Virus strain in Beijing COVID19 cases same as variant in UK
The COVID-19 virus strain found in the first two cases in Beijing's Daxing district is the same as the variant initially found in the UK, suggesting it was imported from…
China curbs viral resurgence with ‘strictest’ measures in Spring Festival
Outbreaks amid holidays could be catastrophic, just look at US: expert China has rolled out measures to guide the public on their return journeys to their hometowns and urged them…
Port cities vulnerable to viral rebound: CDC
Recent clusters of coronavirus infections in China were mainly caused by inbound visitors and imported goods, and port cities that are at constant risk of exposure to such sources are…
Paocai or kimchi? They share similarities but differ in ingredients, flavors and methods: Chinese FM
Kimchi, also called paocai in China, is a pickled and fermented dish not exclusively owned by certain countries and regions, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, calling on friendly and…
‘Absurd’ coronavirus control measures expose complexity of rural management
Officials tied a man to a tree during a COVID-19 lockdown; villagers got slapped when playing mahjong when coronavirus was still rife … incidents that occurred in Chinese rural areas'…
Beijing imposes ‘14+7+7’ policy on overseas arrivals, extending quarantine period
To curb imported infections, Beijing continued to ramp up prevention measures by conducting a 14+7+7 health management policy for overseas arrivals at customs entry. The policy refers to 14-day collective…
Xi inspects Zhangjiakou competition zone of Beijing 2022
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected the Zhangjiakou competition zone of the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Photo:Xinhua
NHC medical team arrives at Shandong goldmine to guide rescue
NHC medical team arrives at Shandong goldmine to guide rescue On the ninth day of the goldmine rescue in East China’s Shandong Province, one of the trapped miners reportedly is…
Heilongjiang punishes 16 officials for neglecting duties in viral fight, latest show of China’s increasing strict accountability mechanism amid epidemic
Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province held 16 officials accountable for being slack in anti-epidemic control work, seen by many as the latest example of China's increasingly strict accountability mechanism to build…
Hundreds of thousands of frozen embryos ‘forgotten’ by their ‘parents’ reveals dilemma of hospitals in keeping them
In several reproductive centers in Zhengzhou, the capital city of Central China’s Henan Province, hundreds of thousands of frozen embryos were sleeping quietly, some even for over a decade. The…