China censors over 1,000 COVID policy critics on social media
The Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or permanent bans.
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As Covid Spreads In China Patients Overwhelm Chinese Hospitals
FOX News: China COVID crisis: Beijing hospital runs out of beds, families burn bodies in streets as deaths spike One report claimed that hospitals told patients to bring their own bed due to shortage A Beijing hospital has run out of b…
The U.S. Keeps Offering China Its COVID Vaccines. China Keeps Saying No
China has rebuffed repeated U.S. offers to share advanced vaccines as Beijing battles a fast-spreading wave of COVID-19.
What Information Is China Withholding About COVID-19?
The Chinese government often holds information from its own public, particularly anything that reflects negatively on the ruling Communist Party.
Beijing hospital runs out of beds as COVID-19 spreads in China
World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he was concerned about the lack of outbreak data from the Chinese government.
World Health Organization warns XBB.1.5 is the ‘most transmissible’ Covid variant yet
Daily Mail: World Health Organization warns XBB.1.5 is the ‘most transmissible’ Covid variant yet — as figures show strain makes up 70% of cases in Northeast US * But there are no signs XBB.1.5 is more deadly than previously dominant variant…
European Union encourages pre-departure COVID-19 tests on passengers from China
The European Union on Wednesday “strongly encouraged” its member states to impose pre-departure COVID-19 testing of passengers from China.
Fifth Circuit Rules in Favor of States, Finds Biden’s COVID-19 Contractor Order Goes Too Far
In a majority opinion, a panel of judges for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found President Biden overstepped his authority by using the Procurement Act to require virtually all federal contract workers be vaccinated against COVID-19. …
China vows ‘final victory’ over COVID-19 as outbreak raises global alarm
World Health Organization officials met Chinese scientists on Tuesday amid concern over the accuracy of China’s data on the spread and evolution of its outbreak.
The E.U. And China Are Barreling Toward a Political Standoff Over COVID-19
The bloc moved closer to imposing restrictions on travelers from China, as Beijing threatened countermeasures.