WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness
Chinese authorities from National Health Commission held a press conference on Nov. 13 to report an increase of respiratory disease.
Thu Nov 23 2023
China reports 36,061 new COVID cases, from 37,828 previous day
China's cases are decreasing just as some cities announce easing of COVID curbs and lift lockdowns.
Thu Dec 01 2022
China won't relax COVID policies but will keep improving them - govt expert
China is very cautious in every adjustment it makes in its COVID policies, the National Health Commission said in a statement.
Fri Nov 11 2022
China striving to control new COVID outbreaks - Commission
China should unwaveringly stick to its dynamic zero-COVID policy, the National Health Commission said.
Thu Nov 03 2022
Shanghai places hundreds in quarantine after airport COVID-19 cases
Authorities in Shanghai have quarantined hundreds of people in an attempt to halt a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the city.
Sat Aug 21 2021
China says shocked by WHO plan for COVID origins study
National Health Commission Vice Minister Zeng Yixin dismissed the lab leak theory as a rumour running counter to common sense.
Thu Jul 22 2021
Dongguan becomes latest city in China's Guangdong to be hit by COVID-19
The Delta variant of COVID-19 has dominated infections in the provincial upsurge, the first time it has hit China.
Mon Jun 21 2021
China vaccine doses pass one billion mark
Authorities have set an ambitious target of fully vaccinating 40 pct of the country's nearly 1.4 billion people by the end of this month.
Mon Jun 21 2021
China to offer COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as three
Sinovac has completed early phase trials of the vaccine in children and adolescents.
Wed Jun 09 2021
China sees new COVID-19 cases fall to more than three-week low
National and local authorities continue to discourage travel even as the number of new cases fell.
Mon Feb 01 2021
A year after Wuhan lockdown, China reports small rise in COVID-19 cases
The National Health Commission said 107 new COVID-19 cases had been identified on Saturday, up from 103 cases the day before.
Sat Jan 23 2021
China says WHO team to probe COVID-19 origins will arrive Jan. 14
The National Health Commission, which announced the arrival date, delayed from its early January schedule, did not detail the team's itinerary.
Mon Jan 11 2021
China to provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge: Official
Zhongwei said that while manufacturing and transport of vaccines have costs, the government can provide vaccines for free to individuals.
Sat Jan 09 2021
China reports biggest rise in daily COVID cases in five months
Hebei, which entered a "wartime mode" on Tuesday, accounted for 51 of the 52 local cases reported by the National Health Commission on Thursday.
Thu Jan 07 2021
China reports 11 new COVID-19 cases vs six a day earlier
China also reported 10 new asymptomatic patients, compared with four a day earlier.
Sun Nov 29 2020