Emily Feng
Stories
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COVID-19 Has Caused A Shortage Of Face Masks. But They're Surprisingly Hard To Make
China makes millions of masks. But ramping up production is tricky. "Making masks is not as easy as you imagine," a pharmaceutical executive in China says.
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U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries About Containing COVID-19
As the U.S. manages the coronavirus, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to three NPR correspondents in some hard-hit countries: China, South Korea and Italy, to ask what lessons the U.S. should learn.
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China's President Xi Jinping Visits Wuhan, Coronavirus Epicenter
It's the Chinese leaders first visit to Wuhan since the coronavirus outbreak began. There are indications China plans to lift some travel restrictions around Wuhan after the area was locked down.
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As New Coronavirus Cases Slow In China, Factories Start Reopening
Strict quarantine measures have prevented 300 million migrant workers from returning to work. Now local authorities are trying to get businesses going again. The main bottleneck: a shrunken workforce.
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What Happens If You're Critically Ill In China — But Not With Coronavirus
Residents say their relatives have been unable to get care for cancer, for childhood diseases and more as Wuhan and other cities put a priority on treating COVID-19 patients.
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China Sentences Hong Kong Bookseller To 10 Years In Jail
A publisher of political texts, who disappeared in China more than two years ago, has been sentenced to a decade in a Chinese prison for illegally passing intelligence to unspecified people overseas.
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The Wide-Ranging Ways In Which The Coronavirus Is Hurting Global Business
Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78% said they lack staff to resume full production.
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As China Tries To Slow Coronavirus' Spread, Ripple Effects Continue
The director of the leading hospital in Wuhan, China, has died of Coronavirus. This high-profile death comes as Apple, one of largest tech companies, warns that Coronavirus will hurt its revenue.
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Coronavirus Is Shuttering Chinese Factories — And Affecting Global Manufacturing
Efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus have shut down factories across China, part of a vast supply chain the world's economies rely upon. The economic impact is global.
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Hong Kong Mandates Quarantine For Mainland Arrivals; Coronavirus Cases Surpass 28,000
Hong Kong authorities say that beginning Saturday they are mandating that anyone entering the city from mainland China "self-quarantine" for the 14-day incubation period of the virus.