Macau relaxes COVID rules, but tourism and casinos have yet to rebound
by MACAU (AP) — Only a few tourists strolled the undulating black-and-white cobblestone of Macao’s historic Senado Square on a recent weekday and many shops were …
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Chinese factories and restaurants adapt to life without zero-Covid
After three years of “zero Covid” economic disruption, many Chinese businesses woke up in December to a happy new reality: no more restrictions. But before …
Canada and Australia impose COVID rules on travelers from China
BEIJING (AP) — Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travelers from China to take a COVID-19 test before boarding their …
Asian cities ready for New Year’s Eve after COVID disruption
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Revelers have begun gathering in major city centers across the Asia-Pacific region to celebrate the first New Year’s Eve without COVID-19 …
China faces bumpy road to normal as infections rise
BEIJING (AP) — After three years of quarantines that pushed them to the brink of closure, restaurant owner Li Meng and his wife are hoping …
EU assesses impact of China’s dismantling of COVID measures
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union assesses the rise in COVID-19 cases in China following Beijing’s rollback of its strict infection controls in a bid …
Lack of information on China’s COVID outbreak raises global concern
BEIJING (AP) — Moves by the United States, Japan and others to mandate COVID-19 testing of passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new …
Wealthy Chinese, fed up with home, find refuge in Japan
OTARU, Japan – A growing number of well-to-do Chinese are coming to live in Japan, according to real estate brokers and members of the Chinese …
Long COVID: Could monovirus or fat cells play a role?
A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share an important pandemic bond. Plagued by …
UK stops publishing key Covid-19 statistics
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 22: A member of the public poses for a photo in front of Tower Bridge … [+] while wearing a protective …