In Pictures: Inside Wuhan’s fast-built hospital
4 years, 11 months ago

In Pictures: Inside Wuhan’s fast-built hospital

Al Jazeera  

Built in little over a week, a hospital dedicated to treating people infected with a deadly new coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan began receiving patients on Monday, state media said. The 1,000-bed facility was designed for patients with confirmed infections to ease a shortage of beds elsewhere in Wuhan, where the rapidly-spreading virus is thought to have originated late last year. China has opened a new hospital – built in 10 days – to deal with the deadly #CoronavirusOutbreak pic.twitter.com/mgUsxgdWvR — Al Jazeera English February 3, 2020 More than 7,500 labourers worked around the clock to construct Huoshenshan Hospital, which was modelled on a facility set up in China’s capital, Beijing, in 2003 to help tackle an outbreak of SARS, or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. China is building a second hospital in Wuhan dedicated to the treatment of coronavirus patients, with 1,600 beds.

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FBI chief confirms Covid-19 originated from lab incident in Wuhan
1 year, 10 months ago

FBI chief confirms Covid-19 originated from lab incident in Wuhan

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday confirmed that the Covid-19 pandemic originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, China. "FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed that the Bureau has assessed that the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a lab incident in Wuhan, China," tweeted the FBI. This development comes after new intelligence had …

China says Covid-19 deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak
1 year, 11 months ago

China says Covid-19 deaths, severe cases have fallen over 70% since peak

India Today  

Critically ill COVID-19 cases in China are down 72% from a peak early this month while daily deaths among COVID-19 patients in hospitals have dropped 79% from their peak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday. The CDC said the number of critically ill patients in China peaked on Jan. 4 at 128,000 cases and fell to …

'Not Afraid of the Virus': Wuhan Turns Page on Covid, Three Years On
1 year, 11 months ago

'Not Afraid of the Virus': Wuhan Turns Page on Covid, Three Years On

News 18  

Residents of China’s Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of Covid-19, three years after the city was locked down over what was then a mysterious virus. Many flocked to Guiyuan Temple, one of Wuhan’s most famed sites — open for a Lunar New Year holiday for the first time in three years. “People …

China: Over 12,000 people have died of Covid in 1 week, says govt data
1 year, 11 months ago

China: Over 12,000 people have died of Covid in 1 week, says govt data

Op India  

Chinese health authorities have said that more than 12,000 hospitalized people infected with COVID-19 died in seven days through Thursday, NHK World-Japan reported. Meanwhile, Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist of China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has claimed that about 80 per cent of China’s population has been infected with COVID-19, which is nearly eight in 10 people, CNN …

’Not afraid of the virus’: Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on
1 year, 11 months ago

’Not afraid of the virus’: Wuhan turns page on Covid, three years on

Live Mint  

Residents of China's Wuhan said Monday they were hopeful for the future and no longer afraid of Covid-19, three years after the city was locked down over what was then a mysterious virus. But life is now back to normal for many across the globe and after almost three years of gruelling lockdowns and mandatory mass testing, Beijing last month …

China Reports 70% Rise In Weekly Covid Hospitalisation, Highest Since Pandemic Outbreak: WHO
1 year, 11 months ago

China Reports 70% Rise In Weekly Covid Hospitalisation, Highest Since Pandemic Outbreak: WHO

ABP News  

The World Health Organization’s weekly report on Thursday showed China reported a large jump in Covid-19 hospitalisations in the week up to January 15. This is the highest weekly figure China has recorded since the virus first emerged more than three years ago, the WHO noted, according to the news agency Reuters. However, the global body said it is still …

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges
1 year, 11 months ago

China says critical COVID cases have peaked as holiday travel surges

The Hindu  

The number of COVID patients needing critical care in China's hospitals has peaked, health authorities said on Thursday, as millions travelled across the country for long-awaited reunions with families, raising fears of fresh outbreaks. There has been widespread scepticism over China's official COVID data since it abruptly axed anti-virus controls last month that had shielded China's 1.4 billion people from …

WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO appeals to China to release more COVID-19 information

