Topic: Wuhan-coronavirus

Wuhan party chief on track to become Hubei governor

Wuhan party chief on track to become Hubei governor

William Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 04 01:32 PM

Wang Zhonglin caused controversy for saying the city should be grateful to Xi Jinping and the party for coronavirus response but his performance pleased Beijing. Wang and Hubei party boss Ying Yong, who is also tipped for promotion, were brought in amid a purge of provincial leaders at the height of the pandemic. Read more »

Looking at the fight against coronavirus

Looking at the fight against coronavirus

Nicolas Asfouri, AFP
Posted at Jan 15 10:51 PM

People on Friday visit an exhibition on China's fight against COVID-19 at a convention center that was previously a makeshift hospital for coronavirus patients in Wuhan. Read more »

Family who survived Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak demands truth over govt’s slow actions

Family who survived Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak demands truth over govt’s slow actions

Zhuang Pinghui in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 16 12:30 PM

Three generations of Cheng Pan’s family were caught up in the coronavirus in Wuhan, with his newborn child separated from his wife straight after he was born. Now, their biggest wish – apart from their safety – is the truth be told over the government’s actions, to avoid similar mistakes being made in the future. Read more »

Actually, a Chinese virologist didn't prove that COVID-19 was man-made

Actually, a Chinese virologist didn't prove that COVID-19 was man-made

Kevin Roose, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 18 08:22 AM

This week, Tucker Carlson hosted a Chinese virologist named Dr. Li-Meng Yan on his Fox News show. Yan, who has made regular appearances in conservative media outlets this year, claimed to have “solid scientific evidence” that the novel coronavirus is “not from nature,” that it was created in a lab under a Chinese military program, and that it was spread intentionally outside China as part of a biowarfare plot. Read more »

In China, where the pandemic began, life is starting to look… normal

In China, where the pandemic began, life is starting to look… normal

Javier C. Hernández, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 24 07:44 AM

While the United States and much of the world are still struggling to contain the coronavirus pandemic, life in many parts of China has in recent weeks become strikingly normal. Cities have relaxed social distancing rules and mask mandates, and crowds are again filling tourist sites, movie theaters and gyms.   Read more »

China partygoers cram into Wuhan water park

China partygoers cram into Wuhan water park

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 17 07:10 PM

BEIJING - Thousands of partygoers packed out a water park over the weekend in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus first emerged late last year, keen to party as the city edges back to normal life. Read more »

Coronavirus survivors want answers, and China is silencing them

Coronavirus survivors want answers, and China is silencing them

Vivian Wang, Amy Qin and Sui-Lee Wee, The New York Times
Posted at May 05 06:11 AM

The text messages to the Chinese activist streamed in from ordinary Wuhan residents, making the same extraordinary request: Help me sue the Chinese government. One said his mother had died from the coronavirus after being turned away from multiple hospitals. Another said her father-in-law had died in quarantine.   Read more »

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