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Covid-19 pandemic: in-depth analysis one year after Wuhan
This in-depth series on the Covid-19 disease, one year after it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, explores the response and impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: 10 Dec, 2020
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WHO wants end to ‘panic-then-forget’ approach to epidemics
Global health body has warned that Covid-19 ‘may just be a harbinger of what may come’ and governments must prepare for the next crisis.
10 Dec, 2020
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Scientists seek the invisible in Wuhan investigation into coronavirus
Researchers from around the world will join Chinese scientists in the hunt for the origins of the virus ‘as soon as possible’, World Health Organization says.
13 Dec, 2020
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Exclusive | Wuhan market map surfaces as WHO investigates coronavirus links
A previously unpublished floor plan of Wuhan’s Huanan market shows where people with the first recorded Covid-19 cases worked or shopped.
15 Dec, 2020
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Can China recover from diplomacy missteps made during the pandemic?
China handled coronavirus outbreaks within its borders decisively but unfavourable opinion from countries still suffering from Covid-19 has soared.
19 Dec, 2020
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‘I underestimated the virus’: Europe’s young reeling from Covid-19 impact
Keen amateur runner Max Sprick, 33, found himself struggling to walk more than a few steps after he contracted the disease.
21 Dec, 2020
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How collapse of US-China ties compounded Washington’s coronavirus failure
When Covid-19 emerged in Wuhan, the few American health specialists remaining in China were relegated to the embassy in Beijing, largely unaware of the new contagion.
22 Dec, 2020
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Pain and gains for the performing arts in Hong Kong amid Covid-19
The mass cancellation of performances had a big impact on a sector whose workforce is mostly freelance, but also brought innovation as theatre, dance and music troupes explored online presentation.
21 Dec, 2020
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Hong Kong government prioritised rich over poor during pandemic, experts say
Society’s most vulnerable have suffered disproportionately during the pandemic, with many low-paying jobs gone, parents and their children confined to tiny homes, and domestic helpers and the poor elderly at heightened risk of exposure.
28 Dec, 2020
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When Asian states plan to vaccinate their people for Covid-19
Authorities across region set out conservative timetables for starting immunisations, ranging from several weeks to the latter half of 2021.
29 Dec, 2020
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Game over for China’s wildlife food trade, but does ban go far enough?
A year after the new coronavirus emerged at a Wuhan market, Chinese exotic animal breeders are moving into new areas of demand.
29 Dec, 2020
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‘Absolutely shameful’: China’s public, animal health system needs overhaul
A year after the first Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, the country’s animal public health system remains inadequate.
30 Dec, 2020
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Wuhan is rocking now the dark days of the coronavirus are over
Despite the media’s desire to commemorate the events of early 2020, most people ‘just want to forget about it and get on with our lives’, local man says.
01 Jan, 2021
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When Wuhan went into lockdown, thousands of locals went into action
Some of the volunteers who kept the Chinese city going in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak share their stories.
04 Jan, 2021
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What the world can expect from Covid-19 vaccines in 2021
The extreme lows brought by Covid-19 have sparked unprecedented speed in developing and approving vaccines and rolling them out.
08 Jan, 2021
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Liberal voices in China fall silent after coronavirus
Activists fear for future as Chinese people increasingly find Western-style liberalism unconvincing, even irrelevant.
11 Jan, 2021
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How China can really win over hearts and minds on the pandemic
The country has sought to present itself as a model of confidence in a crisis but it might be better off taking a more modest course to improve its international standing, observers say.
14 Jan, 2021
