State of Mankind

NIH deleted virus info from Wuhan lab: Docs; Hungry Shanghai workers protest aid lockdown



China In Focus

Shanghai’s lockdown might be getting extended. As the city’s true number of infections reportedly skyrockets, netizens reveal more death cases online. Workers at one shuttered factory protest. Authorities told them to isolate in their dorms – but factory leaders threatened to withhold food if they didn’t get back to work. What’s the real cost of lockdown orders? Some in China are questioning whether the country’s strict protocols are really helping protect people–or harming them instead. More controversy surfaces, surrounding the Wuhan virology lab. Documents show an American health agency deleted genetic sequencing details on the virus at the lab’s request. And for those watching our full episode— Zooming in on the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. is holding a joint drill with the Philippines, and making a promise to Singapore.