Authorities say tests up to 103,000 as of Thursday, from 59,000 two days earlier, but some governors report shortages of testing equipment.
Authorities say tests up to 103,000 as of Thursday, from 59,000 two days earlier, but some governors report shortages of testing equipment.
Expectations were for a cut in the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) to aid the coronavirus-hit economy.
In Milan visiting senior Chinese Red Cross official says he does not know what people are thinking as lockdown measures largely ignored.
In Milan visiting senior Chinese Red Cross official says he does not know what people are thinking as lockdown measures largely ignored.
With Europe now in the grip of Covid-19 heading home is the obvious choice for many Chinese employed or studying abroad.
With Europe now in the grip of Covid-19 heading home is the obvious choice for many Chinese employed or studying abroad.
The deadly pandemic has brought back to life a long-running debate about companies profiting from the publication of research often freely supplied by the author.
Deadly ‘dance’ between Sars-CoV-2 and the body’s defences is playing out in thousands of cases the world over, immunologists say.
Deadly ‘dance’ between Sars-CoV-2 and the body’s defences is playing out in thousands of cases the world over, immunologists say.
More than 20 cities are struggling to dispose of the waste safely with Wuhan, the city at the centre of the Covid-19 outbreak, the worst affected.
More than 20 cities are struggling to dispose of the waste safely with Wuhan, the city at the centre of the Covid-19 outbreak, the worst affected.
Government of Qianjiang says controls on movement of people and traffic to end at 10am on Wednesday, but provincial authorities order them to be reinstated at half past.
Government of Qianjiang says controls on movement of people and traffic to end at 10am on Wednesday, but provincial authorities order them to be reinstated at half past.
While Beijing deserves kudos for its handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, a full accounting of its initial blunders will go a long way towards restoring public confidence in the government.
China’s latest ban will wipe out wet markets, but they are just the tip of the iceberg. To avoid simply driving the problem underground, a whole-of-society approach is needed, for years to come.