News Analysis Amid public outcry demanding an end to Beijing’s zero-COVID policy, Chinese state media recently set off a wave of criticism against COVID testing companies. One China expert claims the regime is preparing to take down a powerful group behind the COVID testing industry and using it as a scapegoat to divert public attention…

A large number of newly registered PCR testing companies have sprung up in a short period of time in China due to the ruling Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) enforcement of a strict zero-COVID policy that requires mass PCR testing on a regular basis. However, along with the surge, there have been increasing reports of companies…

Recently, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced plans to require cities with at least 10 million residents to set up testing booths within a 15-minute walk of every resident.  However, experts warned that China’s medical waste, which has already surged to an unprecedented level, could become a potential source of secondary infection that threatens both…

Recently, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced plans to require cities with at least 10 million residents to set up testing booths within a 15-minute walk of every resident.  However, experts warned that China’s medical waste, which has already surged to an unprecedented level, could become a potential source of secondary infection that threatens both…

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District will ease its COVID-19 testing requirement for students and staff, announcing on June 7 that such tests will only be required for those experiencing virus symptoms and those who have been exposed to the virus. The change will take effect on Monday, June 13, and is based on…

A North Carolina news outlet has reported an incident on Tuesday in which children alleged that a middle school bus driver has been offering them $5 to swab their cheeks with a Q-Tip. The director of communications for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School (CMS) system told The Epoch Times that CMS can’t provide details while the incident…

As COVID-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they’re not infected before entering facilities, stoking frustration and dismay among family members. Officials in California, New York, and Rhode Island say new COVID-19 testing requirements are necessary to protect residents—an enormously vulnerable population—from exposure to…

The Biden administration says it will up the number of COVID-19 tests it provides to schools. The White House announced on Wednesday that it will begin sending 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to schools each month. Officials say this will double the amount of testing schools were performing in November….

An Ontario family physician says he is “proud” of taking a stand against “medical tyranny” after the province’s medical regulator barred him from issuing medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and mask requirements. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) alleged that Dr. Patrick Phillips “engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional conduct” in…

Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.) wants answers from the new Secretary of Homeland Security on reports undocumented immigrants are coming into the United States without CCP virus testing or adequate criminal or national security background checks. Herrell told the recently confirmed Alejandro Mayorkas in a March 2 letter made available to The Epoch Times that border…