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China study finds 5% to 15% of Covid-19 cases test positive again

Among recovered Chinese Covid-19 patients, about 5% to 15% may have tested positive again, a Chinese study found. The rate of reactivation in China varied among different places, with some…

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China ‘open to cooperate’ with WHO on virus origin

China has said it is “always open to cooperate” with World Health Organisation (WHO) investigations into the origins of the coronavirus, as Donald Trump repeated claims that the outbreak…

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China reports two new coronavirus cases

China reported 2 new coronavirus cases for May 5 and 20 new asymptomatic cases, data from the national health authority showed on Wednesday. This compared with 1 new coronavirus…

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UK believes coronavirus was passed from animals naturally

Sky News reports that the UK believes it is highly likely the strain of coronavirus behind the global pandemic was first passed from animals to humans naturally and was not…

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EU top diplomat denies giving China a pass

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament raised concerns with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell over allegations that the EU’s diplomatic arm toned down criticism…

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China starts major trial of state-run digital currency

China will begin trialling payments in its new digital currency in four major cities from next week, according to domestic media. In recent months, China’s central bank has stepped up…

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China reports three new coronavirus cases, all imported

China reported three new coronavirus cases for May 3, up from two the day before, data from the national health authority showed on Monday. All of the new cases…

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Mike Pompeo claims ‘enormous evidence’ coronavirus came from Chinese lab

The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, claimed on Sunday there is “enormous evidence” the coronavirus outbreak originated in a Chinese laboratory – but did not provide any of the…

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China reports two coronavirus cases for May 2

China reported two new coronavirus cases for May 2, up from one the day before, data from the country’s national health authority showed on Sunday. One case was imported and…

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Explainer – Inside the Institute of Virology in Wuhan, Hubei province, China

Nestled in the hilly outskirts of Wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus crisis, a Chinese high-security biosafety laboratory is now the subject of U.S. claims it may…

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Trump claims to have evidence that Covid-19 originated at a Chinese Laboratory

US President Donald Trump claims to have seen evidence that coronavirus originated at a Chinese research laboratory. Asked on Thursday if he had seen information that gave him a “high degree…

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Concern as China tries to contain new coronavirus outbreak

A series of new COVID-19 cases in China's far northeastern Heilongjiang province is raising concern that a second wave of the virus could emerge in the Asian country. As…

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EU foreign policy body denies kowtowing to China

The EU’s diplomatic arm dismissed accusations that it has yielded to pressure from Beijing to scale down denunciation of disinformation campaigns emanating from China. The EU External Action Service (EEAS)…

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Beijing may ease quarantine rules as early as Thursday

The city of Beijing plans to ease quarantine rules for some domestic travellers from low-risk areas in China as soon as Thursday, according to two sources familiar with the situation, as…

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Trump renews verbal assault on China

US President Donald Trump has launched another scathing attack on China, announcing that the federal government was “conducting serious investigations” into the way the Chinese handled the outbreak of the…

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HK scientists say new antiviral coating can protect surfaces for 90 days

Researchers at a Hong Kong university say they have developed an antiviral coating which could provide 90 days of “significant” protection against bacteria and viruses such as the one causing COVID-19. The coating,…

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China says all coronavirus patients in Wuhan have now been discharged

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, now has no remaining cases in its hospitals, a health official told reporters on Sunday. The novel coronavirus is…

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Reports China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea’s Kim

Reuters reports that China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the…

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China reports 12 new coronavirus cases

China reported 12 new coronavirus cases on April 24 compared with six new cases on the previous day, National Health Commission data showed on Saturday. Of the new cases,…

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China buys crude oil as prices collapse

China, the world’s biggest energy consumer, is building up stockpiles of crude oil as global prices plunge due to the coronavirus outbreak. Imports rose 4.5% in March over a year…

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China coronavirus cases might have been four times official figure

More than 232,000 people might have been infected in the first wave of Covid-19 in mainland China, four times the official figures, according to a study by Hong Kong researchers.…

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Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that all available evidence suggests the novel coronavirus originated in animals in China late last year and was not manipulated or produced in a…

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U.S. state of Missouri sues China over the coronavirus pandemic

The state of Missouri is suing China for that country's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. It's the first such lawsuit brought by a state, and it relies on an unusual…

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China reports increase in new coronavirus cases

Mainland China reported on Wednesday 30 new coronavirus cases, 23 of which were so-called imported cases involving travellers from overseas, up from 11 a day earlier. The National Health Commission…

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China rejects Australia’s questions on its handling of coronavirus

China dismissed as groundless on Monday Australia’s questioning of how Beijing handled the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had been open and transparent, despite growing scepticism about the accuracy of its…

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Warning over reliance on gaming industry in wake of COVID-19

Macau’s leader Ho Iat Seng said on Monday that the world’s biggest gambling hub was too dependent on the casino industry, warning that the Chinese territory was facing acute challenges…

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Wuhan laboratory insists ‘no way coronavirus came from us’

The head of a research laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero of the coronavirus, has broken his silence to reject claims the facility could be the source…

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China reports new mainland coronavirus cases

China reported 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 19, down from 16 a day earlier, with no new deaths, the country’s health authority said on Monday. Of the…

