The Dutch Fish Marketing Board on Wednesday said that 2020's first catch of herrings — which are typically auctioned off for a good cause at a major public event — would instead be presented as a gift to the neighboring German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The decision was to show gratitude for German assistance treating some Dutch coronavirus patients. … [Read more...] about Netherlands sends first herring catch to German medics as coronavirus thank you
Botswana to start COVID-19 surveillance testing next week
Addressing the nation on Thursday, Health and Wellness Minister Lemogang Kwape said the increase in local cases, especially within schools was a great concern for health authorities as the pattern of the virus spread has now changed. … [Read more...] about Botswana to start COVID-19 surveillance testing next week
China Focus: Smaller dishes boost restaurant recovery in post-epidemic Wuhan
In response to a national call for curbing food waste, the association has advised restaurants to design smaller-portion and half-portion dishes, offer take-away boxes for leftovers, and adopt an "N-1" strategy, in which a group of diners will be encouraged to order dishes one fewer than the number of the diners, but are free to add more later. … [Read more...] about China Focus: Smaller dishes boost restaurant recovery in post-epidemic Wuhan
China releases crucial scientific problems of 2020
Covering 12 scientific fields such as life science, mathematics, medical health, ecology and information technology, the problems include "ecological mechanism of coronavirus cross-species transmission," "how will gravitational waves reveal the secrets of the universe," and "new approaches and techniques of novel immune cells in tumor therapy," among others. … [Read more...] about China releases crucial scientific problems of 2020
China Focus: Binge eating vloggers urged to stop food-wasting shows
"The behavior of some food vloggers entails serious wastage of food." Following this comment by China's state broadcaster CCTV earlier this week, many short-video and live-streaming platforms have beefed up scrutiny over related content as part of an effort to curb food wastage. … [Read more...] about China Focus: Binge eating vloggers urged to stop food-wasting shows
