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Videos released on Dec. 2 show protesters pushing open a barrier to gain access to a facility sealed off by authorities in Wuhan, the Chinese city believed to be the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters was able to confirm the location from the buildings and road layout seen in the videos, which matched file...

Asked about comments by President Donald Trump suggesting the novel coronavirus came from a lab in Wuhan, China, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Friday that his comments were “consistent” with various intelligence assessments.

The fight against COVID-19 began at the end of 2019, when the novel coronavirus that causes the illness known as COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan China. Since then the virus has spread to many countries leading to more than 7.5 million cases. The spread of coronavirus was declared a pandemic March 11, 2020. It’s...

The World Health Organization (WHO) proposed on Wednesday 26 experts to form its new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of novel pathogens, including several who served on its mission to Wuhan, China, to probe the source of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The statement named the 26 proposed members ahead of a two-week period of public...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declined to say on Sunday whether his government agreed with the U.S. intelligence assessment that the novel coronavirus may have originated in a Wuhan laboratory, saying that “it is too early to draw firm conclusions” about the provenance of the virus.

On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump said that he has seen something which has given him confidence that the novel coronavirus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, but did not specify any evidence. There is no evidence to support Trump’s statement.

China said on Thursday that it “strictly enforces” COVID-19 prevention measures after two members of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) international team of experts were held back in Singapore after testing positive for coronavirus antibodies. The WHO-led team arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate origins of the virus.

China’s foreign ministry on Monday rejected a Wall Street Journal report that three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care in November 2019, a month before China reported the first cases of COVID-19. The newspaper said the previously undisclosed report may add weight to calls for a broader investigation into whether the...

Amid calls for further investigation into the origins of the 2019 novel coronavirus, China’s foreign ministry firmly denied Friday that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was linked to the pandemic. The statement comes after Dr. Anthony Fauci reportedly called on China to release the medical records of nine people whose illnesses might provide vital clues...

One year ago today, Canada recorded its first case of a novel coronavirus that first appeared in Wuhan, China. What followed was a fast moving, once in a century health crisis that saw the country, and the world come together to face the unprecedented challenges of a global pandemic. Global’s Sharmeen Somani takes us through...

Just one year ago, Wuhan, China became the world’s first city where the novel coronavirus was first identified. Officials scrambled to contain this insidious enemy. But what a difference a year makes. Jeff Semple reports on Wuhan’s remarkable rebound.

In early 2020, the city of Wuhan, China was under an unprecedented lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak, prompting Canada to send its first plane to bring Canadians home to safety. One year later, we explore how Wuhan has sprung back to life, giving us a glimpse into a post-pandemic future.

Speaking to reporter in Ottawa on Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland said she was not at liberty to discuss details of when Canada’s intelligence community first became aware of the risk posed by the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China.

President Trump on Friday was asked about U.S. intelligence reports that they’re investigating the origins of the coronavirus emanating from a lab in Wuhan, China. Trump said “there is a lot of investigation going on and we’re going to find out,”

The first group of Canadians flown from Wuhan, China is finally nearing the end of the two-week quarantine. Kendra Slugoski spoke with Calgarian Carter Perrier about the experience and the mental toll it’s taken.

A team of volunteers wearing hazmat suits started disinfecting facilities in the city of Wuhan, China on Friday as officials began to ease the lock down on the city. These volunteers have been involved in helping distribute medical supplies across Wuhan, now their job is to disinfect places such as hospitals, schools and theaters. On...

The new coronavirus is quickly spreading from the epicentre of Wuhan, China, with at least 18 provinces and territories reporting cases. As Heather Yourex-West reports, the growing number of cases has the World Health Organization considering whether now is the time to declare this a global health emergency.

While a father is battling to get his daughter out of the epicentre of the coronavirus, another Canadian family is willing to stay. Kamil Karamali reports.

A 44-year-old Chinese man from Wuhan has died in the Philippines, the country’s Health Department said, in the first novel coronavirus fatality outside of China.

Chinese authorities ramped up efforts on Friday to control the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus, turning a toll gate leading into the city of Wuhan into a makeshift checkpoint.