China delayed sending crucial data on coronavirus to WHO, recordings of health body’s internal meetings reveal; points to WHO’s limited authority
• 5 years agoChina sat on releasing the genetic map of the coronavirus for more than a week after three different government labs had fully decoded the information. Tight controls on information and competition within the Chinese public health system were to blame, according to dozens of interviews and internal documents
Coronavirus Outbreak: Sale of dog, cat meat banned in China’s Shenzhen from 1 May; one local confirmed positive over 24 hours
• 5 years agoThe Chinese city of Shenzhen has banned the eating of dogs and cats as part of a wider clampdown on the wildlife trade since the emergence of the new coronavirus
Man rescued after being trapped for 69 hours in rubble of fallen coronavirus quarantine hotel in China's Quanzhou
• 5 years agoA man was pulled out alive after being trapped for 69 hours under the rubble of a collapsed virus quarantine hotel in southeastern China in which at least 20 other people died.
Brazil reports first case of coronavirus in Latin America; 61-year-old tested positive after travelling to Italy
• 5 years agoDue to the spread of the new virus worldwide, Brazil on Monday broadened its criteria for analysis of suspected cases. The Health Ministry determined that people with fever and flu symptoms returning from Italy and six other countries should be considered suspected cases.