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Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail, group says

Zhang Zhan, the Chinese journalist who exposed early COVID-19 conditions in Wuhan, has been sentenced to four more years in prison for her reporting, Reporters Without Borders says.

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Pro-democracy supporters protest to urge for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum and citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside China's Liaison Office, in Hong Kong, China December 28, 2020.
SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (illustrative).

Who were the first people to catch COVID-19? - report

The report also claims that WIV researchers were developing COVID-like diseases in November 2019.

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A man holds boxes from the first shipment of Pfizer's oral COVID medicine arrives at Teva's storage facility.

WHO, advisors urge China to release all COVID-related data after new research

The WHO and other scientists have also said they cannot rule out the possibility that the virus emerged from a high-security laboratory in Wuhan that studies dangerous pathogens.

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China coronavirus epicenter reports single-digit cases for first time

While the virus is spreading quickly globally, its progress in China has slowed markedly in the past seven days, a result of weeks of strict measures.

MARCH 12, 2020ByREUTERS
Residents line up to collect vegetables purchased through group orders at a residential area in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China March 5, 2020.

100-year-old Chinese man the world's oldest coronavirus survivor

The man was one of 80 patients discharged from the hospital Saturday after recovering from COVID-19.

MARCH 10, 2020ByAARON REICH
Residents line up to collect vegetables purchased through group orders at a residential area in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China March 5, 2020.

President Xi makes first visit to Wuhan since coronavirus outbreak began

News of the visit gave a lift to Chinese stocks, with the blue-chip index climbing back into positive territory after falling as much as 1% in morning trade.

MARCH 10, 2020ByREUTERS
People wearing masks pass by portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping and late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, on a street in Shanghai, China February 10, 2020

China reports almost all new infections outside Wuhan originated abroad

The capital Beijing reported four new cases on Friday, of which three came from Italy.

MARCH 7, 2020ByREUTERS
Residents line up to collect vegetables purchased through group orders at a residential area in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China March 5, 2020.

Citizens on edge in South Korea as coronavirus claims first Korean victim

"It's like someone dropped a bomb in the middle of the city. It looks like a zombie apocalypse," Kim Geun-woo, a 28-year-old resident of Daegu told Reuters by telephone.

MARCH 1, 2020ByREUTERS
Ambulances to transport coronavirus infected patients are parked in Daegu, South Korea, March 1, 2020

Wuhan woman with no symptoms infects five relatives with coronavirus

The case study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, offered clues about how the coronavirus is spreading, and suggested why it may be difficult to stop.

FEBRUARY 22, 2020ByREUTERS
People wearing face masks look for products at a supermarket, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing

Hospital director dies in China's Wuhan, epicenter of coronavirus outbreak

Tens of thousands of medical workers have been fighting to contain the spread of the coronavirus, believed to have first surfaced in a seafood market in Wuhan.

FEBRUARY 18, 2020ByREUTERS
Medical workers in protective suits attend to patients at the Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center, which has been converted into a makeshift hospital to receive patients with mild symptoms caused by the novel coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 5, 2020

More China coronavirus cases, deaths; US urges citizens off ship

The total number of infections across mainland China was 66,492 after 2,641 new cases were confirmed as of Friday, the National Health Commission said.

FEBRUARY 15, 2020ByREUTERS
Employees work on a production line manufacturing face masks at a factory, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China February 15, 2020

Chinese dissident journalist disappears after reporting on coronavirus

It is believed that Chen was quarantined by the police. However, he did not exhibit any symptoms of the virus.

FEBRUARY 9, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A policeman wearing a mask walks past a quarantine notice about the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan, China at an arrival hall of Haneda airport in Tokyo

Wuhan opens another makeshift hospital to fight coronavirus

The city's first makeshift hospital, Huoshenshan - built from scratch in just eight days - started to receive patients on Monday.

FEBRUARY 8, 2020ByREUTERS
Medical workers in protective suits attend to patients at the Wuhan International Conference and Exhibition Center, which has been converted into a makeshift hospital to receive patients with mild symptoms caused by the novel coronavirus, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 5, 2020