The boss of JCB has revealed that digger orders ground to halt at the height of the pandemic, forcing the billionaire into furloughing thousands of staff and tapping the Government’s emergency loans scheme. Lord Bamford expressed his shock after JCB stopped production as the pandemic hit. He said: “[In early March], […]
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Beijing travelers face restrictions amid spiraling virus cases
Beijing reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, ten fewer than the day before, as other parts of China imposed restrictions on people entering from the capital. The city has now logged 158 new infections since June 11 after going nearly two months without recording a single case. Authorities have […]
Coronavirus latest: Beijing outbreak raises market hygiene concerns
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 8,320,288, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 447,628. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Beijing reimposes restrictions amid resurgence of coronavirus
The municipal government of Beijing raised its COVID-19 emergency response level and reimposed some drastic disease-control measures after a new cluster of infections emerged in China’s capital. The Beijing government elevated the city’s emergency response one notch to level 2, the second-highest among four levels of disease response, authorities said Tuesday […]
Coronavirus latest: Beijing adds 31 cases as it raises alert level
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 8,145,047, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 440,600. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Rumors of seafood source for COVID-19 in Beijing chill suppliers
A supposed link between Beijing’s COVID-19 outbreak and imported salmon has sent a chill through global seafood markets, as Chinese consumers turn away in fear and exporters await stepped up customs restrictions. Beijing’s outbreak has continued to escalate since Thursday with 106 cases now confirmed in and around Xinfadi, a […]
Coronavirus latest: Beijing cluster grows to more than 100 cases
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 8,005,294, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 435,662. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
China’s rush to quell Beijing outbreak underscores political stakes
BEIJING — Public security vehicles packed the area around the largest wholesale fresh food market in Beijing on Monday morning, an area seen as the source of a fresh cluster of coronavirus cases. Stationed at the entrance to the shuttered Xinfadi market were members of the People’s Armed Police, a paramilitary unit charged […]
Xi Jinping turns 67 with Beijing back on coronavirus alert
The Chinese government has made strides in containing the coronavirus, which infected tens of thousands and killed more than 4,000 people in the country while spreading worldwide. At the same time, Beijing is locked in an increasingly heated diplomatic confrontation with Washington. Nikkei’s bureau chief in China, Tetsushi Takahashi, is […]
Coronavirus latest: Beijing cluster prompts tough measures
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,854,514, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 431,543. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]