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Anger in Shanghai as Covid return spurs fear of new lockdown

SHANGHAI: Tension is spreading through Shanghai as residents watch the Covid-19 caseload tick higher, fueling fears they're headed back into lockdown little more than five weeks after exiting a bruising two-month ordeal.

The Times of India

Shanghai reports 54 new local asymptomatic COVID cases, 5 symptomatic for July 11

Shanghai reported 54 new domestically transmitted asymptomatic coronavirus cases for July 11, down from 63 a day earlier, while local symptomatic cases fell to five from six, the city government said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Shanghai plans more COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China

Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shanghai bracing for another mass testing effort after finding a highly-transmissible Omicron subvariant.

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Shanghai braces for more mass COVID testing amid fresh curbs across China

Multiple Chinese cities are adopting fresh COVID-19 curbs, from business halts to lockdowns, to rein in new infections, with the commercial hub of Shanghai bracing for another mass testing campaign after detecting the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.

Reuters

China's Shanghai asks public to share 'heart-warming' COVID lockdown stories

The government of Shanghai has called on citizens to share "heart-warming" photographs, videos and stories about a punishing two-month lockdown imposed in April by the authorities to curb China's biggest COVID-19 outbreak.

Reuters

Shanghai: Knifeman stabs four in ‘shocking’ hospital attack

Four people have been stabbed in an attack at a hospital in Shanghai.

Evening Standard

'Very shocking': Four stabbed by assailant at major Shanghai hospital

Four people at a renowned Shanghai hospital were wounded by a knife-wielding assailant on Saturday, in the second reported stabbing incident after a COVID-19 lockdown of the financial hub was lifted early in June.

Reuters

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Shanghai faces 'relatively high' risk of further COVID community spread

China's commercial hub Shanghai faces a "relatively high" risk of further community transmission of COVID-19, Lei Zhenglong, an official at the National Health Commission, said on Friday.

Reuters

Asian Stocks Extend Global Rally as Recession Fears Ease for Now

Asian markets rose Friday on easing recession fears, while there were growing hopes that Joe Biden will remove some Trump-era tariffs from Chinese goods. Buying was also boosted by reports that Beijing was considering a huge stimulus shot to the struggling economy by allowing local governments to raise billions of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shanghai reopens cinemas but COVID risks 'relatively high'

Shanghai reopened most cinemas on Friday, sticking to a plan of gradual resumption of daily activities after it lifted a two-month COVID-19 lockdown in June, while also trying, like several other Chinese cities, to contain resurgent infections.

Reuters

Private information of more than 100 Australians exposed amid huge China police data leak

A hacker posted in an online forum last week that they had stolen 1 billion records, mostly belonging to Chinese citizens, in an ongoing bid to sell the information for 10 bitcoins, or almost $300,000.

ABC News

Millions tested in Shanghai as China grapples COVID resurgence

Millions of people in Shanghai queued for a third day of mass COVID-19 testing on Thursday as authorities in several Chinese cities scrambled to stamp out new outbreaks that have rekindled worries about growth in the world's second-largest economy.

Reuters

Asian stocks higher after US Fed signals more rate hikes

Markets in Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney rise after Fed meeting flags possibility of “even more restrictive stance”.

Al Jazeera

Covid-19: Shanghai cases double in a day, fueling lockdown fears

SHANGHAI: Shanghai reported the most virus infections since late May, as a doubling of cases fuels concerns China's financial hub may find itself back in lockdown in pursuit of Covid Zero.

The Times of India

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Reuters

Goodbye Shanghai: After 16 years, COVID curbs send American family packing

American Heather Kaye and her family, including cat Mochi, are part of a wave of residents departing Shanghai, leaving behind their homes and memories, driven out by two years of strict COVID-19 curbs, including a crushing two-month lockdown.

Benzinga

Why Baidu Shares Are Diving Today

Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) shares are trading lower by 5.41% to $145.91 Wednesday morning. Shares of Chinese companies at large are trading lower after Shanghai announced it will be conducting mass COVID-19 testing in several districts following a rise in cases.

Benzinga

Why Alibaba Shares Are Falling Today

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA) shares are trading lower by 2.29% to $117.38 Wednesday morning. Shares of Chinese companies at large are trading lower after Shanghai announced it will be conducting mass COVID-19 testing in several districts following a rise in cases.

Benzinga

Why Nio Stock Is Falling Today

Nio Inc - ADR (NYSE: NIO) shares are trading lower by 6.40% to $20.77 Wednesday morning. Shares of Chinese companies at large are trading lower after Shanghai announced it will be conducting mass COVID-19 testing in several districts following a rise in cases.

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InsideEVs

Report: Tesla Accelerated Production And Sales In China To New Record

It seems that Tesla has not only recovered production at the Giga Shanghai plant in China, but even set a new monthly record in June.

The Independent UK

Shanghai, Beijing order new round of mass COVID-19 testing

Residents of parts of Shanghai and Beijing have been ordered to undergo further rounds of COVID-19 testing following the discovery of new cases in the two cities

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fresh Covid Outbreaks Put Millions Under Lockdown in China

Tens of millions of people were under lockdown in China on Wednesday as businesses in a major tourist city were forced to shut their doors and fresh clusters sparked fears of a return to blanket restrictions. Health authorities reported over 300 infections Wednesday, with clusters found in the historic northern…

Al Jazeera

Hackers offer data on 1 billion Chinese after alleged leak

Experts say alleged leak from Shanghai police database could be among largest data breaches in history.

Reuters

China battles karaoke COVID cluster in Shanghai among other outbreaks

China is fighting nascent COVID-19 flare-ups across the country with mass testing and fresh restrictions, including in weary Shanghai where new cases have been linked to a building which houses a karaoke lounge that was operating illegally.

Reuters

Shanghai orders city's karaoke venues to shut after new outbreak

Shanghai has suspended operations of KTV karaoke venues in the city as it tries to stem a recent outbreak from one such location, but other recently reopened cultural venues like libraries will be allowed to stay open, a city official said.

Reuters

COVID and bust: China's private health system hurt by tough coronavirus controls

On March 24, a court in the central Chinese city of Fuyang announced that a $1.5 billion hospital built just four years earlier had filed for bankruptcy because it was unable to pay its debts.

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