Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
08 March 2020 - China Special Weapons News
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- North Korea Rush Orders Medical Supplies from China to Battle Coronavirus Radio Free Asia 08 Mar 2020 -- Authorities in North Korea have put in a rush order for medical supplies necessary to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus from China, sources within the isolated country told RFA's Korean Service.
- Closure of Wuhan's 11 makeshift hospitals reflects epidemic under control: expert Global Times 08 Mar 2020 -- Eleven out of 14 Fang Cang makeshift hospitals in the epicenter Wuhan, in Central China's Hubei Province, purposely built for the COVID-19 treatment have closed as of Sunday, which experts said reflected the epidemic is under control and new infections continue to decline as of recently.
- Beijing escalates measures amid surge of imported COVID-19 cases Global Times 08 Mar 2020 -- Beijing has upgraded control measures and kept close track of incoming travelers from abroad with plans tailored to each overseas arrival to curb the COVID-19 epidemic as the capital city reported consecutive "imported infections" since Thursday.
- Wuhan coming out of darkest moment of virus outbreak: CDC chief epidemiologist Global Times 08 Mar 2020 -- Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, is coming out of its darkest moment, China's Center for Disease and Control chief epidemiologist Zeng Guang said Saturday at a forum, adding that other Chinese cities are also making visible progress in combating against the disease.
- Wuhan closes its largest of first three makeshift hospitals amid surging recoveries Global Times 08 Mar 2020 -- After transferring out its last remaining patient, Wuhan health authorities, on Saturday, brought down the curtains on one of its Fangcang makeshift hospitals, the largest among the first three temporary hospitals built in the city at the onset of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
- China's new COVID-19 cases drop to double-digit figures since Jan. 21 People's Daily 08 Mar 2020 -- 17 in Gansu Province, three in Beijing, three in Shanghai and one in Guangdong Province.
- Number of New COVID-19 Cases in China Outside Hubei Province Drops to 3 - Health Commission Sputnik 08 Mar 2020 -- Just a week ago, there were 41,625 recovered individuals in China. The total death toll in China now stands at 3,097. As of Sunday, there have been a total of 80,695 confirmed coronavirus cases in mainland China.
- 27 New Deaths from Coronavirus in Mainland China, Over 57,000 Recovered Sputnik 08 Mar 2020 -- COVID-19 was first detected in China's Wuhan in December and has since spread across the world. In late January, the World Health Organisation declared a global health emergency in light of the epidemic.
- China Scrambles to Boost Its Image on Coronavirus VOA 08 Mar 2020 -- Weeks after Beijing was criticized by people inside China and around the world for a sluggish response to the outbreak of a new coronavirus, China's government is trying to recast itself as a global health leader.
- China refutes report about Chinese ship firing laser at American aircraft PLA Daily 08 Mar 2020 -- A spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense on Friday refuted a U.S. media report about a Chinese navy destroyer firing laser at a P-8A reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. armed forces from the Philippine Sea.
- Chinese Activist Who Called on Xi to Resign Detained on State Security Charges VOA 08 Mar 2020 -- Prominent Chinese activist and legal academic Xu Zhiyong, who has urged President Xi Jinping to step down over the coronavirus epidemic and other crises, has been held by authorities in secret detention on a state security charge that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail, his friends said Sunday.
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