China is advising doctors to consider mixing Western antiviral drugs with traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of the coronavirus. But experts question the efficacy of Chinese remedies.
Author: SUI-LEE WEE
Beijing Sees ‘Major Test’ as Doors to China Close and Coronavirus Deaths Surpass SARS
The number of dead is likely to grow as the tally of confirmed infections surges by more than 2,000 every day. “There’s no sign that it’s getting better,” said a health expert.
‘What if We All Get Sick?’: Coronavirus Strains China’s Health System
To fight the expanding outbreak, the country is relying on a medical system that is overburdened even in normal times.
Japan and Thailand Confirm New Cases of Chinese Coronavirus
The two new patients will add to fears that the virus will spread further outside China’s borders.
Chinese Scientist Who Genetically Edited Babies Gets 3 Years in Prison
He Jiankui’s work was also carried out on a third infant, according to China’s state media, in a new disclosure that is likely to add to the global uproar over such experiments.
China’s Seniors, Looking for Love, Head to the Park
Increasingly widowed and divorced, a new generation of graying singles are navigating modern romance in a rapidly changing country.
Pneumonic Plague Is Diagnosed in China
Two cases of the fatal and highly infectious illness, which is related to bubonic plague, were found in Beijing, prompting fears of an outbreak.
Britain Hasn’t Named 39 Dead in a Truck. But in Vietnam, They Know.
For the poor in Vietnam, human smuggling offers a chance at a better life. “If an electrical pole had legs, it would go too.”
China Expels Wall Street Journal Reporter After Article on Xi’s Cousin
Beijing declined to renew the credentials of a reporter who wrote about an investigation in Australia involving a cousin of China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
China Eases Rules on Cheap Drug Imports to Fight Chronic Diseases
The revised law would reduce penalties for buying generic pharmaceuticals from other countries without waiting for approval, though details are scant.