What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
HISTORY BIG SISTER, LITTLE SISTER, RED SISTER by Jung Chang (Jonathan Cape £25, 400 pp) One February day in 1943, a petite Chinese woman arrived by train in Washington DC and was welcomed at the railway station by Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the U.S. president. China was a U.S. ally in World War II, and … Read more
Lana Condor accuses Trump of endangering Asians by repeatedly calling COVID-19 the ‘Chinese virus’ The 22-year-old actress accused President Donald Trump of endangering Asians by continuing to refer to COVID-19 as the ‘China virus’ The Vietnamese-born American actress posted a note on Instagram Story asking Trump to ‘Be better’ ‘You have no idea the ramifications … Read more
Chinese film star, his lawyers and even two JURORS break down in tears after he is found not guilty of raping a woman in a Sydney hotel room Known as ‘China’s Hugh Jackman’, Yunxiang Gao was acquitted of all charges He was accused of raping and assaulting a TV crew member in March 2018 The woman … Read more
Chinese film star, his lawyers and even two JURORS break down in tears after he is found not guilty of raping a woman in a Sydney hotel room Known as ‘China’s Hugh Jackman’, Yunxiang Gao was acquitted of all charges He was accused of raping and assaulting a TV crew member in March 2018 The woman … Read more
President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his use of the term ‘China virus’ to describe the coronavirus, saying ‘it’s not racist at all.’ The president, repeatedly this week, has talked about the ‘China virus,’ a moniker that has been called racist. China expelled journalists from three major American news outlet in the wake of Trump’s … Read more
Chinese province of Wuhan reports NO new coronavirus cases for the first time since the deadly outbreak began there China’s Hubei province and its city of Wuhan reported no new cases Thursday Despite this their were eight new deaths in province, Wuhan accounting for six Health Ministry reported 34 cases across mainland China, all of … Read more
A top Chinese intensive care unit doctor says patients with hypertension are at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus. Researchers have found that about six percent of patients – most aged 60 or older – with high blood pressure die from the new virus compared to healthy people. There are currently about 80 million people in … Read more
A flu drug is ‘clearly effective’ in treating coronavirus, medical experts in China have claimed. Favipiravir, the active ingredient in a Japanese anti-flu medicine called Avigan, was trialled on 340 patients with the killer disease in China. Patients who took Favipiravir recovered quicker and showed greater lung improvement compared with patients not given the drug. … Read more
‘Sinister’ Chinese mussel that can smother scallops and oysters has made its way into British waters Asian date mussels have distinctive zig-zag markings on their tiny shells They were first found in China and have caused problems all over the world Dense mats of the mussels can suffocate scallops, oysters and seagrass By Colin Fernandez, … Read more