A Chinese scientist who is the one of the world’s leading experts on coronaviruses was ‘muzzled’ after unravelling the genetic composition of the new disease, which is crucial for developing diagnostic tests and vaccines. The revelation will fuel fresh concerns over China’s cover-up of the pandemic after it erupted in the city of Wuhan. Critics … Read more
Imagination Technologies boss Ron Black steps down after failed Chinese coup By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 10 April 2020 Ron Black (pictured) has been replaced as chief exec of Imagination Technologies by Ray Bingham Imagination Technologies’s boss left the company yesterday after Chinese investors … Read more
British scientific journal Nature apologises for naming the coronavirus after the Chinese city of Wuhan ‘which may have fuelled racist attacks across the world’ The science journal apologised for ‘associating’ the virus with China and Wuhan In an editorial, the publication wrote: ‘That we did so was an error on our part’ They said the … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
Babies may be at risk of catching the coronavirus from their mother during pregnancy, scientists have warned. Chinese doctors studied four newborns who tested positive for the infection within a few days of a Caesarean delivery, after experiencing mild tell-tale symptoms. Three had been isolated as soon as they were born because their mothers had … Read more
I’m glad I stayed in Wuhan – I’m out of lockdown and you’re still stuck in it, says British teacher who stayed in the Chinese city where coronavirus originated Chris Hill, 38, didn’t fly back to the UK because he didn’t want to leave his family He spent 76 days in lockdown in Wuhan but … Read more
Tens of thousands of Chinese tourists have flocked to a popular mountain range over the weekend after it reopened during the coronavirus pandemic. Huangshan, or Mount Huang, was forced to shut down yesterday after its trails were swamped by more than 20,000 visitors. It comes as the local government of Anhui Province in eastern China … Read more
Australian politicians launch brutal attack on the Chinese Communist Party for ‘failing to contain the coronavirus’ Senior MPs said China must reap economic consequences due to coronavirus One MP blamed the communist country for COVID-19 which killed thousands Calls for Australia to reassess its relationship with China after the pandemic MPs called for investigation into … Read more
A city in China has banned its residents from eating dog and cat meat with a groundbreaking new law in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Animal activists have demanded the Chinese government prohibit the consumption of pets for years, and the new accord is the first of its kind in the country. The legislation … Read more
Wuhan reports its first ‘imported case’: Chinese student, 16, who studies in the UK brings the coronavirus BACK to the former epicentre after flying home from Newcastle – despite showing NO symptoms The city last week declared that it had largely curbed the coronavirus outbreak Local health officials today reported the 16-year-old as its first … Read more