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Tests Suggest Coronavirus Did NOT Originate At Wuhan Lab

2021-01-03T17:59:43Z

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A Chinese virologist famous for her research on [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus] in bats has shared new tests which suggest the virus did not originate at her lab in Wuhan. Shi Zhengli, the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, recently retested blood samples taken in 2012 from four miners who fell ill after working in bat caves in southwest [/news/china/index.html China]. The results showed none of them were infected with Covid-19, [ ] reported. Her update appears to contradict accusations from [/news/donald_trump/index.html Donald Trump]'s administration that the virus, which has infected nearly 58million people worldwide, originated at her Wuhan lab. The results suggest Shi and her team had not collected samples of Sars-CoV-2 - which causes coronavirus - ahead of the outbreak in Wuhan. Shi Zhengli (pictured), the deputy director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, recently retested [http://mondediplo.com/spip.php?page=recherche&recherche=blood%20samples blood samples] taken eight years ago from four miners who fell ill after working in bat caves in southwest China The virologist had previously insisted the characteristics of the viruses she has worked with do not match the genetics of Covid-19. The miners had been infected with an unknown respiratory disease after clearing bat faeces from a copper mine in Yunnan province in April 2012. 'We suspected that the patients had been infected by an unknown virus. Therefore, we and other groups sampled animals including bats, rats and musk shrews in or around the cave,' Shi said. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-8973103/Trump-administration-orders-federal-prosecutors-seek-death-penalty-MS-13-gang-leader.html Trump administration orders federal prosecutors to seek the...] [/news/article-8972495/Boris-Johnson-blasts-Nicola-Sturgeon-focusing-Scottish-Independence-Covid-crisis.html Boris Johnson blasts Nicola Sturgeon for focusing on...] Share this article Share One of these samples contained the bat coronavirus RaTG13, it was claimed. Her update added: 'In 2020, we compared the sequence of Sars-CoV-2 with our unpublished bat coronavirus sequences and found that it shared a 96.2 per cent identity with RaTG13.' Scientists have claimed the difference of 3.8 per cent in the strains could mean the bat coronavirus took decades to mutate into Sars-CoV-2. Shi has previously warned that the new viruses being discovered worldwide are 'just the tip of the iceberg'. The P4 laboratory in Wuhan, capital of China's Hubei province, where Shi Zhengli had studied coronavirus in bats since 2004 Shi's update appears to contradict accusations from Donald Trump's administration that the virus, which has infected nearly 58million people worldwide, originated at her Wuhan lab. Pictured: Wuhan Institute of Virology, P4 laboratory She also called for greater international cooperation in the fight against epidemics, despite accusations that China covered up the danger posed by coronavirus. In May, she insisted that research undertaken in viruses needs governments and scientists to be transparent and cooperative with their findings. She added that it is 'very regrettable' when science is politicised. [http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/_search?q=Speaking Speaking] to CCTN, Shi said: 'If we want to prevent human beings from suffering from the next infectious disease outbreak, we must go in advance to learn of these unknown viruses carried by wild animals in nature and give early warnings. 'If we don't study them there will possibly be another outbreak.' President Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have continuously suggested Covid-19 is linked to the Wuhan laboratory. The accusations have been rejected by both Beijing and Shi. The virologist has previously insisted the characteristics of the viruses she has worked with do not match the genetics of Covid-19. Writing on social media, Shi said she would 'swear on my life' that the laboratory had nothing to do with the pandemic and that the virus was first discovered in late 2019. Wang Yanyi, the director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour shangrila] added that accusations the virus originated from the lab in Wuhan are 'pure fabrication'. Shi Zhengli's research reportedly started in 2004 to study the SARS outbreak. She has since studied all kinds of bats, and made a breakthrough in 2013 when she identified bat feaces 96.2 per cent identical to the Sars-CoV-2. She has also reportedly researched whether or [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html kynghidongduong.vn] not coronavirus can jump from one species to another, and in 2015 she confirmed that it was possible for a SARS-like virus to move from bats to humans.

