As the financial hub battles China's worst COVID-19 outbreak since the virus first emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, residents are growing increasingly frustrated as the stringent curbs wear on, leaving some struggling to find enough food and medicine.
Global disease experts say little is known about China's experience with long-term COVID effects thought to have afflicted millions with debilitating fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms
The agency seeks details on an increase in respiratory illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children, which its China office called a ‘routine’ check
The inquiry is examining the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic that shut large sections of the economy and killed more than 220,000 people in Britain