Mexico grateful for medical supplies from China
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s top diplomat thanked two Chinese charities for donating medical supplies to help stem the coronavirus outbreak in an online message that went viral. “Thank you China!!!” Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard wrote in a Twitter post late … Continue reading Mexico grateful for medical supplies from China
Coronavirus: Spain expects closer ties with China
Madrid – Spain’s foreign minister says she hopes the Covid-19 pandemic can be the catalyst for a long-term relationship with Chinese medical equipment suppliers, while acknowledging that her country has neglected its public health care system. In an interview, Arancha González Laya, … Continue reading Coronavirus: Spain expects closer ties with China
Chinese Coronavirus Test Kits prove faulty
Washington – Thousands of rapid test kits purchased from China by European countries have proven to be defective, according to local reports. In Spain, which currently has the fourth-highest number of coronavirus cases in the world, the government purchased 640,000 rapid … Continue reading Chinese Coronavirus Test Kits prove faulty
China urges US to stop politicizing COVID-19
Beijing – China urged the United States to stop politicizing COVID-19 and stigmatizing China, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said Monday. Geng made the remarks at a press briefing in response to a question regarding recent allegations from the … Continue reading China urges US to stop politicizing COVID-19
Coronavirus: U.S. released CDC expert from Beijing post
WASHINGTON – Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned. The American disease expert, a medical epidemiologist embedded … Continue reading Coronavirus: U.S. released CDC expert from Beijing post
Jack Ma foundation donates masks, medical supplies
Hong Kong – Alibaba founder Jack Ma has pledged to donate emergency supplies such as face masks and testing kits to 24 Latin American countries and some of Asia’s poorest nations to combat the coronavirus. Ma said in a tweet … Continue reading Jack Ma foundation donates masks, medical supplies
German companies searching for coronavirus vaccine
Berlin – German companies CureVac and BioNTech were both in the headlines this week as companies working overtime to develop a vaccine to prevent the spread of coronavirus. That’s no accident, say health experts. “Like all modern medicines, vaccines are … Continue reading German companies searching for coronavirus vaccine
China: Global financial giants investing despite virus
SHANGHAI/BEIJING – Some of the world’s top financial institutions, including BlackRock and JPMorgan, are increasing investments in China’s financial hub Shanghai, undeterred by the novel coronavirus outbreak, the city government said on Friday. Shanghai also held an online opening ceremony … Continue reading China: Global financial giants investing despite virus
Coronavirus: Majority of people only suffer mild symptoms
New York/Wuhan – Most people who contract the novel coronavirus experience mild symptoms, according to data from China, where the worst of the epidemic now appears to be over. Last month, scientists from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention published a research … Continue reading Coronavirus: Majority of people only suffer mild symptoms
First Trials of potential coronavirus treatments start
Paris – Drugs used for treating arthritis are being tested as treatments for COVID-19, the disease caused by a new coronavirus, as researchers rush to find ways of helping patients and slowing the number of infections. Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals … Continue reading First Trials of potential coronavirus treatments start