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‘Employee Sharing’ an Emerging Trend Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
Many online retailers are hiring temporary workers from less-booming businesses to meet increased demand in China’s e-commerce sector.
Epidemic Accelerates China’s Commercial Livestreaming Boom
With both staff and customers quarantined at home, brick-and-mortar businesses are going online to promote their products to eager viewers.
New Study Casts Doubt on Common COVID-19 Treatment
Shanghai’s leading coronavirus treatment center will no longer prescribe anti-HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir, though the study’s own authors say a larger sample size is needed for a conclusive result.
The Invisible Victims of China’s Coronavirus Crisis
Patients at the outbreak’s epicenter with diseases other than COVID-19 are struggling to receive treatment.
COVID-19 Highlights Need for Better Infectious Disease Clinics
With its abundant resources, Shanghai has fared relatively well in the current outbreak — but what about cities that lack the same advantages?
China’s Endangered Birds Gain an Unexpected Ally
Villagers in China’s southwestern forests drove the region’s rare birds almost to extinction. Now, they’re helping save them.
China’s Beekeepers Feel the Sting of COVID-19 Epidemic
The novel coronavirus and the movement restrictions being enforced to contain it are bad news for bees.
How China Got Milk
In the span of 150 years, cow’s milk went from practically unheard of in most of China to a staple of a healthy diet.
Reality Shows Present Slice of Indoor Life During Epidemic
Several television and online platforms are premiering shows shot within the confines of people’s homes, including those of celebrities.
Film Crew Documents Life in Wuhan Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
The film they had planned to shoot in Hubei was derailed by the coronavirus, so instead they’re creating a visual chronicle of a city under lockdown.
Couples Go Long-Distance for Valentine’s Amid Coronavirus Scare
People are showering their loved ones with virtual proposals and online gifts at a time when physical contact is discouraged.
To Cope With Anxiety, Coronavirus Patients Do the Safety Dance
Medical staff at Wuhan’s “shelter hospitals” are coming up with creative ways to buoy the spirits of their bored and homesick patients.
How Wenzhou, 900 km From Wuhan, Went Into Total Lockdown
Despite being halfway across China from the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, the coastal city has been hit hard by the virus.
Racism in the Time of Coronavirus
Rising deaths and infections have been accompanied by a disturbing global surge in xenophobia against ethnic Chinese people and others of Asian descent.
Who Is Paying for Coronavirus Patients’ Treatment?
The Chinese government has vowed that no one will be left out of pocket for coronavirus-related medical care, but is such a promise feasible?
Tencent's Coronavirus-Tracking Platform Gets Mixed Reviews
While some say revealing a patient’s diagnostic status is in the public interest, others argue it’s infringing upon their privacy.
‘Hardcore’ Quarantine Measures Risk Fracturing Social Cohesion
As China battles the novel coronavirus outbreak, regions across the country are sealing themselves off. But we should be wary of the consequences of local protectionism.
Oil drops 1.5% to 13-month low as weak Chinese demand weighs
Oil prices fell to their lowest level since January 2019 on Monday on weaker Chinese demand in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak and as traders waited to see if Russia would join other producers in seeking further output cuts.
Gone But Not Soon Forgotten: Li Wenliang’s Online Legacy
One of the coronavirus whistleblower’s earliest posts on Weibo was an expression of solidarity for a journalist who suggested that officials’ negligence had contributed to a deadly train crash in 2011.
Under Quarantine, Huanggang Students Fret Over ‘Gaokao’
China’s leaders have called the coronavirus crisis a “major test,” but the high school seniors at the heart of the epidemic are preoccupied with a different sort of exam.
