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Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
Environment
April 2, 2020
Activists slam China’s use of bear bile in virus treatment
China has approved the use of bear bile to treat coronavirus patients, angering activists and raising fears it could undermine…
As world battles virus, governments under fire
World
April 2, 2020
As world battles virus, governments under fire
As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, the main question for most is simply: “When will it end?”. But other,…
Masks are everywhere in Asia, but have they helped?
World
April 2, 2020
Masks are everywhere in Asia, but have they helped?
The use of face masks in Asia during the coronavirus outbreak has been far more widespread than in the West,…
China reports 1,300 asymptomatic virus cases after public concern
World
April 1, 2020
China reports 1,300 asymptomatic virus cases after public concern
China on Wednesday said it has more than 1,300 asymptomatic coronavirus cases, the first time it has released such data…
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow
World
March 30, 2020
Asian markets mostly down as virus fears grow
Asian markets fell Monday following a steep drop on Wall Street as the jubilation from last week’s enormous US stimulus…
China’s virus epicentre pivots to stem imported cases
World
March 29, 2020
China’s virus epicentre pivots to stem imported cases
The ground-zero city of Wuhan is cautiously reopening after a two-month quarantine, but the birthplace of the global coronavirus pandemic…
China virus epicentre eases travel restrictions after lockdown
World
March 28, 2020
China virus epicentre eases travel restrictions after lockdown
The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened…
China’s imported cases rise as foreigners banned and flights cut
World
March 27, 2020
China’s imported cases rise as foreigners banned and flights cut
China reported more than 50 imported cases of the coronavirus on Friday, hours after announcing a ban on foreigners entering…
Social media ‘rumors’ about Hantavirus ‘nonsense’: Chinese embassy
Egypt
March 25, 2020
Social media ‘rumors’ about Hantavirus ‘nonsense’: Chinese embassy
The Chinese embassy in Cairo dismissed “rumors” circulating about the hantavirus as “nonsense,” after news of a death from the…
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
World
March 25, 2020
Cleaner hands, bluer skies: what has coronavirus done for us?
Deaths, economic meltdown and a planet on lockdown: the coronavirus pandemic has brought us waves of bad news, but squint…