South China Morning Post

With fentanyl under increased scrutiny by the Chinese government, China’s online drug vendors are now peddling hand sanitizer, face masks and unproven Covid-19 drugs to Americans.

An overwhelming majority of residents of Hong Kong say that they, not the city’s government, would deserve credit for beating the coronavirus pandemic.

A coronavirus patient with mild symptoms is found to be infectious for 49 days, Chinese researchers said.

Consumers could be hit by global food shortages in April and May as a result of demand surge and supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

Japan is resistant to locking down Tokyo because of the damage it would do to the economy. But there are growing concerns that the country is not taking the coronavirus seriously enough.

Researchers at Imperial College London say social distancing could save 20 million lives from the Covid-19 disease. More aggressive measures could cut the death toll further.

Health care professionals are at particular risk of being infected by the coronavirus. But in Singapore, the city-state has managed to put in place a system that has resulted in very few infections among caregivers.

The US-China trade war wreaked havoc on the medical supply chain for Americans, but Trump officials are reluctant to reduce tariffs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The Czech Republic is the first in Europe to issue a national mandate requiring people to cover their mouth and nose when outside their homes. In early February, a Russian region bordering China's northeastern province issued a similar rule.

China paid heavy prices before the coronavirus was contained. Now the cries for help are coming from America.