What spurt in China’s cases reveals about coronavirus
A new diagnostic method has led the Chinese province at the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak to report a record rise in deaths and thousands of more cases on Thursday. Continue Reading
China Ousts High-Level Officials as Coronavirus Cases Soar
China ousted two top Communist Party officials in Hubei province, the center of the new coronavirus outbreak, hours after health officials there confirmed 14,840 new infections on Wednesday alone—an almost Continue Reading
Coronavirus Cases Seemed to Be Leveling Off. Not Anymore.
The news seemed to be positive: The number of new coronavirus cases reported in China over the past week suggested that the outbreak might be slowing — that containment efforts Continue Reading
Coronavirus Live Updates: Infections Skyrocket to Nearly 50,000 in Hubei Province
Communist Party ousts provincial leader at the center of the outbreak. China’s ruling Communist Party fired the leaders of the province and the city at the center of the new Continue Reading
Live updates: China’s leaders shake up political ranks as coronavirus cases near 60,000
China’s Communist Party removed senior officials in the virus-stricken province of Hubei, as the country’s leadership looks to tighten control over its epidemic response and assuage public outrage over authorities’ Continue Reading
Coronavirus update: More than 80 percent of cases are mild, complicating efforts to respond
The coronavirus has killed more than 1,300 people, brought a huge swath of central China to a standstill and rattled millions around the globe with hints of a pandemic seen Continue Reading
As health experts sound the alarm, Trump fights coronavirus with alternative facts
President Trump’s governing strategy is on a collision course with a novel foe. Can alternative facts stop a pandemic? Some of the nation’s leading public-health experts assembled before the Senate Continue Reading
Listen: COVID-19 crushing China’s steel and iron ore demand
Steel and raw materials markets have been particularly affected by the coronavirus, as two of the key demand sectors – construction and manufacturing – remain in limbo awaiting workers to Continue Reading