Senator Tom Cotton accused of hypocrisy for supporting Hong Kong protesters then seeking ‘overwhelming show of force’ at home.

American respiratory expert warns of a tougher influenza season ahead as the pandemic stretches resources.

‘We’re taking seriously the threat of students who come here who have connections deeply to the Chinese state,’ US secretary of state tells Fox News.

Chinese leader tells economic delegates at ‘two sessions’ that country has strengths that will allow it to recover after Covid-19 pandemic.

Motion submitted to NPC to amend legislation to overcome problems exposed by the coronavirus pandemic.

‘China never starts trouble and never flinches when trouble comes its way,’ says Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the National People’s Congress Foreign Affairs Committee.

Gathering of top political advisory body opens with a minute’s silence for Chinese who have lost their lives to the disease.

European-led resolution is adopted by member states of the international health body.

The WHO has been in the thick of previous outbreaks to help contain infectious disease. But this time is different.

The international community has failed to agree on obligations countries have to share genetic sequence data, the authors of a paper in Science magazine say.

‘A short regimen of a proper immunosuppressant drug applied early in the disease process may improve a patient’s outcome,’ paper’s co-author says.

Capital of Heilongjiang province issues order as it battles to contain second wave of coronavirus infections.

An antibody engineered from the animal’s immune system was found to neutralise the virus that causes Covid-19.

Oxford researcher says studying virus genomes can help reveal transmission patterns as well as travel and contact history.

They say that in the race to find treatments and a vaccine, some have sacrificed rigorous methods and quality control.

French and US expertise behind establishment of China’s top-level research facility into deadly and easily transmittable pathogens.

Experts say it is ‘highly unlikely’ the new coronavirus behind the Covid-19 pandemic was accidentally released from the virology institute, but it continues to draw attention as a possible origin.

Jonathan Li’s forecasts for the number of new cases in the US and Europe have been borne out by events.

Vaccines against tuberculosis, polio and rubella are all being studied as potential weapons in pandemic. Early research indicates that countries that gave citizens BCG are reporting lower Covid-19 numbers.

Surging international demand for personal protective equipment has lured new players into the lucrative industry but not all are up to standard.

Widespread testing and isolation of infected people ‘needed to stop renewed outbreak’.

As scientists around the world race to develop medicines to fight the deadly disease, Beijing is keen to prevent vital resources being squandered on unworthy projects.

City residents will finally be allowed outside next week, but only if they can prove they are in good health and live in an ‘epidemic-free’ compound.

While the world uses emergency measures to slow transmission, stopping it also rests on the human immune system’s ability to respond.

Yuval Harari says that unlike our ancestors battling plagues, we have science, wisdom and community on our side.

How the US and China descended into a childish blame game over who was responsible for the pandemic that is killing thousands and disrupting economies globally.

More than 43,000 people in China had tested positive without immediate symptoms by the end of February and were quarantined.

108 people aged 18-60 from Wuhan have been injected with a potential vaccine developed by a Chinese pharmaceutical firm and the military.

Authorities begin clearing them as the city hardest hit by the crisis prepares to go back to work, but routes out will remain blocked.

Researchers found that on average, infected people expel virus particles from their bodies for a relatively long period of 20 days, spreading it even before symptoms appear.