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Health Organization has …

Grassroots doctors play a crucial role in anti-COVID fight
2 years ago

Grassroots doctors play a crucial role in anti-COVID fight

China Daily  

Medical professionals conduct health checkups for rural residents and provide them with treatment and medicines in Miaoqian village, Changning, Hunan province, on Thursday. Data from the National Health Commission shows that with the continuous improvement of the medical care capacity of primary hospitals — more than 90 percent of patients in the countryside receive treatment at county-level hospitals — rural …

China's 'Great Migration' Kicks-off Under Shadow of Covid, 2 Billion People to Travel in 40 Days
2 years ago

China's 'Great Migration' Kicks-off Under Shadow of Covid, 2 Billion People to Travel in 40 Days

News 18  

China on Saturday marked the first day of “chun yun”, the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world’s largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travellers and the spread of COVID-19 infections. “China’s rural areas are wide, the population is large, and the per capita medical resources are relatively insufficient,” National …

Beijing hospitals run out of beds as Covid patients increase in China
2 years ago

Beijing hospitals run out of beds as Covid patients increase in China

India Today  

Hospitals in Beijing, China's capital, are running out of beds as an increasing number of Covid patients - most of them elderly - flock to clinics to get treated. This comes amid the World Health Organisation saying China is "under-representing" Covid data, especially the death toll since the spike in cases. Covid cases surged in China after the government abruptly …

Viral Video: COVID-19 patients in China receive treatment on street outside hospital in Beijing
2 years ago

Viral Video: COVID-19 patients in China receive treatment on street outside hospital in Beijing

Firstpost  

The footage opens on a street in front of the hospital. Some senior citizens were also present among them China has been going through a turbulent situation after COVID cases in the country surged dramatically since December. A Twitter user named Jennifer Zeng dropped the clip on her personal Twitter handle, where a number of coronavirus patients can be spotted …

Covid has infected over 70% population in this Chinese city in recent surge
2 years ago

Covid has infected over 70% population in this Chinese city in recent surge

Live Mint  

Around 70% of Shanghai's total population has been infected by COVID during the recent surge in China, a senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals expressed recently as reported by the state media on Tuesday. "Now the spread of the epidemic in Shanghai is very wide, and it may have reached 70 percent of the population, which is 20 …

City in eastern China logs over 200,000 cases amid Covid outbreak
2 years ago

City in eastern China logs over 200,000 cases amid Covid outbreak

Hindustan Times  

Beijing: A city in eastern China’s Zhejiang province logged more than 200,000 Covid cases until Tuesday, the local government reported on Thursday, an indication of the rapid spread of the infection in the country since stringent Covid-control rules were lifted in early December. Liao Lijun, from the Quzhou municipal health commission, said the city will enter the peak period of …

Hospitals overflowing with patients, Covid testing down, says Indian-origin doctor in China
2 years ago

Hospitals overflowing with patients, Covid testing down, says Indian-origin doctor in China

India Today  

China has eased coronavirus-related restrictions even as it grapples with a fresh spurt in virus cases. India Today TV spoke to Dr Abhishek Kundu, an Indian-origin doctor living in China's Zhejiang province, which is witnessing close to one million Covid-19 cases daily according to some reports. If earlier the first two floors of the hospital saw Covid-19 patients, the cases …

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
2 years ago

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

Associated Press  

BAZHOU, China — Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers southwest of Beijing. “There’s been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital. “They work day and night, but they can’t burn them all.” Over two hours at …

China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
2 years ago

China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

The Hindu  

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? “When we've seen big waves of infection, it's often followed by new variants being generated,” Dr. Ray said. Dr. Shan-Lu Liu, who studies viruses at Ohio State University, said many existing Omicron variants have been detected in China, including BF.7, which is extremely adept at evading …

Around 100 mn Covid cases, 1 mn deaths in China: Expert
2 years ago

Around 100 mn Covid cases, 1 mn deaths in China: Expert

Live Mint  

China grapples with its first-ever national Covid-19 wave. Health experts are expecting approximately 100 million Covid cases and one million deaths in China amid the recent rise in infections, according to the news agency ANI. Dr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta, HOD of Pulmonary Medicine at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital said, "Based on mathematical calculations, we expect close to 100 million Covid cases …

