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Frustrated residents in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou smashed temporary barriers and marched through streets in revolt earlier this week against strict COVID-19 controls, according to online videos and reports.

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China's state media demand strict adherence to ‘zero COVID’

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2022-11-15 10:12

China state media demand strict adherence to 'zero COVID' BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling party called for strict adherence to the hard-line “zero-COVID” policy Tuesday in an apparent attempt to guide public perceptions after regulations were eased slightly in places. AP NEWS

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The People’s Daily, the Communist Party’s flagship newspaper, said in an editorial that China must “unswervingly implement” the policy that requires mass obligatory testing and places millions under lockdown to try to eliminate the coronavirus from the nation of 1.4 billion people and the world’s second-largest economy.

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China shortens quarantines as it eases some of its COVID rules

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-11-11 10:55

China shortens quarantines as it eases some of its COVID rules China on Friday eased some of its strict COVID rules, including shortening quarantines by two days for close contacts of infected people and for inbound travellers, and removing a penalty for airlines for bringing in too many cases. Ryan Woo,Tony Munroe Reuters

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German health minister warns of winter COVID wave as four states plan easing isolation measures

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-11-11 10:25

German health minister warns of winter COVID wave as states plan easing Germany is headed towards a surge in COVID-19 cases this winter, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on Friday as he criticised four states' plans to relax isolation rules for infected people. Reuters Reuters

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China's government promises change but sticks to severe ‘zero COVID’ plan

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-11-10 10:19

China promises change but sticks to severe 'zero COVID' plan BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leaders promised Thursday to improve quarantine and other anti-virus policies after public frustration boiled over into protests but said they will stick to a severe “zero COVID” strategy that has confined millions of people to their homes and disrupted the economy. AP NEWS

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China's COVID ilockdowns hit country's economic powerhouse Guangzhou

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-11-09 10:23

Virus lockdowns hit China economic powerhouse Guangzhou BEIJING (AP) — A surge in COVID-19 cases has spurred lockdowns in the southern Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, adding to financial pressure that has disrupted global supply chains and sharply slowed growth in the world’s second-largest economy. AP NEWS

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The country’s borders remain largely closed and internal travel and trade is fraught with ever-changing quarantine regulations.

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China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge despite public frustration, change comes in small increments

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-11-07 09:39

What exit? China doubles down on zero-Covid pledge despite public frustration China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the stringent measures are costing the very lives they're intended to protect. By Nectar Gan, CNN CNN

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The unrelenting campaign has kept infections and deaths low at great economic and social cost, as new fast-spreading variants make containing the virus near impossible....

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Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-11-04 19:46

Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are trying to quell an outcry over the death of a 3-year-old boy from a quarantined residential compound that added to public anger at anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes. AP NEWS

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The boy died at a hospital in Lanzhou of carbon monoxide poisoning blamed on a gas leak. His father accused health workers who were enforcing the closure of the compound of refusing to help and trying to stop him as he rushed his son to the hospital.

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