Spain to check airport arrivals from China for COVID: minister Passengers arriving at Spanish airports from China will be screened for COVID, Madrid's health minister said on Friday, following an explosion of cases in China. Dec 30, 2022 0 16
China insists official Covid data is transparent: state media China has insisted the data it publishes on COVID-19 deaths has always been transparent, state media reported, despite the official figures being tiny compared with other countries and its hospitals overwhelmed with infections. Dec 30, 2022 0 7
First legal recreational marijuana shop opens in New York City New York's first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opened on Thursday in the heart of Manhattan. Dec 30, 2022 0 17
Concern over China COVID surge 'understandable': WHO Restrictions some countries have introduced in response to China's COVID-19 surge are "understandable", given the lack of information from Beijing, the head of the World Health Organization said Thursday. Dec 30, 2022 0 6
Japan tests all China arrivals for COVID amid surging cases Japan on Friday started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there and as Japan faces rising case numbers and record-level deaths at home. Dec 30, 2022 0 3
China faces bumpy road to normal as infections surge After three years of quarantines pushed them close to shutting down, restaurant owner Li Meng and his wife are hoping for business to rebound after China rolled back severe anti-virus controls. Dec 30, 2022 0 6