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01.03.2023 / 12:25

FBI director says Wuhan lab leak likely caused Covid pandemic

FBI Director Christopher Wray has said the agency has assessed that a leak from a laboratory in Wuhan, China, likely caused the Covid-19 pandemic.

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A year after Wuhan coronavirus lockdown, trauma and anger toward China remain

Wuhan today, it might be hard to believe it was once ground zero for the novel coronavirus pandemic.One year after the Chinese city of 11 million was locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, businesses and schools are open and the streets are bustling with people — nearly all of whom wear masks. Some practice tai chi in parks, while others jog along the Yangtze River that flows through the urban centre.

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Coronavirus: Toronto doctor reflects on Canada’s 1st COVID-19 case, one year later

COVID-19 — though the illness wasn’t yet called that, and it would take the medical team a few days to confirm it was indeed a case of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.“I remember receiving the call. … My immediate reaction was, I want to see the chest X-ray,” recalled Dr.

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Wuhan, China returns to normal as world continues to battle coronavirus pandemic

Wuhan at 2 a.m. announced the world’s first coronavirus lockdown, bringing the bustling central Chinese industrial and transport centre to a virtual standstill almost overnight.

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Global coronavirus death toll exceeds one million

More than a million people around the world have now died with Covid-19, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally.

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COVID-what? Water park in Wuhan, China packs in thousands of music fans

Wuhan over the weekend for a socially snug concert, less than a year after the novel coronavirus broke out in the Chinese city.Photos from the Playa Maya Water Park show Chinese tourists swimming and floating on dinghies in close quarters, without the usual masks and social-distancing measures that have become commonplace in other countries hit by the virus. ‘I’m not nude!’ — Acrobat handcuffed after wearing thong to Myrtle Beach More people were wearing goggles and life-jackets than face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the photos show.Critics have often described such partygoers as “Covidiots” in other parts of the world, including the U.S.

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China reports suspected bubonic plague case in Inner Mongolia region

China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Authorities in the Bayannur district raised the plague warning on Sunday, ordered residents not to hunt wild animals such as marmots and to send for treatment anyone with fever or showing other possible signs of infection.

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Wuhan bans eating wild animals in wake of coronavirus pandemic

Wuhan, the city in China where the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported late last year, has banned the eating of wild animals and is paying farmers to stop breeding exotic animals.

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Chinese consulate blasts Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for COVID-19 criticism

The Chinese Consulate-General in Calgary is firing back at Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his rebuke of China’s handling of the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

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Trump’s barrage against China over COVID-19 aimed at increasing U.S. leverage

The Trump administration is making ever louder pronouncements casting blame on China for the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to sidestep domestic criticism of the president’s own response, tarnish China’s global reputation and give the U.S. leverage on trade and other aspects of U.S.-China competition.

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Study shows risk of zoonotic viruses similar across groups of animals

The idea that certain creatures such as bats pose a higher risk of spreading viruses to humans may not be accurate, new research suggests.

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China still seeing coronavirus cases, most of them from overseas or showing no symptoms

Mainland China reported 30 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, up from 19 a day earlier as the number of cases involving travelers from abroad as well as local transmissions increased, highlighting the difficulty in stamping out the outbreak.

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Rise in new coronavirus cases in China solely due to infections from overseas

Mainland China reported on Tuesday a rise in new confirmed novel coronavirus cases, reversing four days of declines, due to an uptick in infections involving travelers arriving from overseas.

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Coronavirus: Wuhan woman donates medical supplies to Calgarians who helped her city

A generous effort to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic is coming full circle in Calgary.

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China reports first locally transmitted coronavirus case in 3 days, clampdown on flights

Mainland China reported its first locally transmitted coronavirus case in three days and 54 new imported cases, as Beijing ordered airlines to sharply cut international flights, for fear travelers could reignite the coronavirus outbreak.

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China reports 67 new coronavirus cases, all from international travel

Mainland China reported a second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus infections as the epicenter of the epidemic Hubei province opened its borders, but imported cases rose as Beijing ramped up controls to prevent a resurgence of infections.

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Local infections are down but China continues to see imported coronavirus cases rise

China on Sunday reported 46 new cases of coronavirus, the fourth straight day with an increase, with all but one of those cases imported from overseas, according to the country’s National Health Commission.

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China’s imported coronavirus cases jump again as students, expats flock home

China reported a new record rise in imported coronavirus cases on Friday as expatriates returned home from the United States and Europe, sparking fears of a second wave of infections just as the country recovers from the initial outbreak.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0