City leaders in southern China are denying allegations of racism amid the coronavirus pandemic, insisting foreigners have not been discriminated against. Africans living in Guangzhou say they are being kicked out of their homes and face harassment, as healthcare workers step up testing efforts for new imported infections. The African Union, Nigeria, and Ghana are calling on the Chinese government to address concerns. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeera #Coronavirus #Racism
Michael O’Sullivan, former CIO of international wealth management at Credit Suisse and author of “The Levelling,” discusses the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis.
“We really need to put this into context globally,” says Jason Brady, CEO of Thornburg Investment Management, who cites how the common flu kills more people in the United States annually alone compared to the current novel coronavirus.
Richard Pebody, team lead for high threat pathogens at the WHO, discusses the organization’s labeling of the China coronavirus as a global health emergency.
Genome sequencing studies suggest that the novel coronavirus came from a single source in Wuhan around October to November 2019, says Paul Tambyah from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.