Tahir Qureshi | Jul 29, 2026, 8:17 PM IST
According to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), the Omicron variant NB.1.8.1 is currently the most prevalent strain in the country, spreading at a moderate level. Data from the CDC for the week of July 13 19 shows that the COVID-19 test positivity rate has risen to 16.3%, up from around 12% the previous week.
Victor Dasgupta | Feb 27, 2025, 8:26 AM IST
In September 2024, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the deployment of the Typhon missile "undermines regional peace and stability." He warned that this deployment is "not in the interest of regional countries."
India.com News Desk | Mar 18, 2023, 8:00 AM IST
A team of international scientists revealed that a data, which was published online by China and later deleted, supported the idea that the COVID pandemic could have begun from the illegally traded raccoon dogs.
Manmath Nayak | Oct 28, 2022, 6:44 PM IST
China Lockdown News Today: The authorities in the southern city of Guangzhou have suspended schools and dining restaurants due to the COVID cases.
India.com News Desk | Oct 26, 2022, 3:48 PM IST
Lockdown News: Residents of Hanyang (one of 13 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Wuhan) have been asked to remain indoors from today and not step out unless necessary.
India.com News Desk | Mar 13, 2022, 11:40 PM IST
It is significant that cases in China are on the rise when most of the countries are opening up following decrease in cases.
India.com News Desk | Jan 28, 2022, 10:15 PM IST
According to the scientists from Wuhan University in China, NeoCov can penetrate human cells in the same way as the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
India.com News Desk | Nov 5, 2021, 1:15 PM IST
Amnesty International has urged the Chinese government to "release the journalist immediately so that she can end her hunger strike and receive the appropriate medical treatment she desperately needs".
India.com News Desk | Oct 30, 2021, 9:12 PM IST
Chinese authorities linked early Covid-19 cases to a seafood market in Wuhan, leading scientists to theorise that the virus first passed to humans from animals, the BBC reported.
India.com News Desk | Oct 14, 2021, 9:27 AM IST
Mike Ryan, WHO's top emergency expert, said the new panel may be the last chance to establish the origin of SARS-CoV-2.
IANS | Aug 13, 2021, 3:37 PM IST
Chinese researchers agreed to include the lab-leak theory in the report "on the condition we didn't recommend any specific studies to further that hypothesis".
PTI | Aug 3, 2021, 6:23 PM IST
All schools and tutorial institutions have been asked to suspend offline classes and strengthen campus health monitoring, speeding up the vaccination for teachers and students, the report said.
