Scientists exploring the possibility of an animal origin for Covid-19 are still investigating the missing link between bats and human beings.
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What can China do to resolve a crisis that threatens not only the health and security of its people and economy, but the future of Chinese Communist Party and its leader Xi Jinping?
Chinese novelist Murong Xuecun infiltrated Wuhan in April 2020 to gather its citizens’ stories from the first days of coronavirus: from the doctor who first warned of a new disease, to a taxi driver.
Social scientists find that using geography-related names or racialized framing around the coronavirus in even one news story can trigger racist stereotypes and biases.
The lab accident theory of the origins of Covid-19 has gained traction in recent months. We need a proper investigation to find out what really happened.
Does it matter where COVID came from? In the ongoing war of words between the US and China, the answer is a resounding ‘yes’.
The virus responsible for Covid-19 can infect different species and scientists are still looking for the animal that provided the link. All eyes are turning to mink farming.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus at the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic is one ten-thousandth of a millimeter in diameter. How can such a microscopic organism have such an immense impact on global health?
As Thanksgiving nears and fear grows in the US, people in China are traveling and enjoying time with family. While some in the US credit China’s authoritarian regime, there’s more to the story.
Dark tourism can help shine a commemorative light on the pandemic that has gripped society.
The coronavirus has affected almost every country in the world, but there are major differences in how health data is being reported. Politics often dictates how the data is shared.
This week, our experts are looking at the major trends in post-crisis globalisation.
The new data shows this drop in air pollution may have prevented up to 10,822 deaths in China as a whole.
Covid-19, like other major epidemics, is not unrelated to the biodiversity and climate crisis we are experiencing.
An analysis of the expressions used by Donald Trump to designate Covid-19 sheds light on his political calculations and on the evolution of his relationship with China in recent weeks.
After the Covid-19 pandemic, we must seize the opportunity to make urban centers more livable places by investing in affordable housing, basic services, clean energy and active transport.
The conspiracy theory that Covid-19 was created in a laboratory has been widely reported, yet there is no evidence to support it. Why such theories thrive can easily be explained, however.
A four-year-old female Malayan tiger has tested positive for COVID-19, with six other tigers and lions showing symptoms. It’s the first known case of a ‘wild’ animal catching the disease.
China is seeking to present itself as a model in the fight against the coronavirus – even if it means rewriting the history of the crisis and discrediting the governance of liberal democracies.
Since the pandemic began, the new coronavirus has infected more than 780,000 people and killed at least 37,000. The experts at The Conversation offer its readers insights from every continent.
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Veterinarian epidemiologist, Cirad
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Assistant Professor of History, University of Pittsburgh
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Directeur régional Asie du Sud-Est, vétérinaire et épidémiologiste, Cirad
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, California State University San Marcos
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Conservation biologist, Institute of Tropical Biology, Vietnamese Academy of Natural Sciences and Technology
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Visiting Fellow, Department of Political & Social Change, Centre on China in the World, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan
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Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Vice President for Research, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Minnesota Duluth
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Dean Faculty of Sciences and Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Lecturer, Philosophy, Adelaide University
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Executive Director, Institute for Dark Tourism Research, University of Lancashire