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Researchers in China have identified a new virus in pigs.The G4 virus has the hallmarks of a "pandemic virus" wrote the researchers.Experts say there is no imminent risk of a new pandemic.A new flu virus found in Chinese pigs has become more infectious to humans and needs to be watched closely in case it becomes…

Inside one of the new production facilities the China National Biotec Group (CNBG) has built for manufacturing a Covid-19 vaccines CNBG announced that one of the potential vaccine candidates had completed phase one and phase two clinical trials. Photo: The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission China National Biotec Group (CNBG) says tests show its…

June 16, 2020 | 3:01pm The novel coronavirus pandemic can’t be stopped without proper treatment. Just look at the global curve, which is anything but flat. The past few weeks brought a surge in the number of confirmed cases, with daily tolls averaging between 120,000 and 140,000. As of Monday morning, the total count passed…

June 1, 2020Updated 3:01 p.m. ETAn international team of scientists, including a prominent researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, has analyzed all known coronaviruses in Chinese bats and used genetic analysis to trace the likely origin of the novel coronavirus to horseshoe bats.In their report, posted online Sunday, they also point to the great…

In this May 5, 2020, file photo released by Xinhua News Agency, China's new large carrier rocket Long March 5B blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan Province.Tu Haichao | Xinhua | APSince humans first went up in space in 1961, we've done a poor job of keeping it clean.…