Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 8, 2020

One of the first images of the novel coronaviruses from January 2020, since when research has gone much further

Fabian Schmidt, DW: Coronavirus half a year on: What do we know so far?

Six months have passed since SARS-CoV-2 became known worldwide. Since then, researchers have found out much about the virus and made progress in combating it. Here are the most important points.

Half a year ago, at the beginning of the second week of January, Chinese authorities made the first public announcement that a new type of virus was rampant in the city of Wuhan.

Here is an overview of what has become known about the virus so far and how far medicine has progressed in the fight against SARS-CoV-2:

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 8, 2020

WHO's coronavirus sleuths are heading to China but it may be too late to solve the pandemic's mysteries -- Bill Birtles, ABC News Online

COVID-19 has killed more than 500,000 people. But some still don't know the pandemic exists -- Erin Handley, ABC News Online

Coronavirus pandemic: Tracking the global outbreak -- BBC

In Africa, lack of coronavirus data raises fears of 'silent epidemic' -- Katharine Houreld and David Lewis, Reuters

Coronavirus: How are other economies dealing with the downturn? -- Andrew Walker, BBC

China's Great Firewall descends on Hong Kong internet users -- Lily Kuo, The Guardian

Xi Jinping — A modern-day tyrant in the old mold -- Alexander Görlach, DW

China Is NATO’s New Problem -- Lauren Speranza, Foreign Policy

India in the Balance -- Marvin C. Ott, Foreign Policy Research Institute

Lebanon faces its worst crisis since the civil war -- Lewis Sanders IV, DW

Burundi's timid steps for a break with the past -- Cristina Krippahl, DW

African Union turns 18 but still hasn't grown up -- Isaac Mugabi, DW

A Scottish independence crisis is on its way – and English politics is in denial -- Rafael Behr, The Guardian

Vladimir Putin: Russia's weak strongman -- Shannon Gormley, Maclean

Putin, the Potemkin President -- Leonid Ragozin, Politico EU