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Self-distancing a pipe dream in Hong Kong's cramped 'cubicle flats'
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
The 70-year-old Hong Konger lives in one of the city's notorious "cubicle flats" -- subdivided apartments that make up some of the most densely packed buildings...
China has fifth virus vaccine in human trial: official
May 15, 2020 (AFP)
So far there have been no "major adverse reactions" reported among the 2,575 volunteers participating in the five phase-two tests, said Zeng Yixin, deputy direc...
US says China trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine as markets slump
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
Europe, meanwhile, pushed ahead with plans to gradually reopen for summer tourism, even as fears persist of a second wave of infections in the pandemic that has...
Asia virus latest: Japan lifts emergency; China hits back at US
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
- Japan lifts emergency for most regions - Japan's prime minister lifted a state of emergency imposed due to the coronavirus for the majority of the country but...
Fresh test for Wuhan as cluster sparks mass virus screening
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
Lines of residents keeping their social distance formed at makeshift testing sites set up under tents in parking lots, parks and residential communities as rain...
Infections spike in heart of Buenos Aires, worrying authorities
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
The number of infections in the infamous Villa 31 slum, a teeming central district synonymous with violence and poverty, soared from one case at the end of Apri...
Amazon could be next virus hot zone: scientist
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
Researchers say the urbanization of once-wild areas contributes to the emergence of zoonotic diseases -- those that pass from animals to humans. That includes t...
China rejects US claim of attempted vaccine theft as 'smearing'
May 14, 2020 (AFP)
The claims have added fuel to tensions between the global superpowers, who have traded barbs over the origin of the pandemic that has killed 300,000 people. US ...
WHO stresses need to find source of coronavirus
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
The outbreak has triggered a fierce diplomatic spat between China and the United States -- with the World Health Organization at the centre of the row. In late ...
Chinese city in partial lockdown; Hong Kong's 24-day virus clean sheet ends
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
Jilin, with a population of more than four million, suspended bus services Wednesday and said it will only allow residents to leave the city if they have tested...
Asia virus latest: China city in partial lockdown, Seoul sees test surge
May 13, 2020 (AFP)
- Chinese city in partial lockdown over virus outbreak - A northeastern Chinese city has partially shut its borders, cut off transport links and closed schools ...
China's lack of transparency on virus fuelling rumours: US expert
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
Theories abound about the provenance of the virus that has sparked the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed nearly 300,000 people worldwide in a matter of...
As countries begin reopening, US virus expert warns of dangers
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
Government immunologist Anthony Fauci's stark words fed concerns that even a cautious exit from the unprecedented global economic shutdown could trigger another...
Pence to 'keep distance' from Trump: White House
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
Katie Miller, Pence's press secretary, tested positive for the virus last week along with a personal valet to Trump. White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnan...
Moscow commuters brave epidemic to return to work
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
"It's positive, because it's a necessary measure," says 25-year-old Tatiana Khan, who wears a surgical mask and a T-shirt bearing a "love" motif. The Russian ca...
Coronavirus lockdowns could spark rise in HIV infections, experts warn
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
At the start of April, Travis Sanchez, an epidemiologist at Emory University, carried out an online survey of around 1,000 men who have sex with men, and half o...
Wuhan to test entire population after new virus cluster: state media
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
Officials have been ordered to submit by noon on Tuesday plans to administer nucleic acid tests on all residents in the city of 11 million people, according to ...
China reports no new domestic cases after weekend spike
May 12, 2020 (AFP)
China has largely brought the virus under control, but it remains on edge, fearful that a second wave could undermine its efforts to get the economy back up and...
An innovation plan to beat Covid-19
May 11, 2020 (SPX)
In response to the current crisis, many private companies and some governments have been trying to generate a vaccine and other medical advances in short order....
China sends doctors, equipment to help Zimbabwe fight virus
May 11, 2020 (AFP)
"The Chinese medical experts will make a contribution to the battle ... against the coronavirus," Chinese ambassador Guo Shaochun said at Robert Mugabe Internat...
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