Scientists and spy agencies have tried to determine where the coronavirus originated, but conclusive evidence is hard to come by and the nation’s intelligence agencies are split.
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China Dismisses Latest Claim That Lab Leak Likely Caused Covid
The response came after the Energy Department concluded with “low confidence” that the coronavirus emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China.
Your Friday Briefing: A Year of War
Also, Nigeria’s upcoming election and health. care protests in China.
Thousands of Chinese Retirees Protest Government Cuts to Benefits
The protest in Wuhan highlights the strain on the finances of local governments, made worse by heavy spending on “zero Covid” measures.
China Celebrates Lunar New Year After ‘Zero Covid’ With Caution
With strict Covid restrictions lifted weeks ahead of the country’s most important holiday, millions, joyful yet anxious, could finally travel and reunite with family.
China’s New Covid Chapter
The end of the country’s restrictions has exposed two major vulnerabilities.
Proud, Scared and Conflicted. What the China Protesters Told Me.
In more than a dozen interviews, young people explained how the events of the past few days became what one called a “tipping point.”
Shanghai Reopens After Nearly 2-Month Covid Lockdown
With daily infections in low double digits, there’s pressure to shake the city back to life, reviving the factories, companies and supply lines vital to China’s economy.
Your Monday Briefing: Ukraine Agrees to Talks
Plus new research into the pandemic’s origins and North Korea’s latest missile test.
In Wuhan, China, Anniversary of First Covid Lockdown Passes Quietly
As China battles the highly contagious Omicron variant shortly before the Winter Olympics are set to begin in Beijing, Wuhan has so far been spared.