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Australia calls for international investigation on WHO’s and China’s handling of coronavirus

Australia on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic, including the World Health Organization's handling of the crisis. Foreign Minister Marise Payne won't…

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Trump raises prospect that China deliberately caused Covid-19 outbreak

US President Donald Trump raised the prospect that China deliberately caused the Covid-19 outbreak that’s killed over 38,000 Americans and said there should be consequences if the country is found…

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China reports lowest confirmed coronavirus cases since March, no new deaths reported

China’s National Health Commission reported 16 new confirmed coronavirus cases on April 18, the lowest number since March 17 and down from 27 a day earlier, according to data published…

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France says no evidence so far of link between Covid19 and Wuhan laboratory

France said there was no evidence so far of a link between the new coronavirus and the work of the P4 research laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where…

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China says WHO has said no evidence coronavirus was made in a lab

China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organization has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than 2 million people globally was…

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China’s Wuhan city revises death toll to register a 50% increase

The total number of coronavirus deaths in Wuhan has been revised up by 1,290 - a 50% increase. According to the latest figures, 3,869 people are known to have died…

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China reports two-week low in new coronavirus cases

Mainland China reported on Friday that new confirmed cases of the coronavirus fell to a two-week low, as infections involving travellers arriving from abroad sharply fell. China recorded 26 new…

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China’s economy shrinks for first time in decades

China's economy shrank for the first time in decades in the first quarter of the year, as the virus forced factories and businesses to close. The world's second biggest economy…

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China did not warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicentre of the disease…

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China may have conducted low-level nuclear test blasts

China may have secretly set off low-level underground nuclear test explosions despite claiming to observe an international pact banning such blasts, the U.S. State Department said in a report that…

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Local infections rise in China

China reported on Thursday fewer new coronavirus cases involving travellers arriving from overseas, but locally transmitted infections rose, with the Chinese capital seeing new local cases for the first…

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Second Chinese city bans eating dogs and cats

A second city in China has banned the eating of dog and cat meat in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The city of Zhuhai follows the example by Shenzen…

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Photo Story: Travelling in Wuhan

A passenger wearing a protective face mask sits on the train that goes from Wuhan to Beijing, China, 15 April 2020. Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, lifted the…

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China reports fewer coronavirus cases but worried about infections from Russia

China reported on Wednesday a decline in new confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the mainland, although an increasing number of local transmissions in its far northeast bordering Russia…

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US top general says evidence that coronavirus originated at Chinese lab is ‘inconclusive’

The top U.S. general said evidence that the coronavirus originated at a Chinese research lab is "inconclusive," following a report that U.S. officials warned of safety concerns at a research facility in…

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Alarming rise in China’s new coronavirus cases

China reported the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks, driven by a rise in infected travellers arriving from overseas and underscoring challenges Beijing faces in…

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Mainland China reports increase in new coronavirus cases

China on Saturday reported a rise in new coronavirus cases, as authorities try to head off a second wave of COVID-19, particularly from imported and asymptomatic infections, as city and…

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China seeks to contain ‘silent carriers’ of coronavirus

China released new measures to try and prevent asymptomatic “silent carriers” of coronavirus from causing a second wave of infections, as the country reported another modest rise in new…

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China reports slight increase for second day

China reported a slight increase in new coronavirus cases for the second straight day, as the number of infections involving incoming overseas travellers hit a two-week high. China reported 63 new…

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“This is not what we had ordered” – Finland complains on Chinese-produced masks

Stories related to theft or abuse in the international distribution of medical supplies have been been fairly frequent in the recent rush to secure the necessary provision. Finland was the…

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Wuhan’s lockdown ends after 11 weeks, China’s new coronavirus cases surge

Mainland China’s new coronavirus cases doubled in 24 hours as the number of infected overseas travellers surged, and new asymptomatic infections more than quadrupled, pressuring authorities to tighten measures to…

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China returns the favour for EU aid

The EU delivered a consignment of protective equipment that was donated by China to support local efforts against the spread of coronavirus. The EU redirected two million surgical masks, 200,000…

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China reports zero Covid-19 deaths for first time since January

China has reported zero new Covid-19 deaths for the first time since January, despite struggles with ongoing outbreaks including in Wuhan where dozens of residential blocks have been locked down…

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China sees rises in new coronavirus cases

Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases as of Sunday, up from 30 a day earlier, and the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, as Beijing continued to struggle…

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Mainland China sees rise in new coronavirus cases

Mainland China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, up from 19 a day earlier as the number of cases involving travellers from abroad as well as local transmissions increased,…

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China mourns Covid-19 dead

China mourned the thousands who have died in the outbreak, flying the national flag at half mast throughout the country and suspending all forms of entertainment. The day of mourning…

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China’s Shenzhen bans the eating of cats and dogs after coronavirus

The Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus.…

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Chinese scientists find ‘effective’ antibodies for Covid-19

A team of Chinese scientists has isolated several antibodies that it says are “extremely effective” at blocking the ability of the new coronavirus to enter cells, which eventually could be…

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China reports a fall in new confirmed coronavirus cases

China reported on Wednesday a fall in new confirmed coronavirus cases, with almost all cases imported from overseas. China had 36 new cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission…

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