Snowstorms have wreaked havoc in northeast China this week, with record snowfall in some parts snarling traffic, disrupting train services, and raising concerns about power supplies as temperatures plunge, state media reported on Wednesday. Traffic in Liaoning province has been severely disrupted, with the majority of expressway toll stations shut …
Read More »14 killed, 26 injured in warehouse fire in China
A warehouse fire in northeastern China on Saturday left at least fourteen people dead and twelve seriously injured, state media reported. The logistics warehouse, located in Changchun, the capital of the northeastern province of Jilin, caught on fire Saturday afternoon, and rescue work is still underway, the official Xinhua news …
Read More »China reports its highest number of local Covid-19 infections since March
China recorded 57 local Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the highest number the country has seen since it brought the coronavirus largely under control in March, according to figures released by the National Health Commission on Monday. Among the locally transmitted cases, 41 were found in the far western region of …
Read More »China places second city on lockdown over early signs of dreaded second wave
Two cities in northeastern China have imposed travel restrictions and gone into temporary lockdown amid a new cluster of coronavirus infections which have sparked fears of an impending second wave sweeping the country. Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, reported at least five new indigenous cases of infection …
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