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Explainer-What to look for from China's 20th Communist Party congress

China's ruling Communist Party opens its 20th congress on Oct. 16 that is likely to end with President Xi Jinping anointed for a third, five-year term as the supreme leader and a shuffle of personnel on the decision-making Politburo.

Reuters · Aug 30, 2022

China's top Covid official denies authorities are easing controls

HONG KONG: The Chinese official leading the country's Covid-19 response has said the authorities are not relaxing controls and urged cities to take decisive measures to contain outbreaks quickly.

Bangkok Post · Jul 21, 2022

Heaven Supermarket: the Beijing bar at centre of Covid outbreak

Self-service bar popular with locals and foreigners has been shut down after being linked to hundreds of cases

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2022

Tightening COVID net, Beijing issues punishments and stark warnings

China's COVID-hit capital Beijing further tightened its dragnet on the virus with zero community transmission the target, punishing workplaces that flout rules or circumvent curbs and imploring residents to police their own movements.

Reuters · May 25, 2022

Beijing Vows to Stamp Out Covid, Transfers Nearly 2,000 People to Neighboring City for Isolation

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan calls for quicker isolation of the infected and their close contacts as outbreak enters second month

Caixin Global · May 24, 2022

Shanghai extends Covid-19 lockdown till April 26 as death toll rises to 36

BEIJING: Shanghai has extended the Covid-19 lockdown to April 26, amid reports of growing public resentment as the eastern metropolis of 26 million reported 11 more deaths on Thursday, taking the toll in the current outbreak to 36.

The Times of India · Apr 22, 2022

Whole of Shanghai enters COVID lockdown despite lower symptomatic cases

(This April 5 story corrects final paragraph to say the 23 cities account for 22% of GDP, not 13.6%)

Reuters · Apr 5, 2022

China finds new omicron variant subtype as daily COVID cases exceed 13,000

China added more than 13,000 new COVID-19 infections with state media reporting a case infected with a new subtype of the omicron variant.

Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2022

COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown

COVID-19 cases in China's largest city of Shanghai are still rising as millions remain isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022