China’s official COVID-19 death toll is facing new questions. The death toll in one single city is now twice as high as the official death toll for the whole country. The death toll in Shanghai, China’s financial hub, has been increasing dramatically since early December when the Chinese Communist Party lifted pandemic restrictions. Reporters from […]
China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday. The nation’s people largely prayed for good health in 2023 after three years of stress under the pandemic. At the same time, concerns are rising over a mass migration of travelers who are looking to celebrate. And experts warn that a second wave of COVID-19 infections […]
The lack of transparency regarding the pandemic situation in China is making a lot of countries and world organizations worried. The Chinese regime’s official COVID death toll remains low, despite reports of hospitals and morgues being overwhelmed. NTD spoke to Cindy Yu, an assistant editor at a British magazine, The Spectator, and host of the […]
The growing number of deaths of celebrities and public figures in China has cast further doubt on the official death toll as the country battles an extreme outbreak that shows little sign of easing. Since late November, more than 330 Chinese celebrities, officials, and scholars have died, according to a tally by The Epoch Times. […]
China’s official COVID-19 death toll is now about 60,000. But a study from Peking University estimated around 900 million infection cases, with about 80 percent of them showing severe symptoms. NTD spoke to Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford and former adviser of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, […]
DNIPRO, Ukraine—The death toll from a Russian missile strike on an apartment building in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro rose to 29 Sunday, the regional governor reported as rescue workers scrambled to reach survivors in the rubble. Emergency crews worked through the frigid night and all day at the multi-story residential building, where officials […]
With the death toll surge across China, new funeral homes are being built in some cities. Based on a video clip from Chinese social media, a funeral home in Northern China’s Harbin city is building more than 20 makeshift morgues. The structures will store human remains. The extra room will help cope with the demand […]
The death toll of an earthquake in southwestern China this week has risen to 86 while another 35 people are still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday. The actual number of casualties from such events may be much higher. The actual number of casualties is difficult to verify, as the Chinese regime routinely suppresses […]
CAIRO—More than 70 people have been killed and 14,500 homes destroyed by Sudan’s seasonal downpours and floods, a senior official said Thursday. The death toll since the rainy season kicked off in May stood at 77 people, Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Rahim, spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense, told The Associated Press. The provinces […]
