and a spate of new cases.

A memorial pays tribute to Dr. Li Wenliang, who called attention to the coronavirus in China, on UCLA's campus in February in Westwood, Calif. The doctor's widow, Fu Xuejie, announced the birth of their boy on Friday.

'The Last Gift You Sent To Me': Coronavirus Whistleblower's Widow Gives Birth

12:42pm June 12, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Fu Xuejie's announcement comes more than four months after Dr. Li Wenliang's death from COVID-19. The late Chinese doctor has been celebrated worldwide for his early warnings about the coronavirus.

Seasonal agricultural workers plant peanuts next to wheat fields in China's Henan province. With tens of millions of urban and factory jobs lost, many of the newly unemployed have returned to their rural villages.

With China's Economy Battered By Pandemic, Millions Return To The Land For Work

11:47am June 08, 2020

Measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic have devastated China's economy, shutting factories and urban jobs that millions of migrant workers depend upon. Many now seek jobs in their villages.

A man gets tested for the coronavirus Wednesday in Wuhan, China, the cradle of the global pandemic. Authorities plan to test the city's entire population after new cases emerged for the first time in weeks, according to state media.

In South Korea And China, Loosening Restrictions Brings Coronavirus Resurgence

2:51pm May 13, 2020

Both countries eased some of their intensive rules after new cases slowed to a trickle. But clusters have cropped up again this month, and authorities are ramping up testing to try to curb the spread.

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A large screen broadcasting an evening newscast along a Beijing street in March shows Chinese President Xi Jinping wearing a protective mask during his visit to Wuhan earlier in the day.

In Coronavirus War Of Words With The U.S., China Pulls No Punches

5:55pm May 11, 2020

China's diplomacy has taken a strikingly "undiplomatic" turn, analysts say, as it counters U.S. accusations of starting the coronavirus.

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