Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Hong Kong CNN — The US Department of Energy’s assessment that Covid-19 most likely emerged due to a laboratory … Read more
The claim Covid-19 leaked from a Chinese laboratory dates from early in the pandemic. Here’s what we know. Source link
The city where Covid began is under partial lockdown for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Source link
July 27, 2022 – Many scientists and public health experts have long said the coronavirus that has caused a global pandemic originated in a marketplace in Wuhan, China. Now, two new studies strengthen that argument. The original spread of the virus was a one-two punch, the studies found. Twice, the virus jumped from animals to … Read more
Crowded, live animal markets, many scientists agree, provide an ideal transmission hotspot for new diseases to “spill over” from animals. And in the 18 months up to the beginning of the pandemic, a separate study showed that nearly 50,000 animals – of 38 different species – were sold at markets in Wuhan. Source link
Mainland China reported more than 1,500 new local COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the first nationwide outbreak in early 2020, as the Omicron variant prompted Beijing to introduce self-testing kits for the first time. China’s current case count is far fewer than those of many other countries, but the growing number could complicate … Read more
Multiple Chinese cities have announced cash rewards for tip-offs about people illegally crossing into the mainland from Hong Kong which is experiencing a massive fifth COVID-19 wave, overwhelming the local health system, state media reported on Saturday. Zhuhai, Huizhou and Dongguan in China’s south Guangdong province close to Hong Kong have announced cash rewards for … Read more
Recalling the turbulent journey, Dr Yatin Mehta, Chairman of Medanta Institute of Critical Care and Anesthesiology at Medanta – The Medicity, Gurugram said, the importance of critical care and sound infrastructure has been realised during this period. From realising the importance of critical care to determining correct course of treatment were some of the biggest … Read more
China’s “zero COVID” policy has a dedicated following: the millions of people who work diligently toward that goal, no matter the human costs. In the northwestern city of Xi’an, hospital employees refused to admit a man suffering from chest pains because he lived in a medium-risk district. He died of a heart attack. They informed … Read more
Using everything from rap music to fake Facebook posts, experts say the propaganda efforts have been successful at convincing the domestic Chinese audience to cast scepticism on international criticism of the country’s role in the Covid-19 pandemic. But, experts say, it has done little to legitimise China to the outside world. Source link