China 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
no comment 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
China 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
world news 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
China 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
China 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
China 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
no comment 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
China 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
China 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
China 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
China 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
no comment 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
China 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
world news COVID-19: UK records 118 deaths, plans to reopen schools from June 1 UK records 118 additional deaths, Wuhan lab denies link to COVID-19, Muslims celebrate Eid-al-Fitr, these are the latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic. 24/05/2020
View Irresponsible wet market practices led to COVID-19. China hasn’t learned its lesson ǀ View The US should convene the UN Security Council (UNSC) for an emergency session in order to engage with China and others to seek an immediate cessation of all wet-market activities around the world, provide transparency on that cessation, facilitate international inspection of all relevant sites... 30/04/2020
View We need to drastically improve animal welfare standards globally to avoid another pandemic ǀ View A permanent ban is needed, not only on animal markets such as those in Wuhan, but on the live trade, export and inhumane slaughter of all animals. This would not only protect animal welfare, but could also save millions of human lives. 16/04/2020
no comment Midnight light show as Wuhan lifts coronavirus lockdown Lockdown has been lifted in the Chinese city where COVID-19 was first reported. 08/04/2020
no comment People board trains and planes out of Wuhan for first time in 11 weeks Wuhan residents are now permitted to leave without special authorisation as long as a mandatory smartphone application shows they are healthy 08/04/2020
China Wuhan, China's COVID-19 ground zero, re-opens for business Anti-virus controls kept tens of millions of people at home for two months. 30/03/2020
China COVID-19: Wuhan partially reopens from months-long isolation The Chinese city where the global coronavirus pandemic began partly reopened on Saturday, after more than two months of almost total isolation. 28/03/2020
Senegal Senegal's government says it cannot bring back students from Wuhan Senegal's government says it can't afford to bring home its citizens studying in China. 19/03/2020
no comment Watch: Drone footage shows empty streets of COVID-19 epicentre Wuhan The city at the heart of the COVID-19 outbreak is still on lockdown. And it's eerily quiet. As this aerial footage shows. 11/03/2020
no comment Coronavirus: China readies thousands of new hospital beds in Wuhan Malaysia has also beefed up cleaning at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in order to tackle the virus spread. 04/02/2020
China China's coronavirus hospital built in 10 days welcomes patients Construction of the hospital began on Jan. 24 with a crew of 7,000 people working around the clock. 03/02/2020
world news Italian scientists isolate DNA sequence of coronavirus Scientists in Rome say they have isolated the DNA sequence of the coronavirus and will share the research worldwide to help combat the outbreak 02/02/2020