China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar
2 years ago

China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar

CNN  

CNN — China’s top health authority has announced that it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers, as reports claimed that the true toll of the country’s ongoing outbreak is much worse than the official figures published by authorities. The National Health Commission said Sunday that “relevant outbreak information” would instead be published by China’s CDC, a sub-department managed by …

‘Chinese city seeing half a million COVID cases a day’
2 years ago

‘Chinese city seeing half a million COVID cases a day’

The Hindu  

Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with COVID-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that the country's wave of infections is not being reflected in official statistics. A news outlet operated by the ruling Communist Party in Qingdao on Friday reported the municipal health chief …

China towns grapple with packed ICUs, crematoriums amid severe Covid wave
2 years ago

China towns grapple with packed ICUs, crematoriums amid severe Covid wave

Live Mint  

China grapples with its first-ever national Covid-19 wave, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of Beijing are overwhelmed. In recent days, headlines in state media said the area is “ starting to resume normal life.” But life in central Hebei's emergency wards and crematoriums is anything but normal. “There's been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a …

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID-19 roils Chinese cities and towns
2 years ago

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID-19 roils Chinese cities and towns

The Hindu  

Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers southwest of Beijing. “There’s been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital. “They work day and night, but they can’t burn them all.” Over two hours at the Gaobeidian crematorium …

Photos: How COVID roils small Chinese towns
2 years ago

Photos: How COVID roils small Chinese towns

Al Jazeera  

As China grapples with surging COVID-19 cases, emergency wards in small cities and towns southwest of the capital, Beijing, are overwhelmed. The towns and small cities in Baoding and Langfang prefectures, in central Hebei province, were the epicentre of one of China’s first outbreaks after the state loosened coronavirus controls in November and December. Experts have forecast between a million …

COVID-19 China update: Difficult months ahead as 'coronavirus' cases spiral | KNOW WHY
2 years ago

COVID-19 China update: Difficult months ahead as 'coronavirus' cases spiral | KNOW WHY

India TV News  

China COVID-19 cases : Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus pandemic is now spreading through the vast country. “How well do they perform this particular catch up effort might determine some of the outcome.” Hospital conditions in China: Around Baoding and Langfang, hospitals have run out of intensive care beds and staff as severe …

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns
2 years ago

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

LA Times  

A patient is moved onto a gurney in a crowded hospital in Bazhou city in northern China’s Hebei province on Thursday as China grapples with its first-ever wave of COVID mass infections. “There’s been so many people dying,” said Zhao Yongsheng, a worker at a funeral goods shop near a local hospital. “They work day and night, but they can’t …

China estimates 37 million people had Covid in a single day, a record
2 years ago

China estimates 37 million people had Covid in a single day, a record

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with Covid on a single day this week, according to estimates from the government’s top health authority. This makes the country’s outbreak by far the world’s largest as almost 248 million people, or nearly 18% of the population, have likely contracted the virus in the first 20 days of December. …

‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
2 years ago

‘A very hard road ahead’ for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

Associated Press  

BAZHOU, China — Nearly three years after it was first identified in China, the coronavirus is now spreading through the vast country. The National Health Commission said China had 10 intensive care beds for every 100,000 people on Dec. 9, a total of 138,000 beds, up from 4 for every 100,000 people on Nov. 22. Even taken at face value, …

'A very hard road ahead' for China as COVID-19 cases spiral
2 years ago

'A very hard road ahead' for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Health Commission said China had 10 intensive …

One-day tally of COVID cases in China hits 37 million: Report
2 years ago

One-day tally of COVID cases in China hits 37 million: Report

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with COVID-19 on a single day this week, the Bloomberg news agency has reported, citing minutes from an internal meeting of the country’s National Health Commission held on Wednesday. Concerns over official statistics On Thursday, health data firm Airfinity estimated that there are likely more than 5,000 daily deaths and …

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
2 years ago

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from the nation’s top health officials, Bloomberg News and the Financial Times reported Friday. How the NHC came up with the estimates cited by Bloomberg and the Financial Times is unclear, as China is …

