China’s Virus Response Has Been ‘Breathtaking’
By Pepe Escobar, January 31, 2020
President Xi Jinping formally told WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus, at their meeting in Beijing earlier this week, that the coronavirus epidemic “is a devil and we cannot allow the devil to hide.” Ghebreyesus for his part could not but praise Beijing for its extremely swift, coordinated response strategy – which includes fast identification of the genome sequence. Chinese scientists have already handed over to Russian counterparts the virus genome, with snap tests able to identify it in a human body within two hours. A Russia-China vaccine is under development.
England Came and Went, Leaving Europe in a Mess. UK Leaves EU
By Diana Johnstone, January 31, 2020
Whew. Finally, at last, the United Kingdom is formally leaving the European Union on