Shanghai eases into gradually reopening from its COVID-19 lockdown
China's largest city and global financial hub plans to restore mass transit and gradually reopen schools
Shanghai
Shanghai is expected to reopen some subways as it eases COVID restrictions
The lockdown of China's largest city has dealt a blow to the economy and frustrated residents.
Shanghai maintains 'zero-COVID' policy but the U.N. says it is not sustainable
The leader of the World Health Organization says he doesn't think that a 'zero-COVID' strategy is sustainable, given the behavior of the virus.
Migrant workers in China find new jobs — and precarious conditions — in COVID control
China's economic downturn has left thousands of migrant workers unemployed. They're pivoting to work in COVID control — and have strong concerns about how they are being treated.
Anti-virus shutdowns in China spread as infections rise
Shutdowns that have shut down some of China's biggest cities and fueled public irritation are spreading as infections rise, hurting a weak economy and prompting warnings of possible global shockwaves.
The U.S. orders non-emergency staff to leave Shanghai amid a COVID surge
Many residents in the city of 26 million have been confined to their homes for up to three weeks as China maintains its "zero-COVID" strategy of handling outbreaks.
Voices from Shanghai: The trials of living through a massive COVID lockdown
China's lockdown and quarantine policy is testing the limits of the city of 26 million. Parents were separated from kids. And there's not enough staff for the elderly residents of care centers.
26 million people in Shanghai are locked down due to a surge in COVID cases
The COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 million people to their homes, a city official said Tuesday.
Shanghai locks down, but experts ask how else China could combat COVID
Battling its biggest COVID surge in two years, Shanghai has instituted rigorous lockdowns — again — that are frustrating residents.
Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall In China, Killing Dozens
At least 33 people have been killed and several remain missing. The storm prompted the evacuation of more than a million residents from China's coast and caused hundreds of homes to collapse.