The city where the coronavirus was first reported has issued an order for urgent testing amid fears that China could face a second wave of infections. It follows the discovery of six new cases at a residential compound.

The coronavirus pandemic is causing massive job losses in China. With a patchy social welfare system, life is getting harder for the millions of migrant workers.

Rex Yang was traveling around the world before he got stranded in Seychelles with his family. Yang became internet-famous when his daily diary of the experience went viral in China.

The boy was released without charge but the incident raises questions about whether it is safe for young children to get so close to the action. Journalists’ groups have complained about mistreatment at the hands of police, but some argue that the press needs more regulation.

After decades of stellar economic growth, the coronavirus outbreak has left China facing a sharp rise in unemployment that risks undermining social stability.

Beijing seeks to dismiss American criticism of its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic as US-China relations deteriorate.

A 79-year-old woman is recovering after surviving for three days when her son buried her alive because he grew resentful of living with her.

A new study in Hong Kong suggests the new coronavirus may be far more infectious through the eyes and airways than Sars and Bird Flu viruses.

It is reported that there is widespread belief in the Australian government that the US embassy leaked a document to push the claim that Covid-19 came from a Wuhan laboratory. A former Australian foreign minister calls it a “brazen intervention.”

Fresh questions are raised over how the coronavirus spreads after it is found in the semen of several male Covid-19 patients. But researchers caution that the findings are preliminary and far from conclusive.