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Hong Kong facing hospital crisis amid worst Covid outbreak
Hong Kong is experiencing its worst Covid-19 outbreak in history, leaving residents with an overburdened healthcare system and increasing restrictions while the rest of the world opens up. Although the city’s “zero-Covid” policy is strict it helped keep the virus at bay for months. When the highly transmissible Omicron form broke through Hong Kong’s defences, […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
2020 Galwan Valley Clash: China’s loss of soldiers much higher than reported
Many soldiers drowned while crossing a fast-flowing river in the dark during China’s losses in the Galwan Valley clash in 2020, which were much higher than reported. This was claimed by Klaxton, an investigative Australian newspaper. The report heavily relies on research conducted by an unnamed group of social media researchers. Their sources include Chinese […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Hockey Women’s Asia Cup: India beats China 2-0 to win bronze
The Indian women’s hockey team signed off on the Women’s Asia Cup 2022 with a hard-fought 2-nil victory over China during the third-place match in Muscat on Friday. Goals by Sharmila Devi and Gurjit Kaur helped the Savita-led side end the continental tournament with a third-place finish. It was a neck-and-neck start to the match, […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
United States bans 44 passenger flights to China in a tit for tat move
The United States in a rather tit for tat counter move yesterday announced that it would suspend 44 Chinese passenger flights from America to China. The development comes after Beijing restricted the entry of US passenger flights as part of its Covid-19 protocol. The 44 flights suspended by the United States were operated by Chinese […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
China puts Covid patients & their contacts in metal boxes, causes outrage
China is following a ‘zero-Covid‘ policy to contain the Covid-19 outbreak and as part of the policy People – Covid-19 patients and contacts are being compelled to stay in cramped metal boxes and isolate. As per reports, whether it’s pregnant women, children, or the elderly, people are being forced to stay in cramped boxes even […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Chinese cities under lockdown amid Omicron scare
Amid concern over the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid -19 may threaten the country’s “zero COVID” strategy, several cities in China have been put under strict lockdown with hundreds of thousands of its residents undergoing mass testing. Cities in central Henan province, and the northern municipality of Tianjin near Beijing, have reported local […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Debate erupts over China’s ‘zero covid’ strategy after woman miscarries at hospital gates
The miscarriage of a pregnant Chinese woman who was denied medical treatment due to the COVID-19 lockdown has stirred up debate over China’s zero-tolerance approach towards covid. As per reports, the woman who was eight-month pregnant was denied entry into a hospital in the city of Xi’an without covid-19 testing. The woman reportedly miscarried outside […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Chinese Mischief draws sharp reactions in Arunachal Pradesh
The Chinese attempt to rename 15 locations in Arunachal Pradesh which it calls ‘Zangnan’ has evoked strong reactions in the Indian state. Pasighat MLA Ninong Ering said that China is indulging in such unnecessary activities to take the focus away from its internal problems. He condemned the latest Chinese move and called it ‘unfortunate’. He […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
India hits out at China’s move to rename 15 places in Arunachal Pradesh
India dismissed China’s move to rename 15 locations in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, which is claimed by Beijing, and said such actions will not alter the region’s status as an integral part of the country. New Delhi’s sharp rebuttal after China’s ministry of civil affairs issued a statement that said it has “standardized” […]
3 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
China’s Xi’an city under lockdown after tally reaches 143
After China’s Xi’an city reported 52 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, authorities ordered a strict lockdown and instructed its millions to stay home. So far, 143 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Xi’an. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) official Lei Zhenglong had warned that the country cannot “let its guard down” with the Omicron cases […]
3 years ago