Elderly Covid patients fill hospital wards in China's major cities
2 years ago

Elderly Covid patients fill hospital wards in China's major cities

Firstpost  

The virus is surging across China in an outbreak authorities say is impossible to track after the end of mandatory mass testing Chongqing: Elderly patients lined the wards of hospitals in major cities in China Thursday as the country battled a wave of Covid cases. “A lot of hospital staff are positive as well, but we have no choice but …

China Covid surge: 1 million cases daily now, 4.2 million by March - new report
2 years ago

China Covid surge: 1 million cases daily now, 4.2 million by March - new report

Hindustan Times  

China - struggling to contain possibly the biggest Covid-19 outbreak the world has ever seen - may be recording a million Covid-19 cases and 5,000 deaths every 24 hours, Bloomberg reported Thursday citing new research by a London-based analytics firm. According to Airfinity Ltd., the current wave of cases - exacerbated as much by China's insistence on scrapping Covid protocols …

China’s actual Covid numbers may be much higher than what’s reported: WHO
2 years ago

China’s actual Covid numbers may be much higher than what’s reported: WHO

Live Mint  

Covid numbers in China may be much more than what the official figures show, as per Mike Ryan, the emergencies director at the World Health Organization. More than any other nation, China possesses nine locally made Covid-19 vaccinations that are licensed for use. On December 21, despite China reporting no new Covid deaths in its increasing outbreak and facing criticism …

China says no new Covid deaths, but crematoriums ‘overwhelmed’ | Top points
2 years ago

China says no new Covid deaths, but crematoriums ‘overwhelmed’ | Top points

Hindustan Times  

While reports and social media posts claim that hospitals in China are struggling, pharmacy shelves have been stripped bare and many crematoriums are overwhelmed, China on Wednesday said “no one had died of Covid-19 the previous day”, after changing the criteria such that most virus deaths are no longer counted. Patients recover at a hospital in Zhuozhou city in northern …

Covid-19 cases in the US surpass 100 million, says report
2 years ago

Covid-19 cases in the US surpass 100 million, says report

Firstpost  

According to health officials in China, Chinese cities are currently hit by the highly transmissible Omicron strains, mainly BA.5.2 and BF.7 Washington: The number of Covid-19 cases registered in the US since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 exceeded a staggering 100 million, Johns Hopkins University has said, amid a sharp spike in caseloads globally and the WHO …

What is China's latest Covid situation? 5 points
2 years ago

What is China's latest Covid situation? 5 points

Hindustan Times  

China on Tuesday reported no new Covid-19-related deaths even as the country is reportedly registering a massive surge in their daily cases - just a month after the Chinese government lifted nearly three years of lockdowns. According to the National Health Commission, China's total number of fatalities due to coronavirus stands at 5,241, reported Reuters. The end to mandatory testing …

China's crematoriums, hospitals 'packed' as Covid cases rise | Top 10 points
2 years ago

China's crematoriums, hospitals 'packed' as Covid cases rise | Top 10 points

Hindustan Times  

China is reportedly registering a massive surge in coronavirus or Covid-19 cases in the wake of the Chinese government's sudden decision last month to lift nearly three years of lockdowns, quarantines and mass testing. Eric Feigl-Ding estimates that more than 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of Earth's population are likely to be infected over the next …

China rushes to build hospital beds, US says covid situation in China a concern
2 years ago

China rushes to build hospital beds, US says covid situation in China a concern

Live Mint  

China rushed to install hospital beds across cities and build fever screening clinics amid a surge in covid cases in the country. We’ve seen that over the course of many different permutations of this virus and certainly another reason why we are so focused on helping countries around the world address COVID, another reason why bringing this to a close …

Some Chinese cities urge people with mild COVID to keep working as restrictions ease
2 years ago

Some Chinese cities urge people with mild COVID to keep working as restrictions ease

LA Times  

Masked commuters head to work via subway during the morning rush hour in Beijing on Tuesday. Health authorities reported Tuesday that five people died in the latest 24-hour period, all in Beijing, fueling concern that the toll could rise sharply after the lifting of most “zero-COVID” restrictions. They also reflect the the difficulty officials face in trying to revive an …

