Tag: Shanghai

Patients Left Unattended After Chaotic Shanghai Hospital Lockdown

The Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital (the 6th Hospital) suspended medical services, including surgery, due to a surge of inhouse COVID-19 infections. The 6th Hospital went into lockdown on March 7 and many scheduled operations were suspended due to anesthesiologists and nurses being isolated in the outbreak. As of March 18, the lockdown is still ongoing,…


Tesla Halts Work at Shanghai Factory for 2 Days Amid China COVID-19 Curbs: Notice

SHANGHAI—Tesla is suspending production at its Shanghai factory for two days, according to a notice sent internally and to suppliers, as the Chinese regime tightens COVID-19 restrictions to curb the country’s latest outbreak. The Shanghai factory runs around the clock, and suppliers and Tesla staff were told on Wednesday in the notice, reviewed by Reuters,…


China Locks Down 51 Million Amid COVID Surge, Igniting Public Outcry

Inside a newly-shutdown Chinese hospital deemed the latest COVID-19 outbreak hotspot, overworked nurses started a shouting match with doctors demanding basic measures of protection. In some Chinese universities, students broke down in tears after some were sealed inside their dorms without access to water or toilets. Elsewhere in some rental apartments, tenants were shocked to…


More Chinese Cities in Lockdown as COVID-19 Outbreak Spreads

China on March 13 placed two more cities under lockdown, including its southern business center of Shenzhen, amid a fresh spike of COVID-19 cases across the country fueled by the fast-spreading Omicron variant. The new restrictions came after the country’s leader Xi Jinping and health experts signaled the communist regime might switch to a softer…


Tesla Sues Chinese Social Media Influencer for Defamation

American electric carmaker Tesla, Inc. is involved in another high profile lawsuit in mainland China. The company is suing a Chinese social media influencer for defamation. Mainland Chinese media Securities Times reported on Jan. 26 that Tesla would sue a Chinese social media influencer with the account named of Xiaogang Senior for reputation damage. The…


New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Shanghai, 20 Major Hospitals Shut Down

A COVID-19 outbreak has reoccurred in Shanghai in recent days, with multiple confirmed local cases. From Nov. 25 to Nov. 26, more than 20 hospitals were shut down in city, and many local hospitals also suspending emergency services. Three of the four newly confirmed local cases in China reported on Nov. 25 were in Shanghai,…


New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Shanghai; More Than 20 Major Hospitals Shut

A COVID-19 outbreak has reoccurred in Shanghai in recent days, with multiple confirmed local cases. From Nov. 25 to Nov. 26, more than 20 hospitals were shut down in the city, with many local hospitals also suspending emergency services. Three of the four newly confirmed local cases in China reported on Nov. 25 were in…


Shanghai Curbs Tourism Over New COVID-19 Cases

SHANGHAI—A handful of local COVID-19 cases in eastern parts of China have prompted Shanghai city to limit tourism activities and a nearby city to cut public transport services, as the Chinese regime insists on zero tolerance against letting clusters spread. National health officials had said earlier this month that China’s aim was not to remain…


China Tests Over 30,000 for COVID-19 at Mega Center, Rounds Up Runaways

Authorities of a southwestern Chinese city said on Nov. 10 they had conducted more than 30,000 COVID-19 tests on visitors at a mega entertainment center, and rounded up those who tried to flee the site after a suspected case was linked to the venue. Visitors to the large venue in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, returned…


COVID-19 Testing Keeps Halloween Visitors Stranded in Shanghai Disneyland

By the end of Halloween, some visitors in Shanghai Disneyland found the longest waits were for the COVID-19 test, rather than the roller coaster, as everyone had to be tested before leaving the resort. The resort sealed the entry and exit gates late on Oct. 31 and said on China’s Twitter-like Weibo that operation would…