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WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare

Leo Ramirez and Hector Retamal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 06:52 PM

The virus is believed to have come from bats and to have initially spread from a wet market in Wuhan where wild animals were sold as food. Read more »

Biden bans linking COVID-19 to China in bid to quell racist backlash in US

Teddy Ng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 27 09:05 PM

US President Joe Biden has banned references to Covid-19 by geographical location, after labels like “China virus” and “Wuhan virus” led to a racist backlash.   Read more »

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 »

China says premature to immediately begin a COVID-19 investigation

Reuters
Posted at May 18 04:15 PM

China's foreign ministry said on Monday it was premature to immediately launch an investigation into the origins and spread of the coronavirus that has killed more than 300,000 people globally. Read more »

'Wuhan virus' no more: US and China in truce

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 07:25 AM

The United States and China have reached a truce in a vitriolic feud over the coronavirus pandemic, with the two powers each seeing at least a tactical interest in cooling down. Read more »

China's Xi pays first visit to virus epicenter Wuhan: state media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 12:14 PM

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on Tuesday for his first visit to the epicenter of the country's coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January. Read more »

Global virus toll tops 4,000: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 10 10:31 AM

The global death toll from the new coronavirus passed 4,000 on Tuesday, according to AFP figures, as China reported 17 new deaths.   Read more »

The Manila Coffee Festival scheduled this weekend is postponed due to the threat of COVID-19

ANCX Staff
Posted at Mar 09 07:37 PM

Coffee lovers will have to look elsewhere for their caffeine fix as the City of Manila’s much anticipated coffee fest will no longer be happening. Read more »

Philippines readies measures vs community spread of coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 09:43 AM

The Philippines is measures to halt the possible spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in communities, which will prompt their lockdown, the Department of Health said Monday.  Read more »

Duterte to declare COVID-19 state of public health emergency Monday: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 08 01:20 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 9, will sign an executive order declaring a state of public health emergency due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a local transmission of which was confirmed this weekend, Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

'Not yet right' to suspend classes despite COVID-19 local transmission: PH health chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 01:13 PM

The Philippines' health chief said Sunday it was "not yet right" to suspend classes even after the country already reported 6 cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), including an incident of local transmission.  Read more »

Philippine health chief denies underreporting coronavirus status

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 08 05:14 PM

Philippine health secretary Francisco Duque III denied Sunday that government is underreporting the status of the novel coronavirus situation in the country, which has so far recorded six confirmed cases, including an incident of local transmission.  Read more »

One concern about Covid 19—should we be swimming in swimming pools?

Rhia Diomampo Grana
Updated as of Mar 08 12:07 AM

An infectious diseases expert assures it’s still generally safe to enjoy our pools, but an environment agency in Singapore notes the importance of taking precautionary measures as the outbreak shows no sign of abating. Read more »

This Vietnamese pop hit is taking on COVID-19, one TikTok at a time

Jacs T. Sampayan
Updated as of Mar 04 06:23 PM

Vietnam is turning to social media, music, and influencers to spread helpful, potentially life-saving information. Read more »

OPEC to try to stem oil price plunge amid coronavirus slowdown

Benoît Pelegrin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 11:48 AM

The OPEC club of oil-producing countries meets Thursday in Vienna as they weigh how to react to a sharp drop in global oil demand due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Read more »

Chinese man sentenced to death for virus checkpoint killing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 02:27 PM

A Chinese court has sentenced a man to death for fatally stabbing 2 officials at a checkpoint set up to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak.  Read more »

86 Filipinos abroad test positive for coronavirus: health dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 09:37 AM

A total of 86 Filipinos abroad so far tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the health department said Monday.    Read more »

World needs to 'step up' coronavirus defense with highest WHO risk level raised: health dept

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 09:40 AM

Countries need to "step up" precautionary measures against the new coronavirus after the World Health Organization raised its global risk assessment to the highest level, Manila's health agency said Monday.    Read more »

COVID-19 has nearly doubled in 48 hours in Italy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 06:58 AM

Infections by the new coronavirus has nearly doubled in the last 48 hours in Italy, the head of the country's civil protection body said Sunday.   Read more »

Virus game 'Plague' app pulled in China: developer

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 02:28 PM

A popular game that allows players to create a virus and spread it worldwide has been pulled from Apple's App Store in China, its developer said, as the country battles a real-life epidemic.   Read more »