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COVID origins: Top Chinese scientist says 'don't rule out anything'

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Wuhan getting back to normal but caution remains

Three years after becoming what many regard as the ground zero of the pandemic, the Chinese city of Wuhan is returning to normal but caution remains as COVID cases rise

23/01/2023

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New studies bolster theory COVID-19 emerged at Wuhan animal market

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

27/07/2022

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Depression, love and diarrhoea: Meet Moni Zhang, the comic from Wuhan

Skewering Western habits and reflecting on a troubled childhood in China, Zhang is a modern stand-up and mental health advocate.

06/05/2022

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China welcomes cherry blossom season with dazzling firework display

This stunning spectacle of sakura trees in bringing thousands of tourists to the Chinese city of Wuhan.

25/03/2022

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Wuhan documentary following volunteers during 2020 COVID pandemic

'Wuhan, I Am Here', a documentary directed by Lan Bo, follows local volunteers helping non-COVID patients, during the early 2020 lockdown in Wuhan

24/01/2022

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US intelligence agencies 'divided' on origins of COVID-19 pandemic

The intelligence agencies said that it was not a biological weapon and was likely not genetically engineered in an unclassified report summary released on Friday.

27/08/2021

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WHO experts say time is running out to study COVID-19 origins

Experts who studied the origins of COVID-19 for the World Health Organization said that the window of opportunity for scientific studies is "closing fast".

25/08/2021

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The Chinese city of Wuhan relaunches mass testing against covid19

Authorities in Wuhan said Tuesday they would test the city's entire population for Covid-19, as the virus returned to the place where it first emerged.

03/08/2021

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At least 12 dead after two back-to-back tornadoes in China

Eight people died in the inland city of Wuhan on Friday night and four others in the town of Shengze.

15/05/2021

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WHO report concludes lab leak is 'unlikely' origin of COVID-19: AP

An upcoming World Health Organisation report concludes that a laboratory leak is an unlikely origin of the virus that causes COVID-19.

29/03/2021

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WHO investigators visit Wuhan live animal market in COVID-19 probe

The market was the site of a December 2019 outbreak of the virus. Scientists initially suspected the virus came from wild animals sold in the market. The market has since been largely ruled out but it could provide hints to how the virus spread so widely.

31/01/2021

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China: WHO investigators visit second Wuhan hospital

Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital was one of the city’s first to deal with patients in early 2020 suffering from a then-unknown virus and is a key part of the epidemiological history of the disease.

30/01/2021

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Relaxed scenes in Wuhan - a year on from alerting the world to COVID

Exactly a year ago, Wuhan shocked the world by confining its 11 million inhabitants to their homes, beginning a 76-day lockdown.

23/01/2021

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A year on from lockdown, Wuhan's young enjoy their freedom

As the rest of the world continues to grapple with lockdowns and soaring infections, young people in the city, once the epicentre of the novel coronavirus, are enjoying their hard-earned freedom.

22/01/2021

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China: WHO inspectors arrive in Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins

It comes as the country is witnessing a surge in cases of the coronavirus.

14/01/2021

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China expands lockdowns, cancels summit, amid new COVID-19 outbreak

World Health Organization scientists are due to arrive in China on Thursday to investigate the origins of the coronavirus.

12/01/2021

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China jails citizen journalist for reports on Wuhan COVID-19 lockdown

Zhang Zhan's broadcasts from inside the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak were widely shared on social media before she was arrested in May.

28/12/2020

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Team of experts to travel to China in search of coronavirus origin

The mission is expected to start next month and continue for four-to-five weeks.

16/12/2020

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Wuhan river swimmers happy to be back after virus lockdown

Wuhan was where the first cases of COVID-19 were detected at the turn of the new year.

14/12/2020

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Thousands attend pool party in Wuhan, former COVID-19 epicentre

Attendance was capped at 50% of normal capacity - but women got in half price.

18/08/2020