Caixin China Biz Roundup: Saturday Long Read — The Maddening Mystery of Defeating the Covid-19 Epidemic

As Covid-19 cases surge outside of China, countries worldwide are desperate to contain the outbreak. However, as the episode shows, defeating the new virus is no easy feat.Diagnostic tests often fail to spot the deadly disease, carriers can spread the virus without even showing symptoms, and effective medical treatment may still be a long way off