Over 10,000 medics from 19 provincial-level regions have been drafted to help Hainan in fighting the latest COVID-19 resurgence, with the majority in the worst-hit city of Sanya.

The first batch of 660 stranded tourists due to the latest COVID-19 resurgence returned to home on the early morning of Friday.

Since the COVID-19 resurgence, the Lhasa Railway Station has handled about 6,000 passengers and the Gongga Airport has transported about 20,000 passengers.

A second makeshift hospital with 2,000 beds was delivered to Sanya, Hainan Province, on Thursday.

The first batch of 660 tourists who were stranded amid a new outbreak of COVID-19 in Haikou, south China’s Hainan Province, set off for their return journey on the early morning of Friday.

Nanjing, Jiangsu province, helped to charter a flight on Thursday to bring home the first group of its residents who have been stranded by the COVID-19 outbreak in distant Hainan province.

China has taken swift and effective steps to counter the COVID-19 outbreaks in Hainan province and the Tibet autonomous region to help curb the possible spillover of the epidemic to other areas.

More than 10,000 medical workers from 19 provincial-level regions have been sent to Hainan province to assist in its fight against a recent COVID-19 outbreak, a senior health official said on Wednesday.

Lhasa launched city-wide nucleic acid testing on Monday night after the city reported 18 positive COVID-19 cases. A total of 545 testing sites have been set up in Lhasa.

Seven people tested positive on Tuesday in Ngari prefecture and Shigatse city in the Tibet autonomous region, according to statements released by local health authorities on Tuesday afternoon.

Lhasa, the capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, launched city-wide nucleic acid testing on Monday night after the city reported 18 positive COVID-19 tests.

A plane carrying 125 tourists took off at 4:28 p.m. Tuesday from Sanya, a coastal resort city in south China's Hainan Province, bound for Xi'an in northwest China.

The Tibet autonomous region, which previously held the mainland record for the longest number of days without a COVID-19 case, reported multiple infections on Sunday.

Despite disruptions, international freight shipments from Yiwu remain relatively stable.

The authorities in Hainan province are working hard to assist tourists who have been stranded amid a new outbreak of COVID-19 that has so far affected 13 cities and counties across the island.

Starting from Friday, visitors from overseas and Taiwan will undergo a seven-day quarantine consisting of three days at hotel and four days at home, the city's top leader announced on Monday.

Sanya, a coastal resort city in south China's Hainan Province, is moving rapidly to stem its latest COVID-19 outbreak with medics, frontline workers and over 4,000 volunteers joining the fight.

Hainan began conducting nucleic acid tests for all people in the tropical island province on Sunday to curb its latest COVID-19 outbreak, which has spilled over into 10 cities and counties across the island.

Restrictions on international passenger flights were loosened on Sunday in order to further refine COVID-19 prevention and control measures, while at the same time encourage economic recovery and international travel.

China's aviation regulator has decided to relax rules on suspending overseas flights due to COVID-19 in a move many believe will stimulate inbound travel.

U.S. President Joe Biden ended isolation on Sunday after recovering from a COVID-19 rebound case.

Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called CoronaVac has been approved for children aged six months to three years in Hong Kong from Thursday, the Beijing-based biopharmaceutical product provider said on Wednesday.

No quarantine is required anymore, according to the Zhuhai-Macao joint work group overseeing the pandemic control.　　After entering Zhuhai, visitors from Macao need to go through nucleic acid test twice within three days, said the work group.

Children aged between six months and three years in Hong Kong will be able to receive Sinovac COVID-19 jabs from Thursday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Tuesday.

Children aged between six months and three years in Hong Kong will be able to receive Sinovac COVID-19 jabs from Thursday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Tuesday.

Multiple places, including Beijing and Shanghai, have started inter-regional recognition of COVID-19 test results as the Chinese central government urged regional authorities to improve test data sharing between each other to enhance the convenience of the public to travel.

Chinese scientists and their U.S. counterparts have developed two cocktail antibodies against COVID-19 that may deliver a one-two punch to infections caused by the prevalent Omicron variant.

U.S. President Joe Biden remained positive for COVID-19 on Sunday but "continues to feel well," his physician said.

U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday in a "rebound" case, days after ending isolation and treatment, according to his doctor.

China promptly strengthened legislation and law enforcement to provide solid legal guarantees in the fight against COVID-19 after its initial outbreak, officials said at a news conference on Thursday.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged precautions as the Omicron BA.5 subvariant of COVID-19 continues to spread in the country.

