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Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins - with or without China

Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 01:15 PM

In an open letter, 24 scientists and researchers from Europe, the United States, Australia and Japan said the study was tainted by politics.   Read more »

COVID-19: Report on WHO-led Wuhan mission leaves unanswered questions

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Posted at Apr 03 08:32 AM

The 300-page-plus document provides interesting hints of information: there was a rise in acute respiratory illness among the elderly in Wuhan in early December 2019, several weeks before doctors identified an outbreak in the city, and more than half of Wuhan’s earliest known cases had some connection to food markets. Read more »

Draft WHO coronavirus report pours cold water on lab-leak theory - report

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 30 01:04 PM

The virus that causes COVID-19 most likely passed from bats into humans via an intermediary animal, but it is “extremely unlikely” that it came from a laboratory leak, according to a draft of a highly anticipated World Health Organization investigation report into the origins of the virus.   Read more »

First Chinese COVID-19 cases may have been infected in October 2019, says new research

Josephine Ma, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Mar 23 01:30 PM

A study published in the journal Science last week said these cases would have been difficult to detect and the disease would have established a firm foothold among the human population before it was identified.   Read more »

COVID-19 in China: City residents vent frustration after more than 40 days in lockdown

Amber Wang in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Feb 21 08:11 AM

Gaocheng, a district of the Hebei capital Shijiazhuang, went into lockdown in early January after a spike in cases. Many complain that they are still unable to leave their houses despite a fall in cases and an easing of restrictions earlier this month. Read more »

WHO investigators visit hospital that treated first COVID-19 cases in China’s ground zero Wuhan

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 30 01:34 AM

A World Health Organization team currently in China to probe the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited a hospital in Wuhan and talked to doctors who treated some of the first known COVID-19 patients.   Read more »

China reports first virus death in eight months

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 09:54 AM

BEIJING - China reported a death from COVID-19 on Thursday -- its first in eight months -- as the country battles to contain a resurgence in cases and prepares for the arrival of an expert team from the WHO. Read more »

China begins 2nd round of mass testing in virus-infected city near Beijing

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 12 10:46 PM

China has begun a second round of mass PCR testing in the capital of Hebei Province, local media said Tuesday, as the city near Beijing has been locked down after infections with the novel coronavirus were detected earlier this month.   Read more »

China sees new COVID-19 cases drop, but push on with new curbs

Reuters
Posted at Jan 12 01:10 PM

The daily case tallies remain a small fraction of what China saw at the height of the outbreak in early 2020, but local authorities are implementing strict curbs whenever new cases emerge in order to prevent a second national wave.   Read more »

China sees biggest daily COVID-19 case rise in over 5 months

Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 10:05 AM

SHANGHAI - Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in more than five months, the country's national health authority said on Monday, as new infections in Hebei province surrounding Beijing continued to rise. Read more »

Instant noodles a godsend for residents caught out by another China lockdown

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 09 01:56 PM

The northern city of Shijiazhuang has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, and locals have been told to stay home as the entire population of 11 million is tested. Many locals did not have a chance to get supplies before the restrictions began on Wednesday.  Read more »

Beijing raises guard as COVID-19 cases rise in Hebei province

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 03:45 PM

Tongzhou district in Beijing, which borders Hebei province, also declared that it was entering a "wartime state" to prevent infections. Such a measure is usually followed by contact tracing and testing to track down any infections at the local level.   Read more »

China reports biggest rise in daily COVID cases in 5 months

Reuters
Posted at Jan 07 09:57 AM

China reported the biggest rise in daily COVID-19 cases in more than five months on Thursday, driven by rising infections in Hebei province surrounding the capital Beijing. Read more »

China steps up COVID-19 measures as local infections rise

Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 09:55 AM

Chinese authorities say they are stepping up efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus, seeking to avoid another wave of the pandemic in the country amid a rise in locally transmitted COVID-19 cases near Beijing. Read more »