Wuhan

Why Anthony Fauci invoked Fifth Amendment at Covid-19 Senate hearing

July 29, 2026 7:59 pm

The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution protects individuals from being compelled to testify against themselves in criminal cases. Invoking the Fifth does not amount to an admission of guilt.

Tulsi Gabbard's final act: Secret files claim Fauci funded Wuhan Lab and misled Congress on Covid-19 origins

June 19, 2026 7:13 pm

Former US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard has released documents alleging Anthony Fauci funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan and misled Congress, reviving debate over the origins of Covid-19 and US pandemic-era decision-making.

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.

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.