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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 China's Yunnan province on December 2. Photo / AP Visitors explore the abandoned Wanling cave near Manhaguo village in southern China's 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 that once harboured bats with the closest known relative of the Covid-19 virus. The area is of int...

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 China's 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 A rare leak from within the government, the dozens of pages of unpublished documents confirm what many have long suspected: The clampdown comes from the top. Ch...

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 out behind construction barrier with a notice depicting a bat and advocating for people not to eat wi...

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 scientific interest because it may hold clues to the origins of the coronavirus that has killed more ...