 | Chinese rural bank protestors fear data misuse as Covid health QR codes turn redCustomers of rural banks in Henan province who were trying to withdraw their deposits after reports of a bank run suspect authorities are restricting their movement using the Covid health code app. |
 | Beijing tightens Covid restrictions over 'ferocious' bar clusterChina's zero-Covid strategy is being stretched to the limit by the fast-spreading Omicron variant, as both Beijing and Shanghai have seen fresh clusters just days after lifting restrictions. |
 | Beijing delays school reopenings after new Covid outbreakChina is the last major economy still committed to a zero-Covid strategy, stamping out new cases with a combination of targeted lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines. |
| Panic buying triggered in Shanghai as mass testing returnsThe mass testing announcements sparked fears of a return to stringent, prolonged lockdown among the residents, many of whom had been confined to their homes for two months or more since March. |
 | China calls COVID 'lab leak' theory a lie after WHO reportThe WHO’s stance in a report released Thursday is a sharp reversal of the U.N. health agency’s initial assessment of the pandemic’s origins. |
| China fears Covid wind blows in from North KoreaChinese officials have urged the residents along the Yalu River separating the two countries to shut their windows. |
 | Shanghai to lock down and test 2.7 million as Covid fears lingerThe city eased many restrictions last week, after confining most of its 25 million residents to their homes since March as China battled its worst Covid outbreak in two years. |
 | Dragon boat race, festive atmosphere return in south ChinaChina recorded just 74 new COVID-19 cases on Friday and restrictions have been eased in cities which had been under strict lockdown for more than two months. |
 | Thousands of Covid-negative Beijing residents sent to quarantineChina's strategy to achieve zero Covid cases includes strict border closures, lengthy quarantines, mass testing and rapid, targeted lockdowns. |
 | Covid curbs push China off global sporting mapThe Olympic-sized Asian Games became the latest and biggest casualty on Friday as organisers decided to delay the multisports extravaganza due to a severe outbreak of Covid-19. |
 | Asian Games postponed amid COVID surge: Chinese mediaThe Games were scheduled to take place from September 10-25 in the capital of Zhejiang province, about 175 kilometres southwest of Shanghai. |
 | Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight CovidChinese authorities have stuck to their zero-Covid policy of lockdowns and mass testing, entire neighbourhoods in the capital are sealed over a handful of infections. |
 | 'No choice': Shanghai residents sent out of city to quarantine during Covid crackdownHundreds of thousands of virus-positive people have been taken to makeshift facilities as China does not allow them to quarantine at home. |
 | More Beijing classes go online in tightening of virus rulesChina moved most students in the sprawling Chaoyang district to online learning, with exceptions for middle and high school students who are preparing to take crucial exams. |
 | COVID-19: China's health system faces multiple challenges as Omicron hitsOne of the last countries sticking to a zero-COVID strategy, China aims to stamp out every infection with strict lockdowns and by sending all cases to secure facilities. |