A monoclonal antibody against SARS-CoV-2 has been approved by China's medical authorities for clinical trials, which is of great significance for coping with the spread of Omicron variants.

China's National Immigration Administration (NIA) will continue to adjust and improve entry-and-exit control measures in line with the changing COVID-19 situation to fully meet people's necessary need for cross-border travel.

China's top drug regulator said on Monday that it has granted conditional approval for a homegrown oral pill to be used to treat COVID-19 disease, adding to the growing medical arsenal against the novel coronavirus.

U.S. President Joe Biden told reporters virtually on Monday that he's anticipating a return of in-person work by the end of the week.

The causative agent for U.S. President Joe Biden's COVID-19 infection is "most likely" the BA.5 variant, his physician said on Saturday.

The COVID-19 vaccines produced by China are safe and effective, according to health officials and experts attending a press conference held by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19 on Saturday.

All incumbent leaders of the Communist Party of China and the State have been vaccinated with domestic COVID-19 vaccines, "showing that they attach great significance to virus control work and have great confidence in Chinese-made vaccines".

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of sympathy to U.S. President Joe Biden over the latter's COVID-19 infection.

China's COVID-19 disease control measures can effectively tackle the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, and existing vaccines can offer protection against the two highly contagious strains, a public health expert said on Thursday.

U.S. President Joe Biden tweeted Thursday noon that he's "doing great" despite a COVID-19 infection.

U.S. President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government is preparing to step up COVID-19 testing at elderly care homes, which is a focus of the local coronavirus control efforts, an official said Thursday.

The Chinese mainland reported 148 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and 678 asymptomatic carriers on Wednesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday.

Interior view of the first makeshift hospital in Beihai, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 19, 2022. It started to receive patients, offering 600 beds for COVID-19 treatment on Tuesday. Beihai reported 134 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 104 asymptomatic carriers.

The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus can infect a broader range of animals than the original strain and the Delta strain, underscoring the significance of monitoring for the virus in susceptible species to prevent further mutations and spillover to humans.

More than half of the U.S. population are now living in areas with high COVID-19 levels and people are recommended to wear masks in indoor public settings, said a report of The Wall Street Journal.

The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature.

The government of Tanzania on Thursday received a donation of 3 million COVID-19 Sinopharm vaccine doses donated by China.

Testing for COVID-19 normally has kept clinicians clad in medical protective gear working for hours. But sample collecting is stepping closer to full automation with the development of yet another robot.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for immediate action in four areas so that the world can build back better from COVID-19 and further advance sustainable development.

Despite challenges and pressure from the COVID-19 epidemic and geopolitical tensions, China's economy remains resilient, and the country has plenty of policy tools to maintain sustained and healthy economic development, experts said.

Local authorities have been prohibited from imposing additional COVID-19 control measures on non-cold chain imports in an effort to stabilize supply chains, the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism said in a notice released on Tuesday.

In the absence of the Omicron-specific vaccines, extending the vaccination period between doses may contribute to stopping the rapid emergence of this COVID-19 mutation, said a new study.

The newer and most contagious Omicron subvariants, known as BA.4 and BA.5, now make up over 80 percent of COVID-19 infections in the United States, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is "nowhere near over" as the number of new cases worldwide has risen by 30 percent in the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

HKSAR government has taken measures to enhance the capacity for rapid nucleic acid tests at Shenzhen Bay Control Point amid growing northbound passenger flow, with a view to earnestly addressing people's concerns and difficulties in daily life.

The first commercial batch of a homegrown COVID-19 neutralizing antibody therapy was rolled out last week, adding a weapon that is particularly useful for immunocompromised people to the arsenal against the virus.

Shanghai reported the first local case of the Omicron subvariant known as BA.5 on Sunday with an infection related to previous imported cases.

Beijing residents can enter the public spaces as long as they provide negative nucleic acid test results taken within 72 hours, have their temperature checked and scan their health codes for COVID-19 prevention and control.

Shanghai cinemas were originally scheduled to reopen from Friday, however, those in Xuhui district postponed the resumption due to the COVID-19 resurgence.

China has reported its first domestic cases of the Omicron subvariant known as BA.5－a highly-transmissible strain feared for its immunity-evading ability－renewing calls for accelerating COVID-19 vaccine booster campaigns.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism released a notice on Thursday resuming travel agencies' operation of tourist trains, which are designed to stop at stations near tourism attractions.

