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U.S. NIH director says COVID-19 likely result of viral evolution in nature

The scientific evidence to date indicates that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is likely the result of viral evolution in nature, said Francis S. Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

U.S. lies about Wuhan lab motivated by geopolitics: Pakistani paper

The article, titled "The Wuhan lab libel: The Washington Post teaches America to hate," criticized The Washington Post's new editorial, which revived the discredited claim that COVID-19 is a biologically engineered virus created in China by the world's leading coronavirus researchers, the Pakistani paper said.

Knowing COVID-19 origins not important, preparations for future pandemic vital: Time magazine

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- Knowing COVID-19 origins would not change much in preventing COVID-19 variants and efforts should be focused on preparations for future pandemics, said an article published in the Time magazine.…

WHO chief warns COVID-19 pandemic "nowhere near over"

SINGAPORE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus recently refuted the narrative that the Omicron variant signals the COVID-19 mitigating into a mild disease, warning that the pandemic is far from over.…

Omicron remains focus of U.S. COVID-19 battle

A medical worker wearing a face mask collects a sample at a COVID-19 testing site in Manhattan of New York, the United States, Jan. 19, 2022.…

Hong Kong, Australian universities discover T cells effective to tackle Omicron

HONG KONG, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- A research done by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and the University of Melbourne has revealed that T cells, one of the body's key defences against COVID-19, are expected to be effective in mounting an immune response against Omicron, the HKUST announced on Monday.…

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