China Covid outbreak

People hold signs during a candlelight vigil held for the victims of the Urumqi fire, in Shanghai, China November 26, 2022 in this picture obtained from a social media video. Gao Ming/via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Clashes in Shanghai as Covid protests flare across China

FILE PHOTO: A pandemic prevention worker wears a protective suit as people line up to get swab tests at a testing booth as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China

China's widening Covid-19 curbs trigger public pushback

Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits spray disinfectant in a residential compound that was placed under lockdown as outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

China reaffirms zero-Covid stance, city of Guangzhou on edge

A worker checks machinery at a factory in Higashiosaka, Japan June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami
Global Economy

Factory output weakens on widespread slowdown, China Covid curbs

A worker checks machinery at a factory in Higashiosaka, Japan June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Sakura Murakami
Global Economy

Global factory activity slumped in August but signs cost pressures easing

Disinfecting Zhengzhou against Covid.Photographer: VCG/Visual China Group
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China’s choice: Covid zero or Xi’s three red lines

A medical worker takes a swab sample at a nucleic acid testing station, following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China, July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Coronavirus chronicle

Fresh Covid outbreaks put millions under lockdown in China

Asian games postponed due to Covid
World+Biz

Asian games postponed due to Covid

A medical worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) administers a nucleic acid test at a mobile testing site outside a hospital following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Coronavirus chronicle

Beijing curbs public transport as Covid spreads in China

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
Coronavirus chronicle

Setback for Shanghai's Covid battle; Beijing focus on mass testing

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
China

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai Covid cases rise

FILE PHOTO: Police and security members in protective suits stand outside cordoned off food stores following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China 29 March, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

More Chinese cities impose Covid curbs as Shanghai cases rise

Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers
Coronavirus chronicle

Apple, others face shipment delays as China Covid curbs squeeze suppliers