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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.

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

 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

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Letters to the Editor March 6, 2023: Taiwan-Israel


WHO team visits Wuhan market where first COVID infections detected

Experts say the Huanan market still plays a role in tracing the origins of the virus, since the first cluster of cases was identified there.

WHO team member at a hospital in Wuhan

WHO team in Wuhan visits hospital that treated early COVID cases

The origin of COVID-19 has been highly politicized.

WHO team member at a hospital in Wuhan

First COVID patient still missing, may hold answers to source of outbreak

The world's first COVID-19 patient mysteriously went missing over a year ago. Now, the world is mounting pressure on China to disclose her whereabouts.

Security guard wearing face mask and face shield is seen in Wuhan

Six months after COVID-19 hospitalization, 76% of patients report symptoms

The study found that both lung and kidney function were impaired in certain patients.

Lung cells infected with coronavirus

China jails journalist for four years over Wuhan coronavirus reporting

Zhang shared recorded and shared livestream reports as well as written accounts of the novel coronavirus as it barreled throughout China.

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 students return to class, parents and teachers wary of COVID risk

The central Chinese city - where the global coronavirus pandemic began - allowed more than 2,800 educational institutions to start their new term on Tuesday.

Security guard wearing face mask and face shield is seen in Wuhan

August 6, 2020: Please, Mr. Postman

Readers of the Jerusalem Post Magazine have their say.

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Chinese coronavirus vaccine could be ready by year-end

In trials, more than 2,000 people have received vaccines developed by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products and the Beijing Institute of Biological Products.

Pre-filled M-001 universal flu vaccine syringes

Israeli researchers develop 'self-disinfecting' mask amid coronavirus

In recent weeks, the coronavirus pandemic has forced the hands of governments across the globe to require their national constituency to wear face masks when venturing out of the house.

A man wears a face mask for fear of the coronavirus as he takes the train to Haifa, on March 17, 2020

Wuhan lab admits to having 3 strains of bat coronavirus on-site

“Now we have three strains of live viruses… But their highest similarity to SARS-CoV-2 [the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19] only reaches 79.8%... It's an obvious difference.”

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