China

Some people are more likely to infect others with coronavirus as they are prone to milder symptoms

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Until recently few people had heard the term super-spreader, but last week it became a part of our everyday language. This began largely with Steve Walsh, a Scout leader in Hove, who found unwelcome fame when he was named as a ‘super-spreader’ of the new strain of coronavirus. The term is used to describe those … Read more

Some people are more likely to infect others with coronavirus as they are prone to milder symptoms

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Until recently few people had heard the term super-spreader, but last week it became a part of our everyday language. This began largely with Steve Walsh, a Scout leader in Hove, who found unwelcome fame when he was named as a ‘super-spreader’ of the new strain of coronavirus. The term is used to describe those … Read more

Chinese city uses unmanned mini-tanks to spray disinfectant to prevent coronavirus

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Chinese city uses remote-controlled mini-tanks to spray disinfectant in residential areas hit by coronavirus The unmanned devices travel at 2.7 miles per hour, or four feet per second  They can carry 440 lbs of disinfectant and sterilise a 12-acre area per hour  A fleet of such devices have been deployed by officials of Taiyuan, Shanxi Elsewhere … Read more

Chinese authorities compile intimate data about the Uighur Muslim population

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Leaked data has revealed that China is compiling extensive data on its Uighur Muslim minority including whether they’re growing a beard, if they’ve attended Hajj and their ‘family’s trustworthiness’.    As a Chinese government mass detention campaign engulfed Memtimin Emer’s native Xinjiang region three years ago, the elderly imam was swept up and locked away, … Read more

Chinese scientists are testing 2,000-year-old traditional remedies on coronavirus patients

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Chinese scientists ‘are using 2,000-year-old traditional remedies on patients suffering with coronavirus’ say experts Doctors in Wuhan testing traditional Chinese medicines to treat the coronavirus New pharmaceutical drugs being listed alongside ancient traditional therapies  One remedy is shuanghuanglian, a herbal medicine made from Lian Qiao extract Dried fruit said to have been used to treat … Read more

Did coronavirus originate in Chinese government laboratory?

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Did coronavirus originate in Chinese government laboratory? Scientists believe killer disease may have begun in research facility 300 yards from Wuhan wet fish market Beijing-sponsored South China University of Technology concludes that ‘the killer coronavirus probably originated from a laboratory in Wuhan’ It points to research on bats and respiratory diseases carried by the animals at  … Read more

No Time To Die! James Bond publicity tour of China is scrapped over coronavirus fears

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No Time To Die! James Bond publicity tour of China starring Daniel Craig is scrapped over coronavirus fears No Time to Die was to have a star-studded premiere in Beijing in April But publicity tour has been cancelled as China’s death toll soared to over 1,600   Some 70,000 cinemas are shut with over 50million residents … Read more

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps DISMISSES idea China could help build HS2

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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps DISMISSES idea China could build HS2 saying NO talks have taken place with ministers – and swiping that Beijing does not need to worry about laws or property rights China Railway Construction Corporation has said it can build HS2 in five years  Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says the government is not … Read more