For its forecasts, the IHME uses information on vaccination rates provided by the Chinese government as well as estimates of how different provinces will respond if infection rates rise. Other experts expect about 60% of China’s population to eventually be infected, with a peak expected in January, with vulnerable populations, such as the elderly and […]
China’s National Health Commission said on Friday it was building up stocks of ventilators, essential medicines and test kits, especially for the elderly, and in rural areas. Mainland China’s international borders remain largely closed, but recent decisions to drop testing before domestic travel and to disable apps that track people’s travel history have freed people […]
“The move from isolation facility quarantine to home quarantine will not significantly increase retail sales,” said Iris Pang, chief economist for Greater China at ING. The easing is also happening differently in different places, as some maintain restrictions that have been eased by others. For example, in the commercial hub of Shanghai, people no longer […]
People weary of complying with China’s tighter anti-COVID rules await clarity on an easing of restrictions that could be announced as soon as possible, while the more cautious look to buy cold medicines and home test kits Arrived for State media fueled a growing sense of anticipation by reporting that China should “better coordinate pandemic […]
China’s capital Beijing on Tuesday dropped the requirement for people to show negative COVID tests to enter supermarkets and offices, the latest in a string of nationwide restrictions following last month’s historic protests. “Beijing prepares itself for life again” read a headline in the state-owned China Daily newspaper, which said people were “slowly embracing” a […]
