Two possible vaccines to tackle Covid-19 in animals have proved successful in laboratory tests, scientists say. In-vitro trials have shown the two vaccine candidates, developed by UK-based firm The Vaccine Group, induced immunity at sites where the coronavirus replicates. The trials were conducted outside the animal – a process known as ‘in vitro’ – rather than … Read more
Monkeys steal coronavirus samples after attacking lab technician in India The monkeys took three samples Meerut Medical College in Uttar Pradesh today Police say there is a risk of the infection spreading as the monkeys move around The college is attempting to trace the samples and prevent more contamination Here’s how to help people impacted by … Read more
The construction of the Chinese laboratory at the centre of mounting suspicion over the source of the Covid-19 pandemic was signed off by the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier – despite warnings by French intelligence services. Mr Barnier – currently embroiled in acrimonious negotiations with the UK over a post-Brexit trade deal – was … Read more
A Nobel Prize-winning scientists tore into Boris Johnson’s leadership during the coronavirus crisis today, claiming it was not clear ‘who is actually in charge of the decisions’. Sir Paul Nurse said Britain has been left on the ‘back foot’ with a lack of clear planning that left it ”firefighting through successive crises’, in a scathing … Read more
Last week, The Mail on Sunday carried an article which made groundless accusations, speculations and vicious slanders against China. It even quoted claims from a member of an outlawed cult to discredit China’s effective work in fighting Covid-19 and defame China’s image and reputation. This constitutes a serious breach of the professional ethics of journalism. … Read more
American intelligence services have reportedly launched a full-scale investigation into a lab in Wuhan, China, over claims that scientists there allowed the novel coronavirus to escape as part of a botched experiment, leading to a global pandemic. China has denied speculation that the pathogen originated inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology lab, though US government … Read more
A lead virologist and her team at a Wuhan lab warned of the possibility of SARS-like coronavirus outbreaks in China 11 months before the novel coronavirus epidemic ravaged the city. The ominous prediction came from a study carried out by Shi Zhengli and her colleagues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology when they stressed the … Read more
America is now investigating whether coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory, not as a bioweapon, but as part of bungling experiments to prove Chinese scientists were superior to Americans in identifying emerging virus threats. Coronavirus first crossed to humans during experiments with bats at the Wuhan Institute of Virology Lab, multiple sources who have been briefed on … Read more
The US State Department raised concerns over safety issues at the Wuhan research lab studying coronaviruses in animals like bats two years ago, new diplomatic cables reveal. In 2018 diplomats said there were issues at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, located near the seafood market Chinese authorities claim the virus emerged from, cables obtained by … Read more
The Chinese laboratory at the center of scrutiny over a potential coronavirus leak has been using U.S. government money to carry out research on bats from the caves which scientists believe are the original source of the deadly outbreak. The Wuhan Institute of Virology undertook coronavirus experiments on mammals captured more than 1,000 miles away in … Read more