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Home rental service Airbnb is shutting down its business in China as a pandemic lockdown shows no sign of ending there, a source close to the company told AFP Monday.Airbnb will no longer book stays or visitor "experiences" in China, focusing instead on helping people there with travel plans outside the country, the source said.The San Francisco based company declined to comment.Airbnb launched its business in China six years ago, and has booked stays at homes there for some 25 million guests. Bookings at residences in…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Health Author of the article: Publishing date: May 20, 2022  •  10 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Shanghai announced its first new COVID-19 cases outside quarantined areas in five days on Friday, triggering stricter curbs and mass testing in one district but plans to end a prolonged city-wide lockdown on June 1 appeared on track. The commercial hub of 25 million found three new…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Health Author of the article: Publishing date: May 19, 2022  •  10 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content SHANGHAI/BEIJING — More Shanghai residents were given the freedom to go out to shop for groceries for the first time in nearly two months on Thursday as authorities set out more plans for exiting the city-wide COVID-19 lockdown more fully. The commercial hub of 25 million recorded no new infections…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Health Author of the article: Reuters David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard Publishing date: May 18, 2022  •  35 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Health authorities in Shanghai faced “huge” pressure to keep China’s most populous city free of COVID-19 as residents were counting down the days until June 1 when their lockdown is set to end after almost two months of isolation. The…

Production at Tesla’s Shanghai plant picked up speed in the last week after coming to a virtual standstill in April, according to reports in China, citing local government officials. The strict lockdown in Shanghai since early April, under the government’s zero-covid policy, had a major impact on the local automotive industry with vehicle manufacturers struggling to source components and supply chains disrupted by shipping delays and…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Health Author of the article: Reuters David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard Publishing date: May 18, 2022  •  14 minutes ago  •  4 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Health authorities in Shanghai faced “huge” pressure to keep China’s most populous city free of COVID-19 as residents were counting down the days until June 1 and the end of their lockdown after almost two months of isolation. The…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Politics PMN News PMN Health Author of the article: Reuters David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard Publishing date: May 18, 2022  •  10 minutes ago  •  3 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Health authorities in Shanghai face huge pressure to keep COVID-19 at bay the longer the city goes without a new community infection with residents counting down the days until June 1 and the end of their hated lockdown. The…

China’s Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns have led to a shortage of a dye widely used in medical scans, prompting U.S. hospitals including the Mayo Clinic to ration supplies, postpone procedures or switch to less optimal imaging.The shortage arose in recent weeks for iodinated contrast media products including Omnipaque, made by General Electric Co. ’s GE Healthcare unit at a plant in Shanghai. Omnipaque is given by intravenous injection to patients before imaging procedures to make internal…

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Although Shanghai began in mid-April to prioritize several hundred companies for resuming work, foreign business organizations have said that doesn't mean the factories can operate at full capacity.Tian Yuhao | China News Service | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Auto production plunged in April as Covid lockdowns halted nearly all non-essential business in the metropolis of Shanghai, according to a report from the China Passenger Car Association.Five major car companies in Shanghai saw production plunge by 75% in April compared to…