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Wuhan imposes blanket BAN on wildlife trade & consumption to ‘safeguard public health’

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the deadly coronavirus was first detected, has imposed a strict ban on wildlife trade. Despite the lack of proof, a local animal market has been widely regarded as the source of the outbreak. … Read More >Wuhan imposes blanket BAN on wildlife trade & consumption to ‘safeguard public health’

Cyclone Amphan rips through India & Bangladesh, leaving at least 14 dead & thousands of homes destroyed (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

Extreme winds and heavy rain have reached eastern India and Bangladesh. Cyclone Amphan has killed at least 14 people, also exasperating efforts to fight Covid-19 in the two countries. … Read More >Cyclone Amphan rips through India & Bangladesh, leaving at least 14 dead & thousands of homes destroyed (VIDEOS)

As Philippines evacuates 200,000 ahead of Typhoon Vongfong, emergency shelters set to struggle with pandemic social distancing

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020By Editor

Authorities in the Philippines began the risky but necessary process of evacuating tens of thousands of people as Typhoon Vongfong bore down on the island nation, which is already grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >As Philippines evacuates 200,000 ahead of Typhoon Vongfong, emergency shelters set to struggle with pandemic social distancing

Beijing signals harsh counter-sanctions for US lawmakers & STATES targeting China over Covid-19 outbreak

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020By Editor

China will not submit to US lawsuits and legislation aimed at blaming Beijing for the coronavirus crisis, state media has warned, suggesting that counter-sanctions against officials and entire states are already in the works. … Read More >Beijing signals harsh counter-sanctions for US lawmakers & STATES targeting China over Covid-19 outbreak

Beijing denounces ‘immoral’ US Senate bill threatening China with sanctions over Covid-19

Posted on May 13, 2020May 13, 2020By Editor

Beijing has lashed out at US legislation which seeks to impose sanctions on China if it fails to cooperate with Washington’s investigation into the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More >Beijing denounces ‘immoral’ US Senate bill threatening China with sanctions over Covid-19

China to test ENTIRE POPULATION of Wuhan for Covid-19 after disease reemerges

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020By Editor

Chinese authorities plan to test all of Wuhan’s 11 million residents for Covid-19 in a little over a week. After more than a month without newly-recorded cases, the disease has suddenly reappeared in the city. … Read More >China to test ENTIRE POPULATION of Wuhan for Covid-19 after disease reemerges

‘It couldn’t have happened,’ says head of Chinese lab accused by US of leaking Covid-19

Posted on May 12, 2020May 12, 2020By Editor

A Chinese virologist in charge of the lab pinpointed by US officials as the likely source of the Covid-19 pandemic says he is certain no virus could have escaped from his facility. … Read More >‘It couldn’t have happened,’ says head of Chinese lab accused by US of leaking Covid-19

New Covid-19 cases in China, including pandemic hotspot Wuhan

Posted on May 10, 2020May 10, 2020By Editor

A new indigenous case of Covid-19 has been reported in China’s Hubei province, considered ground zero of the pandemic that has killed over 270,000 people worldwide. … Read More >New Covid-19 cases in China, including pandemic hotspot Wuhan

Night clubs and bars shut down in Seoul after new Covid-19 hotspot emerges in city’s main leisure district

Posted on May 9, 2020May 9, 2020By Editor

Authorities have cracked down on Seoul’s night life after reports of a young clubber infecting people with Covid-19 in South Korea’s capital. The nation now fears a new wave of infections after easing social distancing rules. … Read More >Night clubs and bars shut down in Seoul after new Covid-19 hotspot emerges in city’s main leisure district

Kim Jong-un sends VERBAL MESSAGE to China’s Xi, commends him for battling Covid-19

Posted on May 8, 2020May 8, 2020By Editor

Delivering another blow to subsiding death rumors, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apparently reached out to his Chinese counterpart, praising Beijing’s battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >Kim Jong-un sends VERBAL MESSAGE to China’s Xi, commends him for battling Covid-19