Left Review Online April 23, 2020
With COVID-19 driving the whole planet into extreme anxiety and terror, many people are puzzled by one thing: part or the largest of part of the territory of the United States, China, Italy, Spain, Iran and other countries which have the highest number of people infected with and...More
As many in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei Province, are gradually returning to work after a lockdown due to the novel coronavirus epidemic, some are facing quite a predicament: They have no jobs to return to. That was on vivid display Monday, as job seekers in the city, undeterred...More
The spreading coronavirus pandemic is having far-reaching effects on the world and it's believed the black swan event will change the world forever. How will the pandemic affect China-US relations, globalization and global leadership? Michael D. Swaine (Swaine), a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace,...More
Kathmandu. The Government of Nepal has decided to extend the lockdown till April 27 and to seal the border till April 30. After reviewing the Novel Coronavirus situation in the country, the meeting of the Council of Ministers held today at Prime Minister's official residence, Baluwatar, decided to...More
At a critical moment when global cooperation is direly needed to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic, some Australian media outlets and personnel have been fabricating facts, groundlessly accusing China of being responsible for the spread of the virus and demanding China pay for the losses the pandemic would...More
From governmental distribution to the private sector, the Trump administration and US officials in different states are striving to source much-needed medical goods from China, as the coronavirus has hit the US at a devastating speed. China's government and companies have shown their willingness to lend a helping...More
After serving 65 days in the frontline Wuhan, the Beijing medical support team returned, on Tuesday, after accomplishing their mission. Besides, 7,000 other medical workers will also depart from Wuhan for their respective hometowns on Tuesday. This is the largest retraction since the withdrawal of medical support teams...More
China is holding a national day of mourning on Saturday to commemorate the 3,335 victims so far of the COVID-19 outbreak, including medical workers and police officers who sacrificed their lives during the battle against the epidemic in the country. Flags fly at half-mast across China and at...More
With the novel coronavirus spreading around the globe, a political virus with deeper influence has also begun to show up. In recent years, white nationalism and white supremacy have been on the rise, a perfect reflection of a political virus that is spreading in the US. If Washington...More
The catastrophic outbreak of COVID-19 racing across the US seems unstoppable with at least 163,000 infection case and more than 3,000 deaths as of Monday evening. Such severe domestic calamity situation has yet to turn some US politicians' attention to implementing better measures to contain the spread of...More
Some Amazon workers on Monday organized a strike at a facility in Staten Island, New York, demanding better protection from the company after a worker there tested positive for COVID-19. What the US logistics giant is facing may be just the tip of the iceberg for American businesses...More
Kathmandu. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' held a discussion on essential steps to be taken by the government to control the spread of Novel Coronavirus and to provide relief to poor people affected by the countrywide lockdown declared by the government. Two...More
Anti-virus measures implemented by South Korean President Moon Jae-in's administration have had a positive impact on his approval rating that previously had been in decline for over one year. The uptick in Moon's approval rating could help his Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) win the April 15 parliament...More
While the global health crisis may still have a long way to run, a number of things are already clear. First, viruses are quintessentially transnational and don't care who they infect or what nationality they may be. Second, China seems to have done an impressive job of halting...More
Beijing. According to a recent survey from polling company Rasmussen Reports, 42 percent of US voters think China should cover some of the financial expenses incurred by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Meanwhile, 36 percent disagreed, while another 22 percent said they were undecided. Does the United States have...More