Boao Airport Customs completed entry approval of the Evusheld injections, which have a total value of nearly 22 million yuan ($3.3 million), as special goods for the pilot zone on Monday.

Beijing will offer vouchers worth 100 million yuan ($14.92 million) to spur consumption in the catering sector this year, Beijing Daily reported.

Shanghai postponed the 2022 college entrance examination one month from June 7-9 to July 7-9 due to the COVID-19 epidemic and more than 50,000 students took part in the exam.

Starting on Monday, those who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccine will be restricted from entering some public venues in Beijing, city officials said on Wednesday.

Karaoke bars in Shanghai have been ordered to close following a spike in new COVID-19 infections linked to such venues, local authorities announced on Wednesday.

Shanghai reported 32 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, 22 asymptomatic cases, and 17 imported cases (including six asymptomatic cases) on Wednesday, according to the Shanghai Health Commission.

Shanghai will conduct mass nucleic acid testing from Tuesday to Thursday in areas related to recent local COVID-19 cases.

Anhui province had reported 1,081 cases by the end of Monday, most of them asymptomatic. Infections were also found in Suzhou's Lingbi county and Yongqiao district, and in Mengcheng county in Bozhou.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that nearly 70 percent of the country's population should either be wearing or considering wearing masks inside public spaces, U.S. News and World Report reported.

Sinovac on Monday kicked off a clinical trial in Hong Kong to assess the safety and immunogenicity of its Omicron-specific COVID-19 inactivated vaccine, which is intended to be used as a booster shot for healthy adults.

Children take part in a swimming training at an indoor pool in Shanghai, July 4, 2022. Indoor gyms and natatoriums resumed operations on Monday as the COVID outbreak was under control in the city.

China has begun screening inbound international travelers for potential monkeypox infections as human-to-human transmission has begun being reported in a number of countries where the virus was previously rare, according to the National Health Commission.

Australia has surpassed 10,000 coronavirus deaths as COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in the country, with 30 more deaths reported on Sunday.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Sunday that it will distribute around 290,000 sets of COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits as part of a follow-up on the recent detection of the COVID-19 virus in sewage samples

More than 50 percent of 134 Class A tourist attractions in Shanghai reopened with controlled capacity on Friday amid the city's return to normalcy.

Shanghai Disney Resort reopened on Thursday after more than three months of closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Restaurants and hungry diners in Shanghai embraced dine-in service for the first time in three months on Wednesday in the latest recovery after an outbreak of COVID-19 shut the city down.

After China shortened the COVID-19 quarantine period for inbound international travelers on Tuesday, the volume of international flights booked online quickly surged and airlines are bullish about growth prospects.

China has announced that starting Wednesday, the asterisk marking regions with COVID-19 infections will be removed from the online code tracking visitors' travel history.

President Xi Jinping has reiterated that the dynamic zero-COVID policy has proved to be "correct "and "effective" in the nation's response to COVID-19 outbreaks, saying that the "herd immunity "approach would cause unimaginable consequences in such a populous country as China.

China's financial hub Shanghai is gradually resuming dine-in services at restaurants starting from Wednesday as the COVID-19 epidemic has waned in the city.

A few days before the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, two permanent community COVID-19 isolation treatment facilities, constructed by State-owned enterprises, were fully delivered.

Shanghai is set to resume the dine-in services on Wednesday as the recent COVID-19 resurgence is under control.

China has shortened the COVID-19 quarantine time for inbound international travelers and refined the designation of medium- and high-risk areas, in an effort to cope with the highly infectious Omicron variant more precisely.

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses so far administered on the Chinese mainland hit 3.4 billion on Monday, data from the National Health Commission showed Tuesday.

Under China's newly-updated COVID-19 control protocol, close contacts and inbound travelers will be under medical observation in isolation at designated sites for seven days plus three days of in-home health monitoring.

China has decided to shorten the centralized quarantine period for international travelers and close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases from 14 to seven days, according to a document released on Tuesday.

A group of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will consider recommending whether to update the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for the fall.

Students from primary to high school returned to campus in Beijing on Monday. Kindergartners will go back to school on July 4.

Students from primary to high school in Beijing will resume their campus lives starting on Monday as the latest wave of the COVID-19 epidemic wanes in the city.

