Tag: Wuhan

Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:15 UTC
Chinese official sacked in Wuhan for reporting confirmed new cases of Covid-19

An official has been sacked in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province after the city recently reported six new confirmed Covid-19 cases, local authorities said on Monday.
Saturday, April 18th 2020 - 08:41 UTC
Raab says China has some “hard questions” to answer about the coronavirus epidemic

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says China will have some “hard questions” to answer about how the coronavirus pandemic started.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:32 UTC
US trying to determine if COVID-19 emanated from a lab in Wuhan

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his government is trying to determine whether the coronavirus emanated from a lab in Wuhan, China, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Beijing “needs to come clean” what they know.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 11:08 UTC
China argues WHO said there is no evidence the coronavirus was created in a lab

Beijing's lockdown ahead of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infection e World Health Organization has said that there was no evidence the coronavirus that has infected more than 2 million people globally was created in a lab.
Thursday, April 16th 2020 - 08:20 UTC
Beijing's lockdown ahead of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infection

Beijing has virtually walled itself off to outsiders with drastic measures to protect China's seat of power against the threat of a second wave of coronavirus infections from other regions. After largely getting the outbreak under control, China has banned foreigners from entering the country as authorities fret over an increase in cases imported from abroad - though most have been Chinese citizens.
Friday, April 3rd 2020 - 07:37 UTC
Beijing disappears whistle blower doctor after disseminating information of coronavirus in Wuhan

Wuhan doctor Ai Fen, who expressed early concerns about the coronavirus to the media, has disappeared and is believed detained by Chinese authorities. Fen, the head of the emergency at Wuhan Central Hospital, was given a warning after she disseminated information about the coronavirus to several other doctors.
Wednesday, March 18th 2020 - 07:25 UTC
Whatever you call it, Beijing has made a mess of the Covid-19, 'China virus' and jinbu

By Gwynne Dyer – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has run afoul of the language police. Last week, he called the coronavirus, which already has killed 0.000013 percent of the world’s population, the “Wuhan virus.” When challenged about this criminal violation of linguistic propriety, he just said it again. The World Health Organization (WHO) was shocked.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 18:54 UTC
Chinese coronavirus toll climbs on Friday to 636 and over 30.000 infections

The official Chinese death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose on Friday to 636, with the government saying total infections had climbed past 30,000. The toll was raised by 73 new deaths from the epidemic, the National Health Commission said in its daily update.
Friday, February 7th 2020 - 08:54 UTC
Chinese doctor who warned about coronavirus and reprimanded for “spreading rumors” has died of the infection

A Chinese doctor who was among the first to warn publicly about the new coronavirus outbreak - and was reprimanded by authorities for “spreading rumours” - died of the infection early on Friday, his hospital announced.
Wednesday, February 5th 2020 - 08:34 UTC
World Bank will revise global growth forecast because of coronavirus impact in China

The World Bank will revise its global growth forecast downwards due to the new coronavirus, the president of the multilateral lender said on Tuesday amid fears the epidemic in China will harm global supply chains.