Thousands of aeroplane passengers arriving into the UK from China will be tested for COVID-19 amid a wave of new cases in the world’s most populated country. This will be on top of pre-departure testing and fast-track analysis of samples from patients
The U.S. State Department called on China to be more transparent about the current COVID-19 outbreak and origins of the virus, hitting back at a Chinese official who called travel restrictions “unacceptable” on Tuesday. “If the [People’s Republic of China] wants to
The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing’s relaxation of its “zero-COVID” policies. China has not responded to the offer yet, a spokesperson for the European Commission told
Belgium will test wastewater from planes arriving from China for new COVID variants as part of new steps against the spread of the coronavirus as infections in China surge, the government announced on Monday. “This will be an additional monitoring objective to
China blasts 'unacceptable' COVID-19 travel restrictions, claims political motivations for new rules
Chinese officials blasted foreign nations that announced “unacceptable” COVID-19 travel restrictions, vowing to take “countermeasures” in response. “Some countries have taken entry restrictions targeting only Chinese travelers,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told reporters. “This lacks scientific basis and some practices
Hospital beds were filled and long queues formed at hospitals in Shanghai on Tuesday, as China is urged to share its data on the latest COVID wave spreading throughout the country. Patients were seen flooding the emergency department of the Zhongshan hospital
The United States is locked in a “space race” with China as Beijing plans to build a lunar research station, a top NASA official has warned. Former astronaut and NASA administrator Bill Nelson also claimed China could eventually claim to “own” the
Russia is “quickly running out” of weapons ten months into its war on Ukraine and desperately seeking help from other countries, a US expert has said. Meanwhile Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has branded opposite number Vladimir Putin a “coward” – and claimed
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for “unity” as the country enters a “new phase” in its approach to combating the pandemic. While addressing the public on New Year’s Eve, Mr Jinping, 69, claimed that China had succeeded in the fight against
Vladimir Putin has lavished praise on Xi Jinping in a probable attempt to ingratiate himself with China’s leader and win more backing for his war on Ukraine. During the course of their end-of-year video conference call, the pair discussed what they acknowledged