The disease, which the researchers called the G4 virus, is genetically descended from the H1N1 swine flu that caused a pandemic in 2009. G4 now it shows “all the essential characteristics of a possible pandemic virus,” said the study, published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of …
Read More »Bangladesh ferry crash kills at least 32 as ship sinks in 20 seconds
A ship called Morning Bird, carrying up to 60 passengers, sank in just 20 seconds after colliding with Mayur-2, a larger ferry, around 8:55 a.m. in Dhaka, the local police chief told CNN Shah Jamal. Jamal said the largest boat was trying to drop anchor in a port on the …
Read More »China to impose eye-for-eye visa restrictions on US officials over Hong Kong
Visa restrictions will be imposed on certain Americans with “atrocious conduct related to Hong Kong,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Monday. He added that Washington’s attempts “to obstruct China’s legislation to safeguard national security in Hong Kong,” imposing sanctions against officials in the city and Beijing “will never …
Read More »China blocks 400,000 people in 18 cases of coronavirus
In stark contrast to the loosening of restrictions amid high infection rates in the United States and parts of Europe, nearly 400,000 people have been subjected to strict confinement in Anxin County, central Hebei Province, near Beijing, after only 18 new cases were registered. detected Authorities announced in a statement …
Read More »United States banned, but here are 14 countries that can visit
The chains have fallen into the generally passport-free Schengen area of Europe for European travelers: … [+] And now in early July, international travel to Europe will begin, at least for those coming from some 14 countries where Covid-19 infection rates are similar to or lower than those in Europe. …
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