May 21, 2020 Don't count on vaccine against COVID-19, top HIV scientist warns A leading HIV scientist in the U.S. said Wednesday that people shouldn't expect a COVID-19 vaccine anytime soon, as total cases surpassed 5 million globally overnight, according to a report.
May 21, 2020 Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million Global cases of the novel coronavirus surpassed 5 million early Thursday, nearly five months after the first infection was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December.
May 20, 2020 Wuhan bans hunting, eating wild animals in response to coronavirus crisis Wuhan, the city at the center of the coronavirus in China, announced Wednesday that eating and hunting wild animals within the city limits has been banned, declaring Wuhan a “wildlife sanctuary,” according to a report.
May 20, 2020 Hawley slams Democrats who claim Trump's criticism of China is 'diversion': 'Come back to planet Earth' Senate Homeland Security Committee member Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told "The Story" Wednesday that Democrats who attack President Trump's criticisms of China over that government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic shoud "come back to planet Earth."
May 20, 2020 Kamala Harris introduces Senate resolution saying phrase ‘Wuhan virus’ is ‘anti-Asian’ Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., introduced a resolution condemning “anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19,” including use of the phrase “Wuhan Virus.”
May 20, 2020 Ted Cruz suggests NBC's a 'subsidiary' of Chinese gov't after reporter says China is doing 'diplomacy better' than US Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas., blasted NBC on Tuesday after one of the network's correspondents praised China's "diplomacy" amid the coronavirus pandemic.
May 20, 2020 Pompeo calls China’s newest coronavirus aid pledge 'paltry' given the number of lives lost worldwide Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized China’s pledge of $2 billion to fight the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “paltry” in a Wednesday press briefing.
May 20, 2020 China seizes control of PPE factories, sparking fear of new coronavirus wave China’s Communist Party is again seizing factory lines churning out the world’s supply of medical safety gear — sparking fears the country is preparing for a second wave of the coronavirus, American traders in China said.
May 20, 2020 Coronavirus information war: China's propaganda machine launched new Twitter accounts, publishes 90,000 messages China is ramping up its coronavirus propaganda war against the U.S. by using a growing number of Twitter accounts to push out tens of thousands of inflammatory messages, a report says.
May 20, 2020 Michael Goodwin: Trump-China battle — guess which side US media is on? Even conceding the American media’s hatred of Trump, you might assume the deaths and devastation caused by the coronavirus would at least lead them to view China’s denials of any wrongdoing with suspicion.