Two Chinese doctors who were critically ill with COVID-19 have seen their skin turned dark after being brought back from the brink of death. Dr Yi Fan and Dr Hu Weifeng, both 42, caught the novel coronavirus while treating patients at the Wuhan Central Hospital in January. Their abnormal skin colour is caused by hormonal … Read more
For many people, rats are unwanted guests in the house. But in China, they can be a delicacy on the dining table. Chinese bamboo rats, a possible coronavirus carrier, have been a sought-after food source in the country for centuries and hailed for their ‘nutritional value’. Tens of thousands of farmers raised them, chefs cooked … Read more
China’s economy shrinks 6.8pc in first three months of 2020 – the first quarterly contraction since 1976 By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 17 April 2020 China’s economy shrank 6.8 per cent in the first three months of 2020 – the first quarterly contraction … Read more
The antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine did not speed up coronavirus patients’ recovery in a trial in China, scientists have revealed. In a disappointing blow for the promising drug, which is being trialled against COVID-19 in the UK and around the world, doctors said it did not work as a cure. Patients who were taking it suffered … Read more
A second Chinese city has banned its residents from eating dogs and cats with a new law in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Zhuhai, a city bordering Macau with a population of 1.7 million, issued the order in line with a government’s proposal which lists dogs as ‘companion animals’, an official told state media. Shenzhen … Read more
France summons Chinese ambassador after Paris embassy diplomat accuses French care workers of ‘leaving residents to die of hunger and disease’ in new attack on West’s coronavirus response Ambassador Lu Shaye slammed the West in an essay on the embassy’s website French Foreign Minister has summoned the Chinese envoy for the comments Lu Shaye suggested … Read more
Former Beatles frontman Sir Paul McCartney has branded Chinese wet markets ‘medieval’ in light of the coronavirus pandemic and called for them to be banned. Sir Paul slammed the Chinese government for allowing the food markets to continue, saying, ‘they might as well be letting off atomic bombs’. The animal rights activist was speaking to American … Read more
The digital writing aid Grammarly will now flag the phrases ‘Wuhan virus’ and ‘Chinese virus’ as potentially offensive and encourage people to instead use ‘COVID-19’ or ‘the coronavirus.’ The phrases were added to the tool’s list of sensitive words and phrases that should be avoided, as they can ‘encourage bias and misinformation.’ Grammarly points to a … Read more
Chinese retailers ban popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing: New Horizons after players use it to organize virtual protests against Xi Jinping and the World Health Organization Chinese retailers have removed listings for Animal Crossing: New Horizons The bans come after activist groups used the game to organize protests Protests included a mock funder for president … Read more
A mother of ‘miracle quadruplets’ who died of coronavirus feared she was infected at Heathrow Airport while working for British Airways, her heartbroken husband has told The Mail on Sunday. Shabnum Sadiq, 39, was employed as a customer care relations manager for BA at Heathrow’s Terminal 5. Before falling ill she had told her husband … Read more