Huawei Faces Mounting Opposition in UK as Distrust in Beijing Grows Voices are growing within UK’s ruling party to block Chinese telecom giant Huawei from helping to build the country’s 5G network, as the government signals a tougher stance towards Beijing over its handling of the CCP virus pandemic. The UK government in January granted...
US Confirms 15th Coronavirus Case, First in Texas The first confirmed coronavirus case in Texas was confirmed by U.S. officials on Thursday. The patient who tested positive was part of a group evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new virus, officially known as COVID-19. The patient was under federal quarantine with the rest...
US Needs to Reduce Dependence on Chinese Drug Supplies, Says White House Trade Advisor The fallout from the coronavirus (officially known as COVID-19) outbreak is a “wake-up call” for the United States to reduce its dependence on pharmaceutical imports from China and elsewhere, White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said on Feb. 12. Navarro, in...
Coronavirus Outbreak ‘Holds a Very Grave Threat’ for World: WHO Chief The World Health Organization’s (WHO) head warned researchers that the new coronavirus poses “a very grave threat” to the world at the start of a conference meant to find solutions to the outbreak and answer questions about its origin, severity, and transmission. While...
China’s Coronavirus Crisis Hits Global Flows of Letters, Parcels PARIS—Postal operators in the United States, China and elsewhere say the suspension of flights to slow the spread of a deadly new virus is having a major impact on global flows of letters and parcels. In a note seen by The Associated Press, the United States...
White House Asks Scientists to Investigate Origins of New Coronavirus The White House asked scientists to rapidly assess the origins of the new coronavirus, which started in China in December 2019 and has since spread to over two dozen countries, including the United States. Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, director of The White House Office of Science...
Coronavirus Prompts Royal Caribbean to Ban Chinese, Hong Kong, and Macau Passport Holders Royal Caribbean on Friday banned anyone holding passports from China, Hong Kong, or Macau from its ships amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak. The new virus infected 61 people on a Princess Cruises ship docked at Yokohama near Tokyo, Japan, officials there said...
