scorecardresearch
Saturday, July 19, 2025
TopicChina Covid policy

Topic: China Covid policy

China’s official Covid-19 death figures underestimate true toll of pandemic’s current wave

The country's narrow criteria for identifying Covid-19 deaths will only include deaths caused by pneumonia & respiratory failure, said a leading Chinese medical expert Tuesday.

Long queues, high fees for cremation services in Beijing as Covid cases rise

Workers at two funeral parlours in Beijing said there has been a surge in residents looking to cremate deceased relatives.

‘India need not panic, it is immunised,’ says NTAGI chairman amid China’s Covid deaths

China’s abrupt exit from its strict ‘zero-Covid’ policy could result in at least 1 million deaths, a report has said.

China races to improve health system as Covid-19 surge sparks global concern

Cities scrambled to install hospital beds & build fever screening clinics Tuesday as authorities reported five more deaths, with growing concern about virus mutations among others.

China officially reports 1st Covid deaths since retreat from strict virus control policy

The two deaths reported by the National Health Commission have caused growing doubt among citizens on whether China's data is capturing the fast worsening situation on ground.

Russia-Ukraine war, Iran protests, economic recession — what happened & what did not in 2022

A round-up of news stories that dominated the year, and the outlook for 2023.

Situation in China volatile—A fire incident, a strict Covid policy spreading anger on streets

The Chinese are drawing parallels between the recent protests and the 1989 Tiananmen Square agitation.

On Camera

Socialism hinders India’s industrial growth. We need free enterprise first

‘The tirade against capitalism is wholly unfounded. Capitalism as it has shaped during the past quarter of a century is a far better method of developing the economic resources of any country,’ wrote DN Hosali in 1956.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.