Top news of the week: 22.12.2020.
Coronavirus
Overdispersion of COVID-19
Why 10%–20% of people with COVID-19 are responsible for a large share of the disease’s spread.
Exclusive: WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins - experts
An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the COVID-19 ...
China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases vs 12 a day earlier
Mainland China recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 18, up from 12 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Saturday.
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases vs 17 a day earlier
Mainland China recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 19, up from 17 a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Sunday.
China starts work on plant for mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate - media
China has begun work on a facility to manufacture its first COVID-19 vaccine candidate that uses messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, even though the candidate is still in early-stage clinical ...
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases vs 23 a day earlier
Mainland China recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 20, the same number of cases from the previous day, said the country's health authority on Monday.
'Life is short': Wuhan's COVID-19 survivors share lessons one year on
In late 2019, Wuhan businesswoman Duan Ling and her surgeon husband Fang Yushun began to hear snippets in hospital chat groups about a disease emerging in the city's respiratory wards.
Thailand to test over 10,000 people after record COVID-19 surge
Thailand plans to test more than 10,000 people after a record daily surge in coronavirus cases to over 500, most of which were among migrant workers linked to a shrimp market near the ...