Now playing Next China Chinese travel industry welcomes end to strict COVID-19 restrictions The Chinese travel industry and airlines have welcomed with relief, news that China is about to end almost three years of strict controls and quarantines on travellers. 28/12/2022
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Now playing Next China Cases surge as China continues to ease Covid-19 restrictions China will scrap its quarantine rules for inbound travellers from 8 January, as it continues to roll back years of ultra-strict Covid-19 restrictions. 27/12/2022
Now playing Next China China to permit international travel in January as COVID-19 cases soar The Chinese government claims it has the pandemic under control, and it is ready to allow its citizens to travel abroad while letting foreigners come in starting 8 January. 27/12/2022
Now playing Next China China's emergency rooms 'overwhelmed' as COVID-19 wave sweeps country China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that excludes many deaths that would be attributed to COVID-19 in other places. 26/12/2022
Now playing Next Health As COVID cases soar in China, so does the risk of a new variant Many hospitals have been overwhelmed with patients since China drastically eased its COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month. 26/12/2022
Now playing Next China China opens 'fever consulting' centres as COVID cases soar After effectively revoking its zero-COVID policy, China is facing a pandemic surge that's becoming ever more difficult to monitor and control 25/12/2022
Now playing Next Crossing Cultures Forged from fire: how swords shaped China and Europe's culture For millennia swords have held deep cultural significance in both Asia and Europe. In this episode of Crossing Cultures, we head to Toledo in Spain and Longquan in China to meet the swordsmiths still forging in the ancient tradition. 22/12/2022
Now playing Next China 'Tragic battle': Half of Shanghai will get COVID, warns hospital China's official death count since the pandemic began three years ago stands at 5,241 as critics claim its definition of COVID-related death is too narrow. 22/12/2022
Now playing Next China China did not report any COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday A health official in China says the country is limiting how it is recording COVID-19 deaths. 21/12/2022
Now playing Next China China might be underreporting its COVID-related death toll — experts The Asian giant only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, practice health experts say is questionable now that we know how the illness works. 21/12/2022
Now playing Next China China's coronavirus death toll spikes after 'zero-covid' policy ends Some scientific models have estimated numbers will rise with an eventual death toll in the tens or hundreds of thousands. 20/12/2022
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Now playing Next no comment Watch: Chinese government starts to loosen strict COVID-19 rules China has ended mandatory COVID-19 testing for many, in an attempt to loosen anti-virus rules and restart the declining economy. 09/12/2022
Now playing Next China China rolls back its ‘Zero-COVID’ policy For nearly three years, China has launched sporadic, strict lockdowns to keep COVID-19 levels extremely low in the country. However, following public protests in many cities in the last few weeks, this looks to be changing. 07/12/2022
Now playing Next China Beijing embraces 'life again' as COVID-19 lockdown is eased Following major protests last month, residents of the Chinese capital will no longer need to show negative COVID-19 tests to enter a variety of public spaces, including supermarkets, offices, the subway and the city’s international airport. 06/12/2022
Now playing Next Crossing Cultures How Chinese porcelain inspired Europe’s own pottery 16th-century Chinese potters in Jingdezhen made the finest porcelain, a magical material never seen before. Only they knew the production process - a closely guarded secret. But over time Dutch potters began crafting their own precious blue and white ceramics. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next China COVID protesters and riot police clash in China's fifth biggest city Riot police in white hazmat suits clashed with protestors in the Chinese manufacturing hub Guangzhou on Tuesday night. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next China UK PM slams Beijing as tensions mount over journalist attack claims Accredited BBC journalist Ed Lawrence was arrested at a Covid-19 lockdown protest in Shanghai and detained for several hours. 29/11/2022
Now playing Next no comment Hundreds of protesters call for end to China’s zero-COVID policy Protesters gather in Beijing, waving blank sheets of paper and calling for an end to China’s zero-COVID-19 policy in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. 28/11/2022
Now playing Next China Chinese authorities ease some anti-virus rules amid growing unrest Security forces in China continued to detain civilians on Monday after protests flared up across the country last weekend. Demonstrators are calling for an end to COVID-19 lockdowns and for President Xi Jinping to resign. While some measures have eased, China’s zero-tolerance policy still stands. 28/11/2022
Now playing Next China Chinese authorities crackdown amid rare public protests Protests against harsh COVID restrictions spread across China over the weekend, with some protesters calling for President Xi Jinping to step down. 27/11/2022
Now playing Next China Protests over COVID controls spread across China after fatal fire President Xi Jinping’s government faces mounting anger at its “zero-COVID” policy that has brought lockdowns throughout China, after some 10 people died in an apartment fire. 27/11/2022
Now playing Next China China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record Pandemic lockdowns are expanding across China as the number of new COVID-19 cases rose by 31,444 on Thursday. The daily caseload has been steadily increasing. Meanwhile authorities reported China’s first COVID-19 deaths in six months this week, bringing the total to 5,232. 24/11/2022
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