China reports first coronavirus deaths since easing zero-COVID policy
2 years ago

China reports first coronavirus deaths since easing zero-COVID policy

Firstpost  

Official case numbers are widely considered unreliable following the end of mandatory mass testing, while fears are mounting of a wave of infections in poor rural areas during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays Beijing: China on Monday reported its first deaths from Covid-19 since loosening its hardline containment policy, as hospitals and crematoriums struggle with outbreak authorities say is …

China reports first COVID deaths since December 3 as official count questioned
2 years ago

China reports first COVID deaths since December 3 as official count questioned

The Hindu  

China reported its first COVID-related deaths in weeks on December 19 amid rising doubts over whether the official count was capturing the full toll of a disease that is ripping through cities after the government relaxed strict anti-virus controls. Monday's two deaths were the first to be reported by the National Health Commission since December 3, days before Beijing announced …

China could see nearly a million deaths as it exits zero-Covid, study says
2 years ago

China could see nearly a million deaths as it exits zero-Covid, study says

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Hong Kong CNN — China’s abrupt and under-prepared exit from zero-Covid could lead to nearly 1 million deaths, according to a new study, as the country braces …

China likely to record 1 million Covid deaths in 2023, predicts new model
2 years ago

China likely to record 1 million Covid deaths in 2023, predicts new model

Hindustan Times  

China may end up witnessing more than a million Covid deaths in 2023 if it continues with its decision of lifting stringent coronavirus curbs, a new projection from a US-based institute claimed. According to the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, by April 1, China could register 322,000 deaths, as the Covid cases will peak then. Following the lifting of …

China COVID Surge: Explosion Of Coronavirus Cases, Over A Million Deaths Through 2023, Say IHME Projections
2 years ago

China COVID Surge: Explosion Of Coronavirus Cases, Over A Million Deaths Through 2023, Say IHME Projections

ABP News  

New Delhi: After China's stringent COVID-19 restrictions were abruptly lifted following unprecedented protests under the Xi Jinping regime, the U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation has projected that the lifting of curbs could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023. This projection comes as China's national health authority is yet to report any …

New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China through 2023
2 years ago

New COVID model predicts over 1 million deaths in China through 2023

The Hindu  

China's abrupt lifting of stringent COVID-19 restrictions could result in an explosion of cases and over a million deaths through 2023, according to new projections from the U.S.-based Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. China lifted some of the world's toughest COVID restrictions in December after unprecedented public protests and is now experiencing a spike in infections, with fears COVID …

China hospitals unprepared as COVID-19 cases surge after opening
2 years ago

China hospitals unprepared as COVID-19 cases surge after opening

The Hindu  

China’s sudden easing of restrictions on December 7 after three years of a zero-COVID policy has left many hospitals unprepared to deal with the current surge of cases in many Chinese cities. The rapid change of policy has, however, caught many hospitals off-guard, and left them scrambling to deal with cases and segregate patients according to risk. Media outlet Caixin …

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs
2 years ago

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

The Hindu  

Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as Beijing rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. A Cabinet meeting called Thursday for “full mobilisation” of hospitals including adding staff to ensure their “combat effectiveness” and increasing …

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs
2 years ago

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

LA Times  

Facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests. A Cabinet meeting called Thursday for “full mobilization” of hospitals including adding staff to ensure their “combat effectiveness” and increasing …

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls
2 years, 1 month ago

China grapples with a rash of coronavirus infections after easing its strict controls

LA Times  

A rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses was reported by social media users Friday across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump. “There’s very few people coming in because there’s so many cases,” said Gang Xueping, a waitress in a Beijing restaurant. Half of the company’s people …

Massive quarantine sites being built in China's Guangzhou as Covid cases spiral
2 years, 1 month ago

Massive quarantine sites being built in China's Guangzhou as Covid cases spiral

India Today  

Amid the recent spike in Covid cases across the country, massive quarantine sites and makeshift hospitals are reportedly being built to accommodate at least 2,50,000 people in the Chinese city of Guangzhou. The city of 13 million residents, Guangzhou, has faced an increase in the number of Covid cases since early October. In the city of Guangzhou, the capital of …

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