China further announced to scrap its years-long centralized quarantine rules for overseas passengers—a major step towards easing curbs on its borders amid the country’s mass reopening. Starting on Jan. 8, 2023, international visitors will be free to cross the Chinese border on the mainland and Macao carrying a negative P.C.R. test result within 48 hours…

China announced it is scrapping its yearslong centralized quarantine rules for overseas passengers—a major step toward easing restrictions on border travel amid the country’s mass reopening. Starting on Jan. 8, 2023, international visitors will be free to cross the Chinese border on the mainland and Macao with a negative P.C.R. test result within 48 hours…

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) will no longer publish daily COVID-19 cases or death numbers after leaked data showed hundreds of millions of people nationwide were thought to have contracted the virus in December. “From today, we will no longer publish daily information on the epidemic,” the health commission said in a brief Sunday statement,…

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) will no longer publish daily COVID-19 cases or death numbers after leaked data showed hundreds of millions of people nationwide were thought to have contracted the virus in December. “From today, we will no longer publish daily information on the epidemic,” the health commission said in a brief Sunday statement,…

A low pressure system over the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf of Mexico now has a 60 percent chance of becoming a storm in 48 hours, and could strengthen into a tropical depression in a day or two, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The system was expected to move slowly north-westward over…

President Joe Biden on Sunday approved Puerto Rico’s emergency declaration as Fiona strengthened into a hurricane. “The President’s action authorizes FEMA to coordinate all disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate assistance, to save lives, to protect property, public health and safety…

The first hurricane of the 2022 Atlantic season formed on Friday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in an update. Hurricane Danielle—a Category 1 storm with 75 mph winds—poses no threat to land, officials said. No watches or warnings were issued in connection to the storm as it is located in the middle…

A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Gulf coast of Mexico from Boca de Catan north to the mouth of the Rio Grande river as a system over it has a 70 percent chance of developing into a cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Saturday….

Tropical Storm Sam has formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and is anticipated to strengthen into Hurricane Sam by Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) announced on Thursday. Sam, the 18th named storm of the 2021 season, was upgraded to a tropical storm by the NHC early on Thursday. The weather agency said the system…

Tropical Depression Eighteen formed in the eastern Atlantic on Wednesday and is expected to strengthen over the next several days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 miles per hour (55 km/h), the NHC said, adding that the depression is forecast to become a tropical…