In 1911, a deadly epidemic spread through China and threatened to become a pandemic. Its origins appeared to be related to the trade in wild animals, but at the time no one was sure. Lockdowns,…
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Replenish paycheck protection — and take the Winter Olympics from Beijing
Small businesses and not-for-profits (including faith communities that provide so much of the nation’s invisible safety net to the lost and the least) are clamoring for replenishment of the Paycheck … ( read original story…
Dr. Deborah Birx Calls China’s Low Coronavirus Death Rate ‘Unrealistic’
I put China on there so you could see how basically unrealistic this could be,” Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said about China’s relatively-low mortality rate to … ( read original…
As U.S. Investigates Wuhan Lab Leak Theory, Senior China Researcher Says Allegations Are ‘Malicious, Impossible’
The vice director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology spoke out to defend the Wuhan biosafety lab from allegations the coronavirus was created by the Chinese scientists. ( read original story …)
Paycheck protection needs replenishing. And the 2022 Winter Olympics need moving from Beijing.
Small businesses and not-for-profits (including faith communities that provide so much of the nation’s invisible safety net to the lost and the least) are clamoring for replenishment of the Paycheck … ( read original story…
Trump Challenges China, Iran Reporting on the Coronavirus
President Donald Trump on Saturday openly challenged reporting of coronavirus statistics in China and Iran as the U.S. death toll climbed to 38,000 – almost doubling over the prior seven days. Iran … ( read…
As U.S. Investigates Wuhan Lab Leak, Senior China Researcher Says Allegations Are ‘Malicious, Impossible’
The vice director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology spoke out to defend the Wuhan biosafety lab from allegations the coronavirus was “created” by the Chinese scientists. ( read original story …)
Trump suggests China won’t be punished if coronavirus was ‘a mistake’
President Trump offered competing messages on Saturday about how his administration would handle China’s alleged culpability in the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in the southeastern city of … ( read original story …)
Trump warns China could face consequences for virus outbreak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – aid on Saturday that China should face unspecified consequences if it was “knowingly responsible” for the coronavirus pandemic. “If it was a mistake, a mistake is a mistake. But … ( read…
Coronavirus turns China into 2020 election issue
Both candidates are scrambling as voters look to hold China accountable for allegedly concealing information about and failing to contain the virus. ( read original story …)
U.S. sent millions of face masks to China early this year, ignoring pandemic warning signs
U.S. manufacturers shipped millions of dollars of face masks and other protective medical equipment to China in January and February with encouragement from the federal government, a Washington Post … ( read original story …)
How complicit is the WHO in China’s coronavirus cover-up?
The (WHO) has come under fire this week, with the Trump administration temporarily halting funding, and a cloud of criticism falling over who at the only international health governing body knew what … ( read…
A Key G.O.P. Strategy: Blame China. But Trump Goes Off Message.
Republicans increasingly believe that elevating China’s culpability for spreading the coronavirus may be the best way to improve their difficult election chances. The president is muddying the message … ( read original story …)
