A World Health Organization team researching the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan said Tuesday that it’s “extremely unlikely” the virus came from a laboratory accident, and that it most likely jumped to humans via an intermediate species, per AP. Why it matters: …
Residents of Wuhan, China, have marked the death of a doctor who tried to warn the city about Covid-19. Dr. Li Wenliang succumbed to the disease he warned against, but not before police reprimanded him for “spreading rumors” when he raised the alarm about the…
On Jan. 23, 2020, the Chinese government issued a travel ban for all residents of Wuhan, the epicenter of a novel coronavirus outbreak.
“The U.S. government has reason to believe that several researchers inside the WIV became sick in autumn 2019, before the first identified case of the outbreak,” said Mike Pompeo.
After 10 weeks confined to their apartments, unable to exercise, shop for groceries or walk their dogs, Wuhan residents are emerging into the daylight.The subway and intercity trains are running again. Shopping malls and even the Tesla store are reopening. State-owned companies and manufacturing businesses are turning on their lights, with others to follow.“I’ve been…
Image copyright AFP Image caption Many of those arriving in Wuhan on Saturday pulled suitcases behind them as they returned to their families The city in China where the coronavirus pandemic began, Wuhan, has partially re-opened after more than two months of isolation. Crowds of passengers were pictured arriving at Wuhan train station on Saturday.People…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Wuhan has been sealed off since mid-January The lockdown in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the global coronavirus outbreak began, will be partially lifted on 8 April, officials say.Travel restrictions in the rest of Hubei province, where Wuhan is located, will be lifted from midnight on Tuesday – for…