Why people in China stay home after easing of COVID measures |

In China, business owners say they're struggling to make ends meet despite the government's loosening of strict coronavirus measures. Anger over the restrictions has now given way to another worry.

It’s Over - China’s Zero Covid Policy Failed

The zero covid policy of China has failed, yet they won't stop the restrictions. Public dissatisfaction is boiling over, yet the leadership is doubling down.

‘If I die no-one will know’: Covid and Hong Kong’s 'cage men'

 

 

For almost two years Hong Kong managed to control the spread of Covid-19, not at least due to China’s controversial zero-Covid policy. But the Omicron variant overwhelmed the healthcare system. The city recorded the highest death rate in the world. Many of those affected are the city’s underprivileged and elderly.

Beijing Olympics: Five things to know

 Covid bubbles, artificial snow and human rights are making Beijing's Winter Olympics hit the headlines.

Here's what you need to know about the Games, which start on Friday 4 February.

The Olympics Will Be The Ultimate Test For China's Zero-COVID Policy | TIME

 

Hosting the Olympic Games is a daunting challenge during any year. Add a global pandemic, and the logistics of welcoming the world’s athletes in while keeping the virus out become complicated fast. But China believes its aggressive stance against COVID-19 is up to the task.

Its not just China's the aggressive stance against COVID-19, but against human rights, the rule of law and free speech.

Novak Djokovic's Australian visa revoked again

Novak Djokovic's Australian visa has been revoked for a second time, putting in serious doubt the world's No.1 men's tennis player's chances of contesting the Australian Open and winning a record 21st Grand Slam

I'm stick to death of the Novak Djokovic's of the world. Believing, because they are wealthy and famous rules are only for the peasants.

Long COVID research update: Blood abnormalities could cause Long COVID

 At the University of Erlangen's Max Planck Institute in Germany, scientists are looking for the causes of Long COVID, or post-COVID-19, syndrome in which patients suffer from lingering breathlessness, tightness in the chest, or fatigue.