The Chinese mainland Saturday reported two locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, which were in Beijing and Guangdong respectively, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

China's Shanghai reported no locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases or local asymptomatic carriers on Saturday, the municipal health commission said Sunday.

Beijing has continued to report new COVID-19 cases at the community level in recent days, which has added to the uncertainty during the current complicated epidemic control and prevention situation, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Epidemic prevention and control authorities in Hefei, Anhui province, canceled regular mass testing for COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Growing reports of people experiencing a COVID-19 rebound after taking the antiviral treatment Paxlovid have "refreshed our understanding of the novel coronavirus", a senior Chinese public health expert said on Monday.

People infected with the original version of the COVID-19 Omicron variant virus are vulnerable to reinfection by later mutated subvariants of Omicron, including BA.4, BA.5 and BA.2.12.1, according to a new study published in the journal Nature last week.

Multiple players in the Chinese men's volleyball team tested positive for COVID-19, China Volleyball Association (CVA) confirmed on Monday night.

Many cities and regions have adjusted their policies related to COVID-19 including shortening the quarantine period for inbound travelers and reducing the frequency of mass nucleic acid testing to better serve the current situation of fewer recent infections.

China has played a constructive role in the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations to facilitate a major decision on the waiver of intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, an official with the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.

The United States is expected to start COVID-19 vaccination this week for children as young as 6 months old.

Life and work are getting back to normal in China, as it has brought the COVID-19 virus transmission under control after battling the latest flare-ups in cities including the political and economic hubs of Beijing and Shanghai over the past months.

Some Chinese cities have shortened the quarantine time for inbound travelers, according to Health Times.

An incident in which some bank customers claimed their health codes were turned red for non-epidemic-related reasons in Henan province, has sparked widespread public discussion, with some calling for stricter management of the code in the fight of COVID-19.

China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) reported 31 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases on Sunday, according to the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center of Macao.

Beijing has virtually cut off the transmission chain of a COVID-19 cluster related to a bar, and the epidemic situation in the city is improving, local authorities said Saturday.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday refuted remarks by U.S. ambassador to China Nicholas Burns concerning China's dynamic zero-COVID approach.

The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 11 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, including five in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, four in Liaoning, and one each in Beijing and Shanghai, the National Health Commission said Saturday.

China's building of its space-based solar power station (SSPS) has achieved a new milestone, as a research team with Xidian University announced recently that the ground recipient verification system has passed examination, proving breakthroughs in key technology.

Photo taken on June 16, 2022 shows the World of Disney Store in east China's Shanghai. Shanghai Disney Resort reopened Disneytown and Shanghai Disneyland hotel on Thursday, the 6th anniversary of the resort.

Top U.S. health expert Anthony Fauci tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test on Wednesday.

The Beijing government has conducted a citywide check of all cultural and entertainment venues since the latest infection cluster linked to a bar was reported on June 9 and has revoked several business licenses, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), widely introduced and used in the global anti-pandemic fight since the onset of COVID-19, has proved to be remarkably effective.

Medical staff members pose for a group photo at the makeshift hospital of Shanghai New International Expo Center in the Pudong New Area, east China's Shanghai, June 15, 2022.

Beijing ground public transport networks have started automatic verification of health code since Wednesday, except for the bus routes that were temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An investigation team was formed by relevant departments in Beijing to look into a bar in the wake of a cluster outbreak of COVID-19, local authorities said Tuesday.

The COVID-19 infection cluster linked to a bar in Beijing's Sanlitun area has continued to grow since Thursday, leading to stricter prevention measures and more residential communities being put under lockdown on Monday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in a tweet on Monday that he has again tested positive for COVID-19.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, urged caution in handling COVID-19 pandemic at a media briefing on Wednesday, saying that even though cases and deaths are declining globally, the pandemic is not over and a new, more dangerous variant can surface anytime.

People take nucleic acid testing in Chaoyang district, Beijing, June 13, 2022. Chaoyang will carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for three consecutive days starting from Monday to eliminate the potential risk of further virus spread.

The locally transmitted COVID-19 infections in Shanghai are mainly from family gatherings and some public venues, including a downtown salon and a supermarket in a commercial area, a health official in the city said on Sunday.

Beijing reported 29 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases (one was converted from asymptomatic cases) and 22 local asymptomatic cases on Sunday, according to the municipal health commission on Monday.

Chaoyang is the top priority for epidemic prevention and control in Beijing, and the district will carry out three rounds of nucleic acid testing for three consecutive days to eliminate the potential risk of further virus spread, officials said.

