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04 April 2022 - China Special Weapons News
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- Shanghai extends lockdown as armed police patrol gates of residential communities Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- Authorities in Shanghai announced they would extend citywide lockdowns while they assessed recent mass COVID-19 test results, leaving residents facing further food shortages and lack of access to medical treatment.
- China is Sending Military Personnel to Shanghai as COVID-19 Lockdown Enters Second Week Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- China is sending 10,000 medical personnel, including 2,000 from the army and navy, to Shanghai to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak that has locked down significant portions of the city for two weeks.
- Shanghai completes city-wide COVID sampling for 25 million residents in toughest Omicron battle Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai, the city of 25 million people, had all residents take a nucleic acid test on Monday, the largest exercise of its kind in any city in China and the world, as the city fights off one of the severest waves of COVID-19 in the country.
- Shanghai completes city-wide COVID sampling for 25 million residents in toughest Omicron battle Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai, the city of 25 million people, had all residents take a nucleic acid test on Monday, the largest exercise of its kind in any city in China and the world, as the city fights off one of the severest waves of COVID-19 in the country.
- Nearly 3.28 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on the Chinese mainland grew by around 2.36 million from the previous day, bringing the total to nearly 3.28 billion on Sunday, data from the National Health Commission showed Monday.
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- Shanghai races to ensure daily supplies amid fight against COVID-19 People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Authorities and suppliers in Shanghai have been racing to secure daily supplies to residents as the megacity, with a population of over 24 million, began temporary closed-off management in two phases to curb the recent resurgence in COVID-19 infections.
- Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local COVID-19 cases People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
- China sends 2,000 military doctors, more medical workers to Shanghai to fight COVID flare-up, test 25 million residents Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- China's military authorities on Sunday dispatched more than 2,000 medical staff to Shanghai in the fight against the highly contagious Omicron variant, according to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Daily.
- CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine receives approval for clinical trial application in China Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Chinese vaccine developer CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine has received approval for clinical trial application in China, the company announced on Monday, an encouraging step for domestic mRNA vaccine R&D amid the recent infection wave across China.
- Thousands of medical workers nationwide rushing to aid Shanghai in COVID-19 response Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Around 10,000 medical workers from several regions across China have arrived in Shanghai in recent days to help the fight against COVID-19 as the city has seen surging infections, local health authorities said Sunday.
- Shanghai launches citywide antigen testing amid COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai will conduct citywide antigen testing on Sunday and nucleic acid testing on Monday amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities.
- Shanghai port runs normally amid COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- The Shanghai Port is still operating normally and there is no congestion of container ships, the Shanghai International Port Group Co., Ltd. said in a statement on Sunday.
- Shanghai launches citywide antigen testing amid COVID-19 resurgence People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Shanghai will conduct citywide antigen testing on Sunday and nucleic acid testing on Monday amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities.
- China sends military, medics to Shanghai to test 26M people for COVID-19 Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- China has dispatched military and thousands of healthcare workers to help carry out COVID-19 tests for 26 million residents of Shanghai, in the country's biggest public health response ever.
- China reports record number of fresh COVID-19 cases Press TV 04 Apr 2022 -- China has reported a record number of COVID cases after a temporary stop to the spreading of the highly infectious disease.
- Chinese FM holds talks with Philippine counterpart on bilateral ties People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Sunday with visiting Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province.
- Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers hold talks amid South China Sea tensions Radio Free Asia 04 Apr 2022 -- The top diplomats of the Philippines and China met over the weekend in a Chinese district and exchanged views on the South China Sea, Beijing said, amid fresh accusations from Manila over alleged Chinese aggression in the disputed waterway.
- Chinese FM holds talks with Philippine counterpart on bilateral ties People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks on Sunday with visiting Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province.
- HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam says not to run in upcoming election People's Daily 04 Apr 2022 -- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Monday that she would not run in the upcoming election of the HKSAR's sixth-term chief executive.
- Hong Kong Chief Exec Carrie Lam Announces She Will Not Seek Second Term Sputnik 04 Apr 2022 -- Since 2017, Lam has been serving as Hong Kong's fourth and current chief executive, as well as chairperson of the Committee for Safeguarding National Security since 2020. Earlier, she was the chief secretary for administration, and the secretary for development before that.
- HK's incumbent CE Carrie Lam says she won't run for a second term Global Times 04 Apr 2022 -- Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the incumbent Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), announced on Monday morning that she wouldn't run for a second five-year term at the upcoming Chief Executive election, which will be held on May 8.
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