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Beijing steps up COVID curbs as virus spreads in China

Beijing shut scores of metro stations and bus routes and extended COVID-19 curbs on many public venues on Wednesday, focusing efforts to avoid the fate of Shanghai, where millions have been under strict lockdown for more than a month.

Reuters

Outcry in China after Shanghai aged care resident was wrongly declared dead and sent to morgue in body bag

Five people are under investigation after an elderly resident at the care home was mistakenly declared dead, placed in a body bag and loaded into a car bound for the morgue.

ABC News

Oil Slips on China Demand Worries, While EU Weighs Russia Oil Ban

Oil slipped about 1% on Tuesday as concerns about the demand outlook due to prolonged COVID lockdowns in China outweighed support from a possible European oil embargo on Russia over its actions in Ukraine. Beijing, reporting dozens of new cases daily, is mass-testing residents to avert a lockdown similar to…

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Outcry in Shanghai as person declared dead and put in body bag found to be alive

Incident prompts concerns over city’s overwhelmed medical system during weeks-long Omicron lockdowns

The Guardian - AU

Some in Shanghai get out for a rare stroll; Beijing tightens COVID curbs

Some of Shanghai's 25 million people managed to get out on Tuesday for short walks and shopping after enduring more than a month under a COVID-19 lockdown, while China's capital, Beijing, focused on mass tests and said it would keep schools closed.

Reuters

Covid 'victim' pulled out of body bag alive moments before he was due to be cremated

An investigation is under way after a resident at a nursing home in Shanghai was arranged to be taken away for cremation before undertakers noticed his body bag was moving

Daily Mirror

Shanghai reports 20 new COVID-related deaths, down from 32 a day earlier

China's eastern financial hub Shanghai reported 20 new COVID-19 deaths on May 2, down from 32 a day earlier, the local government said on Tuesday.

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Australians stuck in Shanghai's COVID lockdown beg consular officials to help them flee

Some Australians caught up in Shanghai's extreme five-week lockdown say the Australian government has done little to help its citizens in distress, and they're pleading with Canberra to arrange charter flights to get them home.

ABC News

Shanghai Officials Investigated After Nursing Home Resident Sent to Funeral Parlor Found Alive

In a viral video on Sunday, a voiceover from what appears to be a witness alleges that funeral home staff returned the senior resident to the nursing home, as the elderly person was found to be still alive

Caixin Global

Shanghai COVID outbreak shows signs of waning as cases fall

The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning

The Independent UK

Some Shanghai residents sent out of city in overnight Covid raids

SHANGHAI: In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced into buses and taken hundreds of kilometres away from the locked-down Chinese metropolis to a makeshift quarantine centre.

Bangkok Post

Man convinced he has Covid seals himself inside car creating makeshift quarantine unit

The unnamed Beijing resident took self-isolation to the extreme when he shut himself inside his car upon learning he'd been exposed to coronavirus, not even opening the door to get food

Daily Mirror

China contagion threatens to derail the world’s emerging markets

A widespread selloff in China is rippling through emerging markets, threatening to snuff out growth and drag down everything from stocks to currencies and bonds.

Bangkok Post

Setback for Shanghai's COVID battle as Beijing ramps up mass testing

China's commercial capital of Shanghai was dealt a blow on Monday as authorities reported 58 new COVID-19 cases outside areas under strict lockdown, while Beijing pressed on with testing millions of people on a May Day holiday few were celebrating.

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Kyung Yup Kim, China and NZ's extradition laws

A woman was killed in Shanghai in 2009. A New Zealand resident, Kyung Yup Kim, is accused of her murder. China wants him extradited - why is it taking so long?

Evening Standard

Shanghai eases restrictions as Covid infections fall

Shanghai officials have said curbs will be eased following a fall in Covid infections.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s ‘Zero-COVID’ Restrictions Curb May 1 Holiday Travel

Many Chinese are marking a quiet May Day holiday this year as the government's "zero-COVID" approach restricts travel and enforces lockdowns in multiple cities. All restaurants in Beijing are closed to dine-in customers from Sunday through the end of the holiday on Wednesday, open only for takeout and delivery. Parks…

The Independent UK

China's zero-COVID restrictions curb May 1 holiday travel

Many Chinese are marking a quiet May Day holiday this year as the government’s zero-COVID approach restricts travel and enforces lockdowns in multiple cities

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Reuters

As Beijing tightens COVID curbs, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life

The Chinese capital Beijing tightened COVID restrictions on Sunday as it battled an outbreak, while Shanghai let more of its 25 million residents venture out for light and air after reporting a second day of zero infections outside of quarantine areas.

Reuters

Six Shanghai districts reach 'zero-COVID' status

China's financial hub of Shanghai has reined in COVID transmission risks at the community level, excluding cases in quarantine centres, with six of its 16 districts attaining zero-COVID status, an official said on Sunday.

Tribune News Service

Shanghai’s COVID measures to remain even as spread slows

Shanghai’s measures to stem community spread of COVID-19 will remain in place, even as infections drop and the city reported no new cases outside quarantined areas on Friday for the first time since the recent outbreak started.

The Times of India

We are keeping an eye on Asian Games situation, says Anurag Thakur amid COVID outbreak in China

NEW DELHI: Union Sports and Youth affairs minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said a decision on Indian player's participation at this year's Asian Games will be taken after receiving information from host country China, as the COVID cases rapidly increased in Shanghai.

The Independent UK

China manufacturing weakens further as lockdowns continue

China’s manufacturing activity fell to a six-month low in April as lockdowns continued in Shanghai and other manufacturing hubs in an attempt to stem COVID-19 outbreaks

Caixin Global

China’s financial, logistics and manufacturing giant struggles to get back on its feet as Covid lockdowns snarl logistics and restrict the workforce

WEKU

When this Shanghai building went into COVID lockdown, my WeChat message group blew up

For nine years, I lived in a giant apartment complex called the Summit with hundreds of other people in the city of Shanghai. Now my old neighbors are entering week six stuck inside.

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