Japanese Prime Minister asks all elementary, middle and high schools nationwide to close until late March to help control the spread of COVID-19 Article 316 words 21 votes
How the Coronavirus revealed authoritarianism’s fatal flaw Article 2653 words, published Feb 22 2020 14 votes
“We are at a turning point”: The coronavirus outbreak is looking more like a pandemic medicine Article 2420 words 14 votes
Chinese scholar and outspoken critic directly blames Xi Jinping for severity of viral outbreak Article 718 words 8 votes
Forget face masks and rubber gloves. The best way to avoid the coronavirus is frequent hand washing, according to a medical adviser to the world’s airlines. medicine Article 12 votes
A pro-Trump blog doxed a Chinese scientist it falsely accused of creating the coronavirus as a bioweapon Article 1284 words 19 votes
Australians evacuated from the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China will no longer be charged $1,000, with the Treasurer blaming "incorrect advice" from bureaucrats for the mix-up. Article 555 words 8 votes
CDC confirms first instance of person-to-person spread of new coronavirus in the United States Article 685 words 13 votes
Australians wanting to take part in the government’s evacuation plan out of Wuhan may have to pay $1000 in order to get to Christmas Island Article 1815 words 9 votes
Here’s what the oft-cited R0 number tells us about the new outbreak—and what it doesn’t Article 567 words 3 votes
China to bar eleven million residents from leaving Wuhan, the city at the centre of coronavirus outbreak Article 1318 words 26 votes
Wuhan virus: China confirms human-to-human transmission, says medical workers infected Article 577 words 11 votes
Wuhan pneumonia outbreak: Hong Kong steps up response as more cases reported Article 376 words 7 votes