May 22 Watch 7:39 How virus research has become a point of tension for the U.S. and China By Nick Schifrin The Trump administration has emphasized the possibility that the novel coronavirus was accidentally released by scientists at a Chinese lab. While that accusation remains unproven, China’s oversight of such scientific research has come under scrutiny in the past, and now,… Continue watching
May 16 India overtakes China in number of reported cases By Associated Press India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed China’s, with the Health Ministry on Saturday reporting a spike to 85,940 infections and 2,752 deaths. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 9:48 Blame and counter-charges: the U.S.-China rhetorical war over COVID-19 The rhetorical war between the U.S. and China is growing more aggressive by the day. Now, the Trump White House is boosting a theory that the novel coronavirus was accidentally released from a lab in China’s Wuhan, where the outbreak… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 5:50 What’s behind Trump’s criticism of the World Health Organization President Trump said Tuesday he will cut U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, accusing the body of being too trusting of China’s early assertions that it had the novel coronavirus under control. But critics of the move say that… Continue watching
Apr 15 China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days By Associated Press Top Chinese officials secretly determined they were likely facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus in mid-January, ordering preparations even as they downplayed it in public. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch 4:46 New York sees signs of virus plateau; in China, Wuhan lockdown finally lifted By Stephanie Sy The coronavirus has claimed more than 12,000 lives in the U.S., but signs of hope are emerging. The number of patients being hospitalized in New York, the nation’s top virus hot spot, has dropped, in an indication that physical distancing… Continue watching
Apr 07 China’s virus pandemic epicenter Wuhan ends 76-day lockdown By Sam McNeil, Associated Press Chinese authorities are moving to allow residents of Wuhan to once again travel in and out of the sprawling city where the pandemic began. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 7:15 Taiwan’s aggressive efforts are paying off in fight against COVID-19 By Nick Schifrin As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, Taiwan seems to have it under control. The island is only 80 miles off the coast of mainland China and very near to where the virus originated; plus there were many daily… Continue watching
Apr 01 How accurate are China’s virus numbers? By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Intentional or not, there is reason to believe that more people in China died of COVID-19 than the official tally, which stood at 3,312 at the end of Tuesday. The same applies to the 81,554 confirmed cases, now exceeded by… Continue reading
Mar 30 City at center of China’s virus outbreak gradually revives By Ng Han Guan, Joe McDonald, Associated Press Shopkeepers in the city at the center of China's virus outbreak were reopening Monday but customers were scarce after authorities lifted more of the anti-virus controls that kept tens of millions of people at home for two months. Continue reading