Jinan makes life more pleasant in COVID era

2022-11-30

To enrich life for people who are confined at home by COVID-19, Jinan, Shandong province, has rolled out a series of benefits, including free access to TV programs and online classes, the city's epidemic prevention and control headquarters said on Monday.

China announces optimization of COVID-19 rules

2022-11-14

China will cut COVID-19 quarantine period for incoming travelers from 10 to 8 days, cancel the circuit breaker for inbound flights and no longer determine secondary close contacts of confirmed cases, health authorities said on Friday.

Experts: Dynamic zero-COVID policy still key

2022-10-14

China must adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID strategy to protect its vulnerable population and cope with uncertainties associated with emerging variants and the lingering effects of the disease, public health experts said on Thursday.

COVID-19 vaccination for international students in China

2022-10-11

Scientists urge vigilance against Omicron subvariants

2022-04-22

Scientists stressed the need to inoculate the vulnerable while urging vigilance against the newly discovered Omicron subvariants, and called for more research to understand their quick transmissibility and severity.

Why 'let it rip' not the right approach to Omicron

2022-04-19

Some media outlets in the West are questioning China's dynamic COVID-19 clearance policy, saying the less severe Omicron variant doesn't necessitate such stringent measures. Is this the case? Should China change its course and let the virus have its way? Let's see.

TCM treatment's role detailed for nation's COVID-19 protocol

2022-03-29

The latest diagnosis and treatment protocol for COVID-19 includes greatly expanded content about traditional Chinese medicine and features acupuncture therapy for the first time, experts said.