President Xi Jinping reshuffled the leadership in Hubei Province, the center of the outbreak, installing protégés in the hope of getting the crisis under control.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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China Is Tracking Travelers From Hubei
The number of cases surged again in Hubei Province, the epicenter of the epidemic. The authorities are taking a high-tech approach to figuring out who has visited there.
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Some tests distributed by the agency deliver “inconclusive” readings. The C.D.C. will need to ship new ingredients, further delaying results.
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A Chinese student trying to return to her university in Australia is stuck on a South Korean resort island. Amid coronavirus anxiety, she has been met with fear and discrimination.
Huge Shelters for Coronavirus Patients Pose New Risks, Experts Fear
It’s not clear how patients are screened or treated in China’s makeshift wards, nor even how long they are to remain.
Coronavirus Forces Foreign Students in China to Choose: Stay or Go
As Americans and others flee Chinese universities, the crisis is severing ties that have historically brought the country closer to the rest of the world.
Coronavirus News: Live Coverage and Updates
As the number of the sick and dead surged in Hubei Province, China’s Communist Party ousted the leader at the center of the outbreak.