China’s March exports grow despite virus; imported flat | health

By JOE McDONALD – AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) – China’s exports surged 15.7% in March over a year ago while imports stagnated amid disruptions stemming from coronavirus outbreaks as the ruling Communist Party enforces a “zero-COVID” strategy to protect everyone isolate case. Exports rose to $276.1 billion despite antivirus controls in Shanghai and other … Read more

Shanghai releases more from virus watch during lockdown | health

AP BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai has released 6,000 more people from the central facilities where they were under medical observation to protect themselves from the coronavirus, the government said Wednesday, despite the lockdown of most of China’s biggest cities entering the third week was maintained. About 6.6 million people in the city of 25 million … Read more