Covid-19

Legitimate findings, questions that would have expanded public debate went missing, report says

Covid-19 to be downgraded from top tier of infectious diseases to second tier

President calls for more focused ‘patriotic’ health campaign

Censors work overtime as Beijing gropes for coherent narrative

Infection rate would accelerate by another 10% over weekend, Qingdao authorities say

Pharmacies run out of stock in wake of govt’s sudden move to lift pandemic curbs 

Only fatalities directly caused by virus included in official statistics

Tests detect 62,261 positive infections last week, up from 27,119 previous week

Country reports 87,559 new infections bringing total caseload to 28,302,474

Conference hears the need for affordable access to surgery and anaesthesia services in all parts of the country

Beijing sees two official fatalities, even as fear of virus empties streets

Megacity’s move comes as China relaxes harsh curbs

Numbers fall from 10,937 in previous week