Two mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidates produced by Chinese manufacturer CanSino Biologics have proven effective in preclinical trials, suggesting the potential for human tests, according to a new study published in the journal Emerging Microbes &Infections.

Public transportation resumed normal operations in most part of Chaoyang and Fengtai districts on Wednesday, except those communities under closed-off management.

With the COVID-19 pandemic brought under control in the Chinese mainland, total confirmed cases have dropped to 906 as of Wednesday, according to the National Health Commission (NHC).

China will target violations related to COVID-19, medical insurance fraud and livestreaming sales that involve health workers during the latest crackdown on irregular practices in the healthcare sector.

China's top drug regulator said on Tuesday it will significantly increase supervision over COVID-19 nucleic acid testing agencies following several reports of fraud.

The United States discarded 82.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from December 2020 through mid-May this year, just over 11 percent of the doses the U.S. federal government distributed, according to a report of NBC News.

Universal Beijing Resort will reopen at 75 percent capacity on June 15. All tourists entering Universal Resort need to provide a valid negative proof of nucleic acid test done within 72 hours, the resort announced on Tuesday.

Around 100,000 grade 11 and 12 students from over 250 high schools in Shanghai returned to school on Monday after about three months away from campus because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

All sports and fitness facilities in Beijing have reopened to the public with a 75 percent of maximum customer flow.

Building more makeshift hospitals in advance and reserving some as permanent fixtures are intended as a precautionary measure to fight against potential COVID-19 resurgences and other health emergencies, according to officials and experts.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Monday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

Beijing residents rushed to restaurants on Monday as the city lifted its 36-day COVID-19-related suspension of dining in imposed last month.

A new study led by Chinese university scientists has identified a compound derived from the antiviral drug remdesivir that exhibits potential as an oral treatment for COVID-19.

Around 100,000 Grade 11 and 12 students from over 250 high schools in Shanghai returned to school on June 6 after about three months away from campus because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

As another 24,373 people got vaccinated on Sunday, nearly 60 percent of citizens in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) have received their booster shot against COVID-19, according to the official website of Hong Kong newspaper Wen Wei Po.

Customers queue to scan health codes to enter a restaurant at midnight after over month-long dine-in service suspension in Beijing, June 6, 2022.

High school students in their second year and third year returned to campus in Shanghai starting from Monday after nearly three months' online classes.

Over the past two weeks, a number of employees of the Shanghai Charity Foundation's branch in Changning district have been voluntarily helping passengers at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in a bid to help facilitate departures from the city.

Beijing announced it would lift a series of COVID-19 restrictions starting on Monday based on improvements in the epidemic situation, bringing the lives of people back closer to normalcy.

The Chinese mainland continues to see the number of daily locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and asymptomatic carriers remain below 100, a health official said Sunday.

Beijing announced it would lift a series of COVID-19 control and prevention measures starting Monday, considering the current epidemic situation.All public transportation including buses, subways and taxis will resume normal operation, which requires negative nucleic acid test results taken within 72 hours.

The first batch of Chinese emergency humanitarian medicine aid arrived at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday night.

It is "the clearest account yet of how Trump's team botched the pandemic," a review recently published by The Atlantic wrote of Silent Invasion, a book written by the Donald Trump administration's coronavirus response coordinator Deborah Birx.

Faced with resurgences of COVID-19 and external uncertainties, China is maneuvering monetary and fiscal policies to spur domestic demand.

The latest COVID-19 outbreak has been curbed in Beijing, said local authorities on Wednesday.

Domestic and international companies based in Shanghai are going full steam ahead to resume operations after the two-month disruption to business caused by COVID-related lockdowns. They have lined up new investments and novel products to indicate their confidence in China.

On Wednesday, 64 passenger trains carrying over 35,000 passengers will depart from these three railway stations in Shanghai.

On Tuesday, Shanghai registered 15 new COVID-19 infections, all detected in quarantined populations. The number of daily infections in the city has fallen to double digits for three consecutive days.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has said that the world needs a special response team to stop the next pandemic and praised China as an important contributor to global health equality.

A China-developed intranasal vaccine against COVID-19 has shown to be safe and effective in early-stage human trials, according to a new study published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Cars run on a street in downtown Shanghai, Jun. 1, 2022. Shanghai gradually restored production and daily life starting on Wednesday as the current COVID-19 wave was under control.

