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Ignoring experts, China's sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

Health experts proposed detailed plans for a gradual end to anti-virus controls, but the Chinese government rebuffed them and dropped restrictions in December with no preparations to cope with the chaotic aftermath, The Associated Press has found

The Independent UK

Loyal and experienced, China's other top leaders take posts

With Chinese leader Xi Jinping receiving a norms-breaking third five-year term as president, the other six men who serve with him on the ruling Communist Party’s all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee are taking up their new portfolios

The Independent UK

China says COVID deaths top 12,600 in week before Lunar New Year

China said its COVID-related death toll topped more than 12,600 in the week before the Lunar New Year holiday, while a top health official suggested more than 1.1 billion people had been infected since virus controls were abruptly dismantled late last year.

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China’s COVID czar says pandemic cases have dropped to low level

China’s COVID-19 infections have fallen to a “relatively low” level, a top official said ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when hundreds of millions of Chinese will be in close contact with each other on the nation’s public transport systems and at festival gatherings.

Tribune News Service

Chinese women found their voice in 2022. Is anyone listening?

Chinese women found a new voice to demand change in 2022. The government’s tentative response suggests tensions may only deepen in the coming year.

Tribune News Service

Covid chaos in China as wave of infections hits hospitals hard

China is battling a massive wave of infections after scrapping three years of zero-Covid curbs.

Irish Independent

UK’s China arrivals policy ‘under review’ amid surging Covid infections

China is dealing with a surge in infections

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Analysis-China's COVID policymaking under scrutiny as infections soar

After China scrapped three years of zero-COVID curbs in 30 days, setting off a massive wave of infections, Beijing's policymakers face an immense challenge to treat the sick and minimise deaths while winning back public trust dented by previous policies.

Reuters

Chinese Women Found Their Voice in 2022. Is Anyone Listening?

Chinese women found a new voice to demand change in 2022. The government’s tentative response suggests tensions may only deepen in the coming year.

Bloomberg

Editorial: As China Shifts From Preventing to Treating Covid, It Needs the Same Fighting Spirit

Providing medical care for infections is a major undertaking that demands proactive cooperation and systematic top-down deployment

Caixin Global

China says tracking Covid cases 'impossible' as infections soar

Beijing (AFP) - China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy.

AFP

China Says Tracking Covid Cases Now 'Impossible' as Infections Soar

China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy last week.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China: Tracking Covid cases now impossible

BEIJING: China's top health body said Wednesday the true scale of coronavirus infections in the country is now "impossible" to track, with officials warning cases are rising rapidly in Beijing after the government abruptly abandoned its zero-Covid policy last week.

Bangkok Post

China says spread of Covid ‘impossible’ to track as infections soar in Beijing

Health officials cease recording asymptomatic cases as shortages of medical supplies and testing kits reported in wake of sudden end to strict Covid policy

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Reuters

In COVID U-turn, China's message to the people shifts from war to self-care

On Nov. 21, Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, in charge of China's war on COVID-19, said infections had to be brought down to zero as they emerged. Nine days later, she said the Omicron strain of the virus had "weakened" even though new cases in the Chinese capital hit a high.

Bangkok Post

Warnings of tough times over China's rapid zero-Covid exit

BEIJING: A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-Covid' controls, the World Health Organization warned of "very tough" times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals in Beijing, raising fears of a wave of infections.

Reuters

Xi and top Chinese leadership to hold key economic meeting as COVID spikes

Chinese President Xi Jinping, his ruling Politburo and senior government officials will meet over the next two days to plot a recovery for China's battered economy just as the nation faces a surge in COVID-19 infections.

AFP

China says tracking Covid cases now 'impossible' as infections soar

Beijing (AFP) - The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday, as officials warned of a rapid spread in Beijing after the country abruptly dropped its zero-tolerance policy.

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The Atlantic

Zero COVID’s Failure Is Xi’s Failure

Whatever happens with case counts in China now, one person owns them.

Businessweek

China Is the Wild Card for Global Inflation in 2023

The country’s long-awaited emergence from Covid Zero would ignite its economy and put upward pressure on prices around the world.

Fortune

China may reopen soon—but 'millions' of new COVID cases will disrupt its economic recovery

Analysts are warning of a "bumpy," "zigzagging" recovery since China's COVID cases and deaths will likely spike.

Politico

What the Tiananmen Protest Can Tell Us About China’s Zero-Covid Unrest

The country’s first anti-government protests in 30 years might be fading, but that doesn’t mean they failed.

Tribune News Service

China’s COVID pivot accelerates as cities ease testing rules

Chinese authorities eased COVID testing requirements across major cities over the weekend as Beijing appears to be engineering a gradual shift away from its strict COVID zero policy amid elevated cases and public protests.

Irish Independent

China eases virus controls, but gives no indication of end to ‘zero Covid’

China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-virus controls, with authorities saying new variants of Covid-19 are weaker.

The Independent UK

China eases controls, gives no sign when 'zero COVID' ends

China is easing some of the world’s most stringent anti-COVID controls and authorities say new variants are weaker

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