The outbreak of covid-19 has caused serious concerns in China and internationally. In response to this epidemic, Wuhan in Hubei province, China—the epicenter of the outbreak—was locked down on 23 […]
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Coronavirus and the ethics of quarantine—why information matters
Isolation and quarantine throw harsh light on the complex tensions in public health, between the rights and duties of individuals and concepts of the public interest, says Julian Sheather […]
Min Zhang: Protecting healthcare workers in China during the coronavirus outbreak
Protecting healthcare staff on the frontline is a critical challenge for this outbreak, says Min Zhang […]
Is reporting of the coronavirus producing viral panic?
There are two different outbreaks: one outbreak of a coronavirus, and one of viral fake-news, argue Clare Wenham and colleagues […]
Abraar Karan: Coronavirus—containing the parallel epidemics of xenophobia and misinformation
There is a grasp for the right information amid an evolving and even bigger epidemic of misinformation […]
Coronavirus: The psychological effects of quarantining a city
During disease outbreaks, community anxiety can rise and mass quarantine is likely to raise that substantially […]
Jian-Meng Liu: The cast of thousands behind our data
Jian-Meng Liu discusses the logistics of recording birthrates in a country as large and diverse as China […]
Ilona Kickbusch and Gabriel Leung: China steps up to convene a new global health meeting
Many global health aficionados have been wondering about two things. Firstly, as China’s reach in global health has rapidly expanded when would it convene a major global health meeting? And […]
Simiao Chen: The power of awareness
Community-based hypertension screening in China is testament to the adage prevention is better than cure says Simiao Chen. […]
Yu Wang: China is failing to tackle overdiagnosis
Overdiagnosis is an increasingly serious, but under-addressed problem in China, says Yu Wang […]