カテゴリー: Coronavirus
Analysis 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 …
Analysis 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 …
Dr 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…
Authorities 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…
Improving 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…
Department 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…
Updated 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…
Ding 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…
More 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…
Third 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…
Rally 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…
‘Blank Paper movement’ decrying government policies rekindles dissent after Xi Jinping’s decade of iron-fisted crackdownsCao Zhixin was an ordinary young woman with no political ambition, but a fateful decision to take to the streets one night last yea…
Government figures, which cannot be verified, showed big rises in travel and hospitality activity during lunar new year compared to the same time last yearChina’s wave of Covid is “coming to an end”, health officials have claimed, saying there had been…
After three years of lockdowns, the country was ill prepared for its abrupt ‘freedom’. Now, with some estimating 1m deaths, public anger is growingWhen Sunny* thinks back to March last year, she laughs ruefully at the ordeal. The 19-year-old Shanghai s…
But reporting from inside China during the lunar new year period suggests rates of infection and fatalities exceeding official reportsChina’s health authorities have said the Covid wave is past its peak, with rapid decline in both severe cases and deat…