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From zero-tolerance into the unknown – a visual guide to three years of Covid in China

In 2019, the world’s first Covid case was detected in Wuhan. This month China abruptly shifted away from efforts to eliminate the virus

The Guardian - AU · Dec 15, 2022

Chinese struggle to ‘summon the courage’ to live with COVID-19

People in China have been told for years that COVID is deadly, leaving them struggling to cope with newfound openness.

Al Jazeera · Dec 13, 2022

China's loosened COVID-19 policies – following years of aggressive lockdowns and quarantines – have left the country vulnerable

After nearly three years of aiming to eliminate COVID-19 through mass lockdowns, robust contact tracing programs and international travel bans, the Chinese government has announced it is rolling back the “zero-COVID” policies that helped suppress the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The Chinese Communist Party announced these changes…

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2022

China scrambles to recalibrate 'zero-COVID' policy

WUHAN, China/BEIJING -- The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping has rolled back some elements of its "zero-COVID" policy, as the slowing economy and public frustration with strict infection prevention measures stoke concerns within the government.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 8, 2022

Was coronavirus a lab leak? A startling revelation about origin of Covid-19

NEW DELHI: A US-based scientist, Andrew Huff, who worked at a controversial research lab in China's Wuhan, has claimed that Covid-19 was a "man-made virus" that leaked from the facility.

The Times of India · Dec 6, 2022

Scientist who worked for US-funded Wuhan lab makes terrifying claims about Covid's origin

"China knew from day one that this was a genetically engineered agent"

Irish Mirror · Dec 4, 2022

China Reports 2 New COVID Deaths as Some Restrictions Eased

China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions amid increasingly vocal public frustration over the measures. The National Health Commission said one death was reported each in the provinces of Shandong and Sichuan. No information was given about the ages…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022

Lawsuit blames Fauci and federal agencies for Kansas City musician’s COVID-19 death

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The widow of a popular Kansas City-area musician has filed a lawsuit accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes of Health of indirectly causing her husband’s death from COVID-19 by funding coronavirus experimentation at a lab in China.

Tribune News Service · Dec 1, 2022

First Thing: Shanghai protests over zero-Covid policy spark clashes

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan are also rocked by demonstrations as anger over restrictions builds. Plus: could ‘cloud brightening’ slow Arctic thawing?

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022

Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China

Beijing, Chengdu and Wuhan see demonstrations as anger over Xi Jinping’s strict Covid policies builds, in a test for the Communist party

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2022