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Thailand has rescinded an entry policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination, its
Continue readingThailand U-turns on COVID vaccination rule for visitors | Reuters
The crisis raises fundamental questions about why China persisted with “zero covid” for so long and why it chose to reverse
Continue readingThe Dire Aftermath of China’s Untenable “Zero COVID” Policy | The New Yorker
By the end of an otherwise triumphant Communist Party Congress for Xi Jinping in October, it was growing harder for
Continue readingWhy Xi Jinping Reversed His Zero-Covid Policy in China – WSJ
Over the span of a year, Xi’s hallmark pandemic policy has turned from a source of legitimacy for the ruling
Continue readingChina zero-Covid policy: How did it all go so wrong for Xi Jinping? | CNN
Chinese people have rushed to book overseas travel after Beijing announced it would reopen its borders next month.Passport applications for
Continue readingCovid in China: People rush to book travel as borders finally reopen – BBC News
China has announced that its requirement for travellers arriving in the country to go into quarantine will end on 8
Continue readingChina to end Covid quarantine for foreign arrivals – BBC News
Styling himself as the “commander-in-chief” of a “people’s war” against the virus, he has lauded the hard-line policy for “putting
Continue readingWhat does China’s zero-Covid u-turn mean for Xi Jinping? | CNN
WHO says China’s control measures were not stopping COVID-19 Countries should ask are the right people sufficiently vaccinated Open channels
Continue readingChina’s COVID spike not due to lifting of restrictions, WHO director says | Reuters
China has announced it will deactivate a phone app that has tracked people’s movements during the pandemic. The national app,
Continue readingChina to deactivate national Covid tracking app – BBC News
As China casts aside many Covid rules, it is also playing down the threat of the virus. The move could
Continue reading‘Zero Covid,’ Once Ubiquitous, Vanishes in China’s Messy Pivot – The New York Times