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A medical worker wearing a protective suit swabs a child for a coronavirus test in Huaxian County in central China's Henan Province, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. China further tightened its anti-pandemic measures in Beijing and across the country on Friday as scattered outbreaks continued ahead of the opening of the Winter Olympics in a little over two weeks. (Chinatopix via AP)
Anti-coronavirus measures tightened across China

Jan. 14, 2022 04:28 AM EST

A worker wearing a protective suit takes a swab for a COVID-19 test at a community testing site in northern China's Tianjin Municipality, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Most access to a major city adjacent to Beijing was suspended Thursday as the government tried to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus's easily transmitted omicron variant ahead of next month's Winter Olympics in the Chinese capital. (Chinatopix via AP)
China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Olympics

By Huizhong Wu Jan. 13, 2022 01:15 AM EST

Hairdressers wearing protected suits cut residents' hair at a residential block which has become under lockdown in Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi province on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. A major Chinese city near Beijing has placed its 14 million residents on partial lockdown after a number of children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, including at least two with the omicron variant. Elsewhere, millions of people are being confined to their homes in Xi'an and Yuzhou, two cities that are farther away but have larger outbreaks traced to the delta variant. (Chinatopix Via AP)
China locks down 3rd city, raising affected to 20 million

By Ken Moritsugu Jan. 11, 2022 02:09 AM EST

A man wearing a face mask to protect from the coronavirus walks through a line of masked commuters waiting for their buses as they head to work during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Tianjin, a major Chinese city near Beijing has placed its 14 million residents on partial lockdown after a number of children and adults tested positive for COVID-19, including at least two with the omicron variant. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China's Tianjin on partial lockdown after omicron found

Jan. 09, 2022 10:32 PM EST

Four Continents skating set for Europe debut in Estonia

Oct. 04, 2021 12:25 PM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Four Continents Championships for figure skaters from outside Europe will be held in Europe for the first time after Estonia...

FILE - In this May 2, 2021, file photo, a woman adjusts her face mask as she walks by a statue featuring the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating on display at the Shougang Park in Beijing. China's "zero tolerance" strategy of trying to isolate every case and stop transmission of the coronavirus has kept kept the country where the virus first was detected in late 2019 largely free of the disease. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)
China keeps virus at bay at high cost ahead of Olympics

By Joe Mcdonald And Huizhong Wu Sep. 21, 2021 08:32 PM EDT

ISU seeking host for 4 Continents 2022 event in January

Sep. 13, 2021 11:04 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union is seeking a replacement host for the 2022 Four Continents event after Tianjin, China bowed out. ...

Journalists pick up copies of a Chinese government-issued report on human rights in the United States before a press conference at the State Council Information Office in Beijing, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. China lashed out Wednesday at the U.S. over racism, financial inequality and the federal government's response to the coronavirus in an annual report that seeks to counter U.S. accusations of human rights abuses by China's ruling Communist Party. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China bashes US over racism, inequality, pandemic response

By Ken Moritsugu Mar. 24, 2021 06:05 AM EDT

A nurse wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walks by people lining up for a coronavirus test at a hospital in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream

Jan. 16, 2021 10:30 PM EST

Cheerleaders wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus perform during Game 6 of the Korean Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's championship round, between Doosan Bears and NC Dinos at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. Authorities in the South Korean capital on Monday announced a tightening of social distancing regulations, including shutting nightclubs, limiting service hours at restaurants and reducing public transportation. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Asia Today: China reports 2 virus cases after mass testing

Nov. 24, 2020 02:24 AM EST

Security workers in protective suit prepare for administering COVID-19 testings for workers at the parking lot of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week. (AP Photo)
The Latest: China reports results of mass testing

By The Associated Press Nov. 23, 2020 02:29 AM EST

An officer, foreground, talks to the masked workers gather at the parking lot entrance gate to wait for the COVID-19 test at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Chinese authorities are testing millions of people, imposing lockdowns and shutting down schools after multiple locally transmitted coronavirus cases were discovered in three cities across the country last week. (AP Photo)
China tests millions after coronavirus flareups in 3 cities

Nov. 23, 2020 01:50 AM EST

People make their way at a departure lobby of Haneda airport in Tokyo Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. Japan is scaling back on the government-backed “GoTo” campaign to encourage travel and dining out, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached a record for the third day straight, Saturday. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)
Asia Today: South Korea mulls steps as new virus cases rise

Nov. 20, 2020 09:24 PM EST

A shopkeeper wears a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus waits for customers at a market in Bengaluru, India, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. India's total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began has crossed 9 million. Nevertheless the country's new daily cases have seen a steady decline for weeks now and the total number of cases represents 0.6% of India's 1.3 billion population. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
The Latest: China starts mass testing 3 million in Tianjin

By The Associated Press Nov. 20, 2020 01:59 AM EST

People wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus cross an intersection in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Asia Today: Shanghai airport worker gets virus; 8,000 tested

Nov. 09, 2020 11:28 PM EST

FILE - In this April 2, 2020 file photo, a person jogs past a sign encouraging social distancing, in St. Louis. St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said on Monday, Nov. 9 that unless the surge in COVID-19 cases turns around, the county will be forced to enact new restrictions starting next week. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
The Latest: Shanghai quarantines 186 after case at airport

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 12:54 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2014, file photo, Krasnodar's Odil Ahmedov, front, fights for the ball with Everton's Christian Atsu during the Europa League Group H soccer match between Krasnodar and Everton in Krasnodar, Russia. In a bid to complete the 2020 season in the midst of restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Football Association decided to split the 16 top-tier CSL teams into two groups based in the hub cities of Dalian and Suzhou. (AP Photo/Vitaly Timkiv, File)
Back in the bubble, Chinese Super League into playoff stages

By John Duerden Oct. 20, 2020 03:22 AM EDT

Visitors wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus look at Tesla vehicles on display at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020. Auto executives are flying in early to wait out a coronavirus quarantine ahead of the Beijing auto show, the year's biggest sales event for a global industry that is struggling with tumbling sales and layoffs. Organizers say they will impose intensive anti-disease controls on crowds and monitor visitors and employees for signs of infection. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
China auto show forging ahead under anti-virus controls

By Joe Mcdonald Sep. 23, 2020 10:59 PM EDT

A woman passes a fence outside Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery adorned with tributes to victims of COVID-19, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in New York. The memorial is part of the Naming the Lost project which attempts to humanize the victims who are often just listed as statistics. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
The Latest: 400 German managers, workers returning to China

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2020 04:12 AM EDT

In this April 8, 2020, photo, a ferry crosses the Yangtze River in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. The reopening of ferry service on the Yangtze River, the heart of life in Wuhan for more than 20 centuries, was an important symbolic step in official efforts to get business and daily life in this central Chinese city of 11 million people back to normal after a 76-day quarantine ended in the city at the center of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Wuhan embraces Yangtze River as virus-hit city reopens

By Sam Mcneil Apr. 21, 2020 09:41 PM EDT