China apos;s Second Wave Of Coronavirus Outbreak In Winter Is apos;inevitable apos;

2021-01-03T14:06:29Z

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A leading Chinese disease control expert has claimed that a looming second wave of [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus] outbreak is 'inevitable' in [/news/china/index.html China], seen as a safe haven in the global pandemic. Dr Zhang Wenhong, who led Shanghai's fight against COVID-19, made the stark warning while speaking at a forum on Sunday. He predicted that it would take the world 'at least a year' to reopen again as [http://www.business-opportunities.biz/search/?q=coronavirus%20vaccines coronavirus vaccines] 'would take some time to be produced'. A leading Chinese disease control expert has claimed that a looming second wave of coronavirus outbreak is 'inevitable' in China. This file photo shows residents being tested for COVID-19 in the city of Ruili, China's southwest Yunnan province on September 15 Dr Zhang Wenhong (pictured in file photo on April 2), who led Shanghai's fight against COVID-19, made the stark warning while speaking at a forum at a Shanghai university on Sunday RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/news/article-8756107/Chinas-Air-Force-propaganda-video-appears-simulated-missile-attack-base-Guam.html China's Air Force propaganda video appears to show simulated...] [/news/article-8755511/2-000-year-old-medicinal-wine-discovered-ancient-bronze-pot-Chinese-archaeologists.html '2,000-year-old medicinal wine' is discovered in an ancient...] [/news/article-8755083/Knife-wielding-man-wounds-five-including-schoolchildren-stabbing-spree-China.html Knife-wielding man wounds five including schoolchildren in a...] [/news/article-8755389/Coronavirus-China-finds-coronavirus-packaging-imported-squid.html China urges shoppers to get tested for COVID-19 after...] Share this article Share China has appeared to have largely contained the virus outbreak after going a month without new cases of domestic infection. But the country is still grappled with imported cases, driving a city on the border with Myanmar under lockdown. While delivering a speech at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dr Zhang warned the audience that a second wave of coronavirus outbreak is looming in the country where the virus was first discovered. 'Europe is already having a second wave. A second wave [in China] is inevitable,' the coronavirus expert said. 'Today the British Prime Minister said the UK will definitely have a second wave because he is already seeing it. France has been in the second wave for half of a month. The second wave in Spain has also been over half of a month. China has appeared to have largely contained the virus outbreak after going a month without new cases of domestic infection. A Chinese customer is picture using his mobile to pay via a QR code with the WeChat app at a local market in Beijing on September 19 The expert reassured the audience by saying that Beijing officials had been carrying out checks in every province across the country to ensure measures were in place to avoid any large-scale outbreaks. People are seen drinking inside a beer bar in Wuhan on September 18 'Under this circumstance, China is still facing the threat of imported case,' Dr Zhang added. The expert reassured the audience by saying that Beijing officials had been carrying out checks in every province across the country to ensure measures were in place to avoid any large-scale outbreaks. He also suggested that coronavirus vaccines would take 'at least a year' to be produced and supplied to the market. But a Beijing senior health official has announced last week that coronavirus vaccines being developed in China could be ready for use by the general public as early as November. Wu Guizhen, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html kynghidongduong.vn] CDC chief biosafety expert said in an interview with state broadcaster that phase 3 clinical trials for the country's vaccine candidates were proceeding smoothly and Chinese citizens could receive the shots in November or December, While delivering a speech at Shanghai Jiao Tong university, Dr Zhang warned the audience that a second wave of coronavirus outbreak is looming in the country where the virus was first discovered. People are pictured drinking at a disco bar in Wuhan on September 18 China has four COVID-19 vaccines in the final stage of clinical trials. At least three of those have already been offered to essential workers under an emergency use programme launched in July. Beijing residents are seen waiting to enter a local food market on September 19 China has four COVID-19 vaccines in the final stage of clinical trials. At least three of those have already been offered to essential workers under an emergency use programme launched in July. Chinese officials said last month they are also considering to 'scale up' the scheme on people working in food markets, public transport and hospitality to prevent a possible virus outbreak in the autumn and winter. Worldwide infections to date now stand at more than 30 million and over 961,000 people have died from the disease, with the pandemic showing no sign of peaking. But in China the virus has been all but banished through a combination of lockdowns and travel restrictions earlier in the year that have officials touting the nation as a coronavirus success story. It comes as Ruili, a transit point with over 200,000 residents in southwestern Chinese province Yunnan, has declared 'wartime mode' last week after officials found two cases imported from the neighbouring country Myanmar. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese have received these experimental COVID-19 vaccines without one single infection, a state-owned drug firm claimed. In this file photo, a staff member tests samples of a potential COVID-19 vaccine at a production plant in Beijing Ruili, a city with over 200,000 residents in south-western Chinese province Yunnan, last week reported the new COVID-19 infections, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour Lệ Giang] two Myanmar nationals who were said to have illegally crossed the land border. A resident is pictured being tested for the virus in Ruili last Tuesday The city also ordered all of its residents to receive coronavirus tests which have all come back negative, the local authorities announced on Monday. 'Apart from the two imported cases, no local cases nor local transmission of the virus were found,' the Yunnan government said in a statement. Restrictions such as home quarantine for residents were due to be lifted on Monday at 10 p.m. but venues such as cinemas, bars and internet cafes will remain shut, the statement said. Yunnan's rugged 4,000-kilometre (2,485-mile) border with Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam makes it tough for authorities to step up surveillance and cut illegal immigration as thousands pour into China. data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more: [ Good Morning Shanghai] DM.later('bundle', function() DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker'); );

