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Covid 19 coronavirus: China clamps down in secret hunt for virus origins 31 Dec, 2020 01:08 AM 17 minutes to read Visitors explore the abandoned Wanling cave near Manhaguo village in southern Chinas Yunnan province on December 2. Photo / AP Visitors explore the abandoned Wanling cave near Manhaguo village in southern Chinas Yunnan province on December 2. Photo / AP AP By: Dake Kang, Maria Cheng and Sam McNeil Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft ...

More than a year since the first known person was infected with the coronavirus, an AP investigation shows the Chinese government is strictly controlling all research into its origins while actively promoting fringe theories that it could have come from outside China.

China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins, promoting theories that Covid originated elsewhere SECTIONS Last Updated: Dec 30, 2020, 04:49 PM IST Share Synopsis The government is monitoring scientists findings and mandating that the publication of any research first be approved by a new task force managed by Chinas cabinet under direct orders from President Xi Jinping, according to internal documents obtained by The AP. A rare leak from within the government, the dozens of pages of...

Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harboured bats with the closest known relative of the Covid-19 virus. The area is of intense scientific interest because it may hold clues to the origins of the coronavirus that has killed more than 1.7 million people worldwide. Yet for scientists and journalists, it has become a black hole of no information because of political sensitivity and secrecy. Ng Han Guan/AP A worker wearing a mask peeps o...

2020/12/30 19:52 A group claiming to be local villagers blocks access to a bat cave in Yunnan Province, China  A group claiming to be local villagers blocks access to a bat cave in Yunnan Province, China  (AP photo) MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus. The area is of intense s...

China clamps down on hidden hunt for coronavirus origins; AP probe reveals pattern of govt secrecy, top-down control The Chinese government is monitoring scientists’ findings and mandating that the publication of any research first be approved by a new task force managed by its cabinet under direct orders from President Xi Jinping, according to internal documents obtained by AP The Associated Press ...

Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work? Dec. 29, 2020 06:16 am JST Jan. 13 | 02:35 pm JST TAIPEI, Taiwan The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below. © Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. ©2021 GPlusMedia Inc. Vaccines made in China? A chi...

Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work? Toggle share menu Advertisement Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work? A worker inspects syringes of a vaccine for COVID-19 produced by Sinovac at its factory in Beijing on Sep 24, 2020. (Photo: AP/Ng Han Guan) 25 Dec 2020 01:47PM (Updated: 25 Dec 2020 01:55PM) Share this content Bookmark BEIJING: With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccine...

Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work? by Huizhong Wu, The Associated Press Posted Dec 25, 2020 12:06 am EDT Last Updated Dec 25, 2020 at 12:14 am EDT TAIPEI, Taiwan — With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots to try to conquer the outbreak. The question: Will they work? There is no outward reason to believe they won’t, but China has a history of vaccine scandals, and its drugmaker...

TAIPEI, Taiwan - With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots to try t