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Frank Hossack

Nanjing Reports Zero New Cases; 1,000+ Cured Each Day Nationally

Nanjing reported Friday that there had been no new local cases of Covid-19 discovered in the previous 24 hours. A similar picture is emerging on a national level, where the number of patients being cured now exceeds 1,000 per...

Coronavirus Renamed, Redefined and Under Estimated?

The Wuhan-borne coronavirus has finally received an official name, while the definition of a “case” has also had a makeover. Yet, worries persist that there may be many, many more infected than we realise. Finally, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

Coronavirus Poetry; Emotional Beauty in Words and Pictures

The arts; theatre, poetry, painting, music and dance. Such works provide us with fitting contrasts to the cold, emotionless science of epidemic prevention. Many words and pictures therefore now emerge that capture life and the nature of humanity during...

Sport Decimated as Tests for Beijing Olympics Moved to Austria

The Austrian town of Saalbach-Hinterglemm shall tomorrow host World Cup ski races that were to be tests for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. These, along with many sport events in China and Asia, are being moved, postponed or cancelled. It...

Living with the Coronavirus in the Avatar Mountains

With a semblance of acceptance settling on Nanjing, it’s worth considering our compatriots elsewhere. After all, half of China’s population does not live in such a major urban centre. They live in places such as Zhangjiajie, also known as...

Air China Props up International Flights amid Plunging Demand

Foreign governments may be placing restrictions on visitors from China, but that's just the half of it. With demand for air travel to China sinking lower and lower, so many airlines are axing their services. Air China, on the...

How to Tackle Fear & Anxiety brought on by the Coronavirus

Healthcare workers are overrun in tackling the coronavirus. They get little sleep and have likely not seen their families for a long time. On the other hand, the majority is seeing a little too much of their families. They...

Expat “Stop the Coronavirus” Art Competition Launched

With no holds barred in getting across the message of epidemic prevention, so too does art have a role to play. Here in Nanjing, NFASA is doing its bit by inviting the foreign community to use its creativity to...

About Me

Editor-in-Chief of The Nanjinger, Frank Hossack, is a multi-award winning Radio/TV host who has worked in China for the past 30 years. Frank has also written for Time magazine and The Times, appeared on the BBC and LBC, and been cited by CNN, China Daily and the New York Times, among many others.
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