Tourists are stranded, residents confined at home. Covid flare-ups and the accompanying lockdowns are causing disruptions ahead of a key Chinese Communist Party meeting.
Author: John Liu
China Tries to Keep Covid Out of Its Grueling College Entrance Exams
Some students have to travel from locked-down areas to testing sites in special vehicles, while others might be isolated for the exam.
Shanghai Imposes Staggered Lockdown, District by District
Unlike other Chinese cities, Shanghai had never before imposed a full-scale citywide lockdown, but the current measure comes close.
Lockdown Made Their Second Date Last Weeks. Would Romance Bloom?
Sparks didn’t fly on their first blind date. Then the city shut down while she was visiting.
A second Omicron case in China raises the prospect of stricter controls.
Though both Omicron cases were quarantined upon arrival, a small outbreak in a building where one man was quarantining highlights how difficult it may be to control the new variant.