Covid-19 China: Nearly 500k may have had infection in Wuhan

Nearly half a million Wuhan residents may have been infected with coronavirus – almost 10 times the city’s official number of confirmed cases – a study by China‘s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests. The research aimed to estimate the scale of previous infections by testing blood serum samples from a number of … Read more

Nearly half a million people may have had Covid-19 in Wuhan, study suggests

Nearly half a million Wuhan residents may have been infected with coronavirus – almost 10 times the city’s official number of confirmed cases – a study by China‘s Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests. The research aimed to estimate the scale of previous infections by testing blood serum samples from a number of … Read more

Apple iPhone supplier is accused of using Uighur Muslims as forced labour in Chinese factories

Apple iPhone supplier is accused of using Uighur Muslims as forced labour in Chinese factories US-based group claims Lens Technology received thousands of Uighur labourers Watchdogs have linked so-called ‘labour transfers’ to human rights abuses  Apple denied the allegations, saying Lens was not using transferred Uighurs  By Tim Stickings For Mailonline Published: 16:09 GMT, 29 … Read more

COVID-19 pandemic turns 50 doctors, scientists and healthcare entrepreneurs into billionaires

According to Forbes, there are 10 notable new healthcare leaders who have claimed the billionaire status:  1. Uğur Şahin, of Germany – Net Worth: $4.2billion 2.  Stéphane Bancel, of France – Net worth: $4.1billion 3. Yuan Liping, of Canada – Net worth: $4.1billion 4. Hu Kun, of China – Net worth: $3.9billion 5. Carl Hansen, of Canada – Net worth: $2.9billion 6. Timothy Springer, … Read more

China will overtake the US and become the world’s biggest economy by 2028, report says

The unstoppable rise of the Chinese dragon: China will overtake the US and become the world’s biggest economy by 2028, report says Prediction made by Centre for Economics and Business Research  Said coronavirus pandemic and economic fallout tipped rivalry in China’s favour CEBR said factors in China’s favour included its ‘skilful management of the pandemic’  By … Read more

Little girl asks Melania if she’s Ruldolph as First Lady answers kids calls to NORAD’s Santa Tracker

A little girl from Texas was left confused this Christmas Eve when she called up the NORAD Santa Tracker and found herself talking to First Lady Melania Trump instead. Melania spent Christmas Eve answering calls from young Americans to NORAD, giving them updates as Saint Nick made his way toward the United States.   In a … Read more