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Covid’s Origin Linked to Racoon Dogs at Wuhan Market
We are now looking at the strongest evidence yet that the pandemic was not caused by a lab leak but rather by an animal at a wet market. A report with the research team’s complete findings hasn’t yet been published but is expected to be released within several weeks. Their analysis was first reported in the Atlantic.
Since the start of the pandemic, many scientists have stood by the notion that …
The Pandemic Enters Year 4: ‘If the World Doesn’t Want to Wake Up and Consider this Enemy Virus as Public Enemy Number One, I Don’t Think We Will Learn Our Lessons’
Today is the 1,065th day of the pandemic and its third anniversary. Since the start of the pandemic, the world has seen over 681.5 million cases and 6.81 million deaths. We’ve learnt so much over the past three years yet also so little.
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic. The novel coronavirus was sweeping the world and the world had lost its ability to contain it, …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Nov. 2: The Case of the Coughing Trump Employee, BQ Variants Poised to Cause New Wave in U.S.
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 937th day of the pandemic.
After a highly publicized start Monday, the Trump Organization’s criminal fraud trial was delayed Tuesday after the prosecution’s first witness tested positive for the coronavirus.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office filed tax-fraud charges against two companies, namely Trump Corp. and Trump Payroll Corp., which are part of a …
One Year Ago Today, the U.S. Recorded its First Case of the Coronavirus
One year ago today, we ran a story with the headline, “Officials Confirm First Case of Coronavirus in U.S.”
The story stated that health officials had confirmed that a man in Washington State was the first case of the mysterious coronavirus in the United States.
It went on to say that the disease – it didn’t have a name at that point – had begun to appear in Wuhan, China, in the …
Expert Q&A: Addressing Traveler Concerns About the Coronavirus – ‘Should I Stay or Should I Go?’
The daily dispatches from Hong Kong and Wuhan and Beijing about Covid-19, the official name for the novel coronavirus that seemingly sprung out of nowhere in Wuhan, China, are nowhere near an end. Travel is down in some instances by over 90%, and thousands of people are under quarantine after possible exposure to the virus. This leaves travelers – be they business or leisure – wondering, should I stay or …
American, Air Canada, BA, United, Lufthansa All Suspend Flights to China
As the coronavirus continued to vex Asia, more airlines announced they would cancel flights to China.
American Airlines said it would cancel flights from Los Angeles to Beijing and Shanghai from February 9 through March 27, 2020.
British Airways said it too would cancel flights to China, but didn’t specify a timeframe for resumption of service.
Air Canada, meanwhile, said it would suspend flights to and from China from January 30 through February …
As Coronavirus Cases Hit 6,000, U.S. Evacuates Citizens from Wuhan
Chinese officials confirmed on Wednesday that the number of reported cases of the coronavirus had hit 6,000 as new reports of the virus spreading to those who had not visited China.
The United States sent a charter plane to evacuate over 200 Americans, mostly diplomatic staff and businesspeople. It landed in Anchorage shortly after 9:20 p.m. Tuesday evening, where all passengers underwent two medical screenings before being permitted to continue to …
