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Virus spread fears grow as China lifts COVID curbs

Beijing: Authorities in some Chinese cities have asked citizens to remain vigilant against the spread of the virus after strict restrictions imposed in the country to contain the infection were lifted recently amid widespread protests.

China’s services sector activity shrinks to 6-month low amid COVID-19 restrictions

Beijing: The COVID-19 situation in China has left the service sector shrinking to a six-month low in November, media reports said on Wednesday.

China: Air traffic shrinks amid COVID lockdown, restrictions in several regions

Beijing: China's air traffic movement is shrinking once again as lockdowns and several other restrictions have been imposed by authorities in different corners of the country to limit the Covid-19 surge.

China: Shanghai witnesses protests over COVID-19 restrictions

Beijing: Residents of China's Shanghai took to the streets on Sunday to protest tough COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the authorities amid a record number of daily infections, a local resident told Sputnik.

China: Protests erupt against govt's COVID-19 measures, some demand Xi Jinping's resignation 

Beijing: Protests have started in different corners of China against the strict COVID restrictions imposed in the country and some even demanded the resignation of leader Xi Jinping and other Communist leaders.

Death of four-month-old baby triggers protests in COVID-hit China

Beijing: The death of a four-month-old baby in China in recent times has triggered public anger on social media as frustrations are mounting over Beijing's “Zero Covid” policy.

China fights COVID-19: Central Chongqing residents asked to limit movement

Beijing: Residents in 11 central urban districts in Chongqing are being urged not to leave their regions, and people from outside are being asked not to come in unless necessary, Li Pan, deputy director of the Chongqing Health Commission, said at a news conference, an episode highlighting the continuing COVID-19 trouble faced by the country.

China: iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max supply to be badly impacted due to COVID-19 restrictions

Tech major Apple on Monday said COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou region of China.

Tibet: Lhasa witnesses protest over COVID-19 restrictions

Lhasa: Videos have gone viral on social media which showed hundreds of people could be seen protesting in Lhasa city of Tibet against the Chinese government's strict covid measures and lockdown.

China’s economy badly hit by Covid lockdowns: Reports

Beijing: China's economic indicators are not looking very positive as the country is badly hit by COVID-19 imposed lockdowns which is affecting both businesses and consumers.

COVID-19: Lockdown imposed on Chinese city located close to iPhone manufacturing hub

Zhengzhou: China has imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou to combat COVID-19, putting a million residents in the region under stress.

Pakistan Army enforces China’s strict zero-COVID restrictions at BRI power plant

Karachi, Pakistan: Chinese state-owned enterprises operating flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) infrastructure projects are enforcing Beijing's harsh COVID-19 restrictions across Asian and African countries where they are putting employees in lockdown and even separating them from their family members, media reports said.

China's Zero COVID policy turns lives of Tibetans miserable: Reports

Beijing/Lhasa: The Chinese government's Zero Covid policy has turned the lives of Tibetans miserable, where the viral infection has witnessed a surge in recent times.

COVID-19, power outage hit China's manufacturing sector hard

Beijing: China's manufacturing sector has been hit hard and the outlook remains bleak amid a continuing onslaught of the coronavirus and power shortages caused by record heatwaves.

Confidence in the China market falters amid COVID-19 restrictions, geopolitical tensions: Survey

Washington/Beijing: Optimism about the future business outlook in China has dropped to a record low according to an annual membership survey from the US-China Business Council, an organization representing more than 270 US companies that do business in China.