China reports 28,062 new COVID cases for Dec 5 vs 30,014 a day earlier
Overall cases have dropped as cities across the country ease restrictions and COVID testing requirements.
Tue Dec 06 2022
Mistakes at UK COVID testing lab may have led to deaths of 20 people
Britain has one of the highest coronavirus death tolls in the world, with more than 177,000 deaths since the pandemic started in 2020.
Wed Nov 30 2022
China slashes COVID quarantine time for international travellers
Despite easing COVID restrictions in Beijing and Shanghai, residents have been told to go through COVID testing every few days.
Tue Jun 28 2022
Casino hub Macau launches third round of COVID testing as infections rise
Authorities in Macau have locked down multiple buildings and put more than 5,000 people in quarantine in the past few days.
Tue Jun 28 2022
China's mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain
Hazmat-suited workers poke plastic swabs down millions of throats in China each day, leaving bins bursting with medical waste.
Thu Jun 23 2022
Shanghai faces unexpected round of COVID testing for most residents
Seven of the Shanghai's 16 districts would carry out PCR testing for all residents over the weekend due to the discovery of a few cases.
Fri Jun 10 2022
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Thu Jun 02 2022
In Shanghai, lockdown blues make way for COVID testing gripes
Shanghai residents face hours waiting in line for virus tests and the negative results they must show to be allowed to enter public spaces.
Thu Jun 02 2022
China's Beijing city to expand mass COVID testing to more districts
China's capital Beijing swiftly expanded its COVID-19 mass testing from one district this week to most of the city of nearly 22 million.
Tue Apr 26 2022
Cambodia drops COVID testing requirements for overseas visitors
Foreign visitors would still need to be fully vaccinated.
Thu Mar 17 2022
Hong Kong leader calls for calm, after supermarkets emptied ahead of mass COVID testing
Carrie Lam calls for calm after residents emptied supermarkets, stocking up on produce ahead of reports of compulsory mass COVID-19 testing.
Tue Mar 01 2022
COVID-testing rules spark Christmas travel chaos in Australia as cases hit records
Most states require travellers to have a negative test result 72 hours before departure in order to be allowed entry.
Thu Dec 23 2021
Disney World actors ready to work after COVID testing dispute resolved
The Actors' Equity Association had called on Walt Disney Co's to provide regular COVID-19 testing for its members, who cannot wear protective masks while performing as other park employees do.
Thu Aug 13 2020