The largest makeshift hospital in Shanghai for COVID-19 patients closed on Tuesday.

The Beijing government is encouraging all residents to spend the coming Dragon Boat Festival in the city and people should avoid infection by staying away from places of high or medium risk for COVID-19, a senior official said on Tuesday.

Chinese health authorities on Tuesday issued a set of disinfection procedures, banning any "simplistic or unmannerly" conduct of disinfectant workers while spraying disinfectant in the homes of coronavirus-infected people.

Shanghai has announced measures to gradually restore production and daily life starting on Wednesday as the city has effectively brought the current COVID-19 wave under control.

The largest temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients in Shanghai during the latest resurgence of infections was closed on Tuesday.

A new Omicron subvariant made up nearly 60 percent of all new U.S. cases in the latest week, according to estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday.

Staff members disinfect a classroom at a school in east China's Shanghai, May, 30, 2022. School conducted comprehensive disinfection for class resumption in Shanghai.

Shanghai will fully restore the normal order of production and living across the city starting from Wednesday, on the premise of containing the overall risk of COVID-19, according to a press conference held on Tuesday.

Shanghai will relax the curbs on entering or leaving residential compounds, resume public transport services and ease rules on private cars on roads, local authorities said Monday.

Shanghai issued nucleic acid sampling certificates to meet the public's demand for nucleic acid testing under normal epidemic prevention and control.

China has donated 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines along with 13 million COVID-19 vaccine syringes and two mobile laboratory vehicles to Myanmar, according to a statement from the Chinese embassy in Myanmar.

Some shopping malls have resumed operations as Beijing further relaxed pandemic restrictions.

China has reported its first imported case of Omicron subvariant BA.5, according to a report released by the China CDC Weekly on Saturday.

Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 34 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 20 locally transmitted cases (eight in Beijing, six in Tianjin and six in Shanghai) and 14 imported cases, according to the National Health Commission on Monday.

Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday.

On May 12, Beijing was abuzz with rumors that the city would be locked down next day, prompting many residents to stock up on groceries.

Shanghai released a 50-measure action plan on Sunday to fully assist domestic and foreign enterprises in recovering from challenges brought by the wave of COVID-19 infections over the past few months and to rehabilitate Shanghai's economic vitality.

Beijing saw no community transmission of COVID-19 in the city from Friday to 3 p.m. Sunday, an official told a press conference Sunday.

A new batch of 5.42 million China-donated COVID-19 vaccine syringes arrived in Myanmar's Yangon on Saturday, said a statement from the Chinese Embassy to Myanmar.

Relying on infection with the Omicron strain to develop immunity to COVID-19 is a dangerous and flawed choice, a health expert said on Friday.

Shanghai's first makeshift shelter for animals closed on Thursday. The pet shelter received 55 animals when their owners were in quarantine.

High school students in grades 11 and 12 in Shanghai can return to school from June 6, and Grade 9 students will return on June 13, the Shanghai Education Commission announced on Thursday.

A total of 40 mobile nucleic acid testing stations arrived in Huangyuan County, Xining City, Qinghai Province, on Wednesday night, and were installed in townships overnight, marking the establishment of the first 15-minute nucleic acid testing circle in Qinghai.

As the first district achieved COVID-19 clearance in communities, shopping malls in Putuo district resumed offline operations on Thursday. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqin)

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) registered zero death from fever cases over the past three days, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday.

Grade 11 and 12 high school students in Shanghai can return to school starting on June 6, and Grade 9 students can do so starting on June 13, the Shanghai Education Commission announced on Thursday.

Shanghai planned to reopen offline business of shopping venues in an all-round way starting June 1, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce said Monday.

All clinical departments at the Shanghai Children's Hospital have resumed offline outpatient services. Outpatient service at night was also launched from Monday to Friday to meet the demands.

The first makeshift hospital built to fight Shanghai's recent outbreak of COVID-19 was closed on Wednesday after helping more than 25,000 people recover.

Most COVID-19 transmission chains reported in the early stages of the ongoing outbreak in Beijing have been cut and the number of infection clusters in the city is declining markedly, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Another form of the Omicron subvariant has become the dominant strain among new U.S. COVID-19 cases, according to the latest estimates released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday.

The first fangcang, or makeshift hospital, in latest resurgence of COVID-19 in Shanghai, which was converted from the National Exhibition and Convention Center, officially closed on Wednesday.