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A tense, state-of-the-nation drama set in Covid-era India successfully exposes how the caste system underpins much of the country’s division and strife ‘No one ever plans for the poor,” says a young police officer in this tense, painful pandemic drama …
Read MorePreviously unseen genomic samples suggest animals at Huanan market were potential sourceNewly released data from early in the Covid-19 pandemic has offered a crucial insight into the outbreak’s origins, suggesting that Covid-infected animals were prese…
Read MoreMove poses political risk for US president, who has a difficult relationship with his Chinese counterpart Xi JinpingA bill requiring the release of intelligence materials on potential links between the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and a laboratory…
Read MoreWorld Happiness Report finds higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemicIt claimed 6.7 million lives, locked down entire countries and triggered a global economic slump, but Covid-19 has not affected humankind’s happines…
Read MoreAnalysis of gene sequences by international team finds Covid-positive samples rich in raccoon dog DNANewly released genetic data gathered from a live food market in Wuhan has linked Covid-19 with raccoon dogs, adding weight to the theory that infected …
Read MoreAnalysis of gene sequences by international team finds Covid-positive samples rich in raccoon dog DNANewly released genetic data gathered from a live food market in Wuhan has linked Covid-19 with raccoon dogs, adding weight to the theory that infected …
Read MoreDr Jiang Yanyong revealed true extent of 2003 outbreak and was put under house arrest for denouncing Tiananmen Square massacreA military surgeon who exposed the Chinese government’s cover-up of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) epidemic 20 y…
Read MoreAuthorities will resume issuing all visas after closing borders to international holidaymakers in 2020China will reopen its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in the three years since the Covid pandemic erupted by allowing all categories of…
Read MoreImproving situation in China prompts decision, say news reports quoting Biden administration officialsThe US is preparing to relax Covid-19 testing restrictions for travellers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the deci…
Read MoreDepartment of Energy’s updated report on origins of coronavirus pandemic jars with most scientists’ assessmentsAccording to the Wall Street Journal, an updated and classified 2021 US energy department report has concluded that the coronavirus behind th…
Read MoreUpdated finding a departure from previous studies on how the virus emerged and comes with ‘low confidence’The virus which drove the Covid-19 pandemic most likely emerged from a laboratory leak but not as part of a weapons program, according to an updat…
Read MoreDing Jiaxi also tells lawyer he is worried about health after being held for more than three yearsThe detained human rights activist Ding Jiaxi has expressed concern for young protesters who have disappeared since participating in the “blank paper” pro…
Read MoreMore than 200m people treated for virus and death rate now ‘lowest in the world’, says governmentThe Chinese government has declared a “decisive victory” in the battle against Covid-19, claiming it had created “a miracle in the history of human civilis…
Read MoreThird of provinces yet to publish data as country looks to revive economy after zero-Covid policy endsChinese provinces spent more than £42.8bn on tackling Covid-19 in 2022, according to data released by local governments, with the figure expected to r…
Read MoreRally is latest showing of public discontent since demonstrations against Covid curbsThousands of older people have staged a rally in the rain in central China to protest against significant cuts to their medical benefits, in the latest outburst of pub…
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