Wuhan

US intelligence report on Covid-19 origins rejects some points raised by lab leak theory proponents

June 24, 2023 2:31 pm

The report was issued at the behest of Congress, which in March passed a bill giving US intelligence 90 days to declassify intelligence related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology

New data links pandemic’s origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market

March 17, 2023 3:11 pm

In samples that came back positive for the coronavirus, the international research team found genetic material belonging to animals, including large amounts that they said were a match for the raccoon dog.

Covid-19 was a 'man-made' virus, claims scientist who worked at the Wuhan lab

December 06, 2022 2:30 pm

With merely any biosafety provisions, China's gain-of-function experiments — which are conducted to genetically alter organisms in order to enhance their biological functions — led to a leak at the Wuhan lab.

Wuhan locks down part of city center as Covid cases emerge

October 27, 2022 1:14 pm

Wuhan locked down one of its central districts after Covid cases were found, as China persists with a zero-tolerance approach to the virus almost three years since the pathogen first emerged in the city.

China says COVID has exacerbated decline in births, marriages

August 23, 2022 8:17 am

Many women are continuing to delay their plans to marry or have children, it said, adding that rapid economic and social developments have led to "profound changes".

New research: Two studies reinforce Covid-19's Wuhan market origin

July 29, 2022 5:05 pm

The two studies confirm the initial understanding of the beginnings of the Covid-19 pandemic, which, however, became controversial in the months after the outbreak.

In China's Wuhan, cholera-causing bacteria in turtles strikes nerve

July 15, 2022 4:53 pm

The Wuhan food market in China where samples from softshell turtles tested positive for the pathogen capable of causing cholera has been reportedly disinfected.

‘He goes where the fire is’: A virus hunter in the Wuhan market

March 22, 2022 10:11 am

For years, Edward Holmes worried about animal markets causing a pandemic — now he finds himself at the center of the debate over the origins of the coronavirus.

New research points to Wuhan market as pandemic origin

February 27, 2022 11:08 am

Together, they represent a significant salvo in the debate over the beginnings of a pandemic that has killed nearly 6 million people globally and sickened more than 400 million.

Wuhan lab leak more likely origin of Covid-19, UK Parliament panel told

December 16, 2021 12:18 pm

Asked by the panel about the probability of a lab leak as the origin of the pandemic, gene specialist Dr Alina Chan said a lab origin is more likely than natural origin at this point.

As Covid-19 cases rise, China ramps up lockdowns. Again

October 28, 2022 2:08 pm

China's Wuhan begins to lift its coronavirus lockdown

March 31, 2020 6:51 pm

Wuhan accounts for about 60% of China’s coronavirus cases, but they have fallen sharply in recent weeks, a sign that the measures are working. The last confirmed locally transmitted case of the virus in Wuhan was on Monday.