Being close to China, Taiwan inevitably faces a high risk of coronavirus COVID-19 infections spreading through the island. Even though Taipei has been trying to get international help from associations like the World Health Organization (WHO) to tackle the issue, China is blocking such attempts, infuriating the Taiwanese government. Taiwan and COVID-19 Taiwan does not ...
The coronavirus COVID-19 has infected tens of thousands of people in China and has spread to more than 25 countries. Because of China’s lack of transparency, the number of cases, as well as the number of deaths in China, is estimated to be many times greater than official figures. Here is the latest news from ...
The coronavirus outbreak has not only triggered a medical emergency, but it also has the potential to derail the global economy if it is not quickly contained. Experts have already warned about slower economic growth for the year. A study by the World Bank proposes that a severe pandemic could shave off 5 percent of ...
Over 1,000 people have died from the coronavirus COVID-19 infection in China alone. As the virus spreads all across the globe, the international community is worried about whether the infection can be contained or not since there is no known cure for it. As someone trying to keep themselves and their family safe from the coronavirus, ...
The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is expected to take place in Barcelona later this month. Usually, the event sees the participation of major tech companies from around the world. But this time, the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak seems to have spooked many corporations. Companies like Amazon, Sony, Intel, etc., have announced that they will not be ...
When the coronavirus COVID-19 infection started to spread, many thought that it might convince the Chinese government to become a bit more open about the information they share with the public. But such hopes have been dashed. As always, communist Beijing is giving priority to withholding information, censorship, and spreading false information to suit its ...
What we know Numbers continued to climb after the government changed the criteria by which it tracks confirmed cases. China on February 14 reported 5,090 new coronavirus (now renamed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization) cases and 121 new deaths in the previous 24 hours. The authorities said a total of 63,851 people have been ...
The Wuhan coronavirus epidemic in mainland China is spreading across the land at an alarming pace. The scenes of hopelessness, the dire conditions among the people, and their calls for rescue from this merciless infection are heartbreaking. Can the total blockade and quarantine of an entire city, village, or community really quell and contain this ...
First, hand sanitizer disappeared from store shelves in Hong Kong; then, bleach and alcohol. People wake up at the crack of dawn to line up at pharmacies for surgical masks. But hand sanitizers and masks are products targeted for temporary needs; they’re not items normally kept in quantity around the house. It makes sense that ...
One hundred and three people died from the coronavirus on February 10, a new daily record since the new coronavirus was first detected in December, as the death toll rose to 1,011, said China’s National Health Commission. That new total surpasses the toll from the SARS epidemic of 2002-03, according to official data. The SARS ...