Prosecutors say Charles M. Lieber, the chair of Harvard’s chemistry department, lied about contacts with China’s Thousand Talents Program, a state-run initiative that seeks to draw foreign-educated talent. View original article Contributor:
Health officials will begin evaluating arriving passengers for the infection at 20 ports of entry. View original article Contributor:
With anger rising over the response to the outbreak, even some with ties to China’s leaders have called for acknowledging divisions, not papering them over. View original article Contributor:
There was a getting-out-of-Dodge feeling as we boarded the airplane, although airplanes — with their recycled air — are very effective settings for the spread of respiratory infections. View original article Contributor:
Facing heavy pressure even from some pro-establishment politicians, Chief Executive Carrie Lam shuts down train lines and limits flights and tourism. View original article Contributor:
The total known cases of a mysterious new virus spreading across China increased nearly 60 percent overnight from 2,835 to 4,515. View original article Contributor:
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed five cases of a SARS-like form of coronavirus in the U.S. On Tuesday, Chinese officials announced 25 additional deaths from the infection, raising the death toll to 106. The disease, which is believed to have originated in a seafood market in the Chinese central city … Read more
The number of people infected with a SARS-like form of coronavirus in Wuhan, China could already be more than 30 times higher the the official tally, researchers in Hong Kong have warned. Gabriel Leung, the chair of public health medicine at the University of Hong Kong, said at a press conference Monday that his team’s … Read more
(BEIJING) — A new viral illness being watched with a wary eye around the globe accelerated its spread in China with 80 deaths so far, while the U.S. Consulate in the city at the epicenter announced it will evacuate its personnel and some other Americans aboard a charter flight. China’s health minister said the country … Read more
Even as the quarantine began, some 5 million people left Wuhan, and the United States and other countries moved to evacuate their citizens from the virus epicenter. View original article Contributor: Gerry Shih