Tag: Wuhan
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JUST IN: ‘Extremely unlikely’ Covid leaked from a lab, says WHO
A controversial theory that Covid-19 came from a laboratory in Wuhan is “extremely unlikely”, experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) have said. Peter Ben Embarek, the head of the WHO mission, spoke at a press conference this morning to unveil the results of phase one of the organisation’s investigation into how the pandemic started.…
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China jails journalist for reporting COVID-19 breakout from Wuhan
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced citizen journalist, Zhang Zhan, to four years in prison for her live stream reporting of COVID-19 breakout from Wuhan. Zhan, who was detained in May, was convicted on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in her coverage of the chaotic initial stages of the outbreak, the Hong Kong…
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Wuhan With Love, By Jefferson Uwoghiren
Yesterday I walked into the lairs of quixotic air checking in on a terminally ill friend at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City. With the agony of uncertainty, hanging and pervading the air , a visit to a confirmed corona management centre, collapsed and complicated my sturdy nerves and making my hair on…
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COVID-19: Students in Wuhan return to school
Chinese youngsters in the global virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back to class on Wednesday, wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal scanners. Senior school students in 121 institutions were back in front of chalkboards and digital displays for the first time since their city — the ground zero of the coronavirus pandemic…
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CORONA WATCH 16: We thought Wuhan was far away! – Olugbenga Ojuroye
Olugbenga Ojuroye (Writes from Virginia, U.S.A.) Can I remember what I was doing when I first heard about the novel coronavirus? I would be wrong if I said I could. I know I didn’t hear about it until 2020. That’s how disconnected from the global perspective I could be at times. But I remember what…
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China raises Covid-19 death toll in Wuhan by 50%
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last year, has raised its official Covid-19 death toll by 50%, adding 1,290 fatalities. Wuhan officials attributed the new figure to updated reporting and deaths outside hospitals. China has insisted there was no cover-up. It has been accused of downplaying the severity of its virus outbreak.…
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China’s Wuhan, source of coronavirus, lifts final restrictions
Wuhan, the Chinese metropolis at the origin of the current coronavirus pandemic, is due this week to lift the final restrictions after more than two and a half months of stringent lockdown. From midnight on Wednesday, (1600 GMT on Tuesday) traffic is set to return to normal. Flights are also due to resume, cars will…
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Coronavirus cases resurface in Wuhan
Mainland China saw a doubling in new coronavirus cases, including one in the central city of Wuhan. The jump in cases was driven by a jump in infected travellers arriving from abroad, while more locally transmitted cases crept into its daily tally. . China had 78 new cases on Monday, the National Health Commission said,…