@AlibabaGroup announced a 125 million yuan ($18 million) donation to equip each of #China's more than 600,000 village clinics with two finger-clamp #oximeters, effectively achieving full coverage in rural areas against #COVID, said official account of Alibaba on Weibo🧵1/12
The donation was made under the direction of China's Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Affairs, Ministry of Industry & Information Technology, & the National Health Commission (NHC), said the account on Saturday. 2/12
The Chinese government issued a general plan on Dec. 30 to strengthen #COVID epidemic prevention & control in #rural areas, said an official in a press conference on Saturday. 3/12
Nie Chunlei, director for primary health at the NHC, emphasized the importance of identifying problems early, with efforts to maintain one-on-one contact for key populations such as the elderly over 65, maternity, children, and people with disabilities, ensuring 4/12
at least 2 contact services per week to identify & dispose of problems in a timely manner...Currently, China has shifted prevention focus to preventing severe cases & deaths. It is also working to improve vaccination, especially among the elderly. The country is working 5/12
to promote study, production and supply of medicines to meet residents' needs said Liang Wannian, head of China's COVID response expert panel under the NHC in a press conference on Friday when briefing foreign diplomats on China's current COVID prevention measures. 6/12
On Saturday, media reported that #JackMa, the founder of @AlibabaGroup & @AntGroup, is giving up controlling rights of Ant Group Co., as the billionaire further retreats from his online empire. 7/12 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Chinese regulators have approved #Alibaba's financial arm @AntGroup to raise 10.5 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) for its consumer finance unit, marking a significant step forward for the revamp of the company's lucrative consumer loan business. 8/12 global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202301/05/WS…
Chongqing Ant Consumer Finance Co Ltd had gained approval to increase its registered capital to 18.5 billion yuan from 8 billion yuan, the Chongqing Office of the #China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission said in a notice on Dec. 30. 9/12
Jack Ma was spotted socializing in #Bangkok this week, according to @BangkokPostNews. 10/12 bangkokpost.com/business/24773…
For the past 6 months Mr. Ma reportedly has been living in #Japan, making trips to the countryside and some visits to the #US and #Israel, the @FinancialTimes reported in November. 11/12 ft.com/content/2f7c7a…
A "vaccination culture" is emerging among the most vulnerable in China: 12/12 gingerriver.com/p/how-can-chin…
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