Prehistoric Worm With Super Armor Found In China

2021-01-02T23:30:27Z

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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> You better not get in a fight with this 500 million-year-old worm. You especially don't want it to catch you looking at its girlfriend. Photo by Jie Yang/Artwork by Javier Ortega-Hernández Worms today look so wimpy. How do they survive in this world? They don't have appendages to pick up blunt objects and they don't even have the strength to put up a good fight. At least if they had an Adamantium core or some kind of super armor, their survival wouldn't be such a mystery to most people. At least their distant cousins looked like beasts that could fight back -- like this 500 million-year-old worm recently discovered in South China that looks like the modern worm's badass biker cousin. Scientists from the University of Cambridge in England and Yunnan University in China [ announced last Tuesday] the discovery of a worm-like creature in the Xiaoshiba deposit. It's called Hairy Collins' Monster, named after palaeontologist Desmond Collins who found and illustrated a similar creature in Canada in the 1980s. They published a paper about this lobopodian, or legged-worm from the prehistoric Cambrian period that looks like the lead singer of an all-worm GWAR tribute band, in the journal for the [ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences]. The fossil reveals that the Hairy Collins' Monster was a creature with a worm-like body covered with as many as 72 sharp spikes. It also had six pairs of legs in the front with a feather-like structure and nine pairs of legs in the back tipped with claws. Scientists theorize that the worm lived a "sedentary lifestyle," making it an easy target for creatures higher up on the food chain, so it developed sharp spikes on its back and body over time to protect itself as it crawled along the ocean floor. Related links [ ] [ ] [ ] The fossil found in South China appears to be relatively intact, showing the unique, spiked structure of the Cambrian creature and even small details such as its digestive tract and the coat of hair-like structures on its front legs. Collins' Monster is believed to be a distant cousin of the modern velvet worm, or the [ onychophoran], a small animal found in tropical forests. It also shares its ancestry with the [/news/freaky-burgess-shale-fossil-finds-its-head/ Hallucigenia sparsa], [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html kynghidongduong.vn] another creature from the Cambrian period that had a worm-like body covered with spikes. Scientists from the University of Cambridge, the Royal Ontario Museum and the [http://ajt-ventures.com/?s=University University] of Toronto announced last Wednesday that they had completed reconstructing the anatomy of this fellow lobopodian using electron microscopes to determine the correct location of its head on its body. "Both creatures are lobopodians, or legged worms, but the Collins' Monster sort of looks like Hallucigenia on steroids," said [ Javier Ortega-Hernández], [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/blog/kinh-nghiem-kham-pha-shangri-la-vung-dat-cua-tinh-yeu.html tour shangrila] a research fellow from the University of Cambridge's Earth Sciences department. "It had much heavier armor protecting its body, with up to five pointy spines per pair of legs, as opposed to Hallucigenia's two." So the lesson you should take away from these findings is if you ever find yourself watching a Cambrian creature cage match and these two worms step into the ring, put all of your money on the Collins' Monster.

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2021-01-02T23:30:21Z

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