SCMP marks 100 days of covering the coronavirus pandemic

[View this email in your browser]( Dear reader, A hundred days ago, a team of SCMP journalists wrote the first of many reports on a “mystery illness” spreading rapidly in Wuhan, China. We were one of the first English-language publications to break the story on December 31, the same day that Chinese officials first reported cases of the novel coronavirus to the World Health Organisation. Since that day, the Post has been chronicling in detail on its [dedicated microsite]( how the Covid-19 pandemic profoundly changed and disrupted the world. Our newsroom has not been spared either; SCMP’s global employees have been operating from home since an editorial colleague tested positive for the virus. But even while our journalists do not have the freedom of movement, we continue to exercise our press freedoms to inform readers around the world. We are even producing our daily print edition from home for the very first time in SCMP’s 116 years of operation. We have dedicated our newsroom resources - in our home city of Hong Kong and across mainland China, Asia, Europe and the United States - to the comprehensive reporting needed in this moment of crisis. Our experience [reporting on the Sars epidemic from 17 years ago]( has helped inform the depth and intelligence of our Covid-19 coverage, as well as the deployment and safety of our journalists. Since that first story in December, SCMP has uncovered many crucial truths about the virus and its spread, elevating thought and understanding amongst our readers around the globe. These stories include: - an exclusive tracing of the [first recorded case of Covid-19 as far back as November 17]( - a scoop from classified Chinese data that revealed [one-third of coronavirus cases may be “silent carriers”]( and a follow-up story on [China's reversal of policies that previously excluded asymptomatic cases from official numbers]( - an early explainer using the [World Health Organisation’s prediction in 2018 about ‘Disease X’s’ arrival]( to provide insights on how Covid-19 descended on Wuhan - [China’s mask-making dominance]( and its potential of sparking a new geopolitical storm because of the world’s over-reliance on Chinese manufacturing - an inside look [during Wuhan’s lockdown]( as well as this week’s focus on the city’s [cautious approach to the end of its containment]( The Post’s reporting on Covid-19 continues to evolve and our [microsite]( offers a daily rundown of essential stories, including explainers, infographics and FAQs; you can also sign up for more updates [delivered right to your inbox here](. Over the last month, we have also shared our insights via several live global events. Our CEO Gary Liu provided an overview on China’s response to the coronavirus with [TED]( and the [Aspen Institute]( and our editorial team co-produced [Facebook’s “Covid Frontline”]( a cross-newsroom collaboration with Australia’s 7NEWS and The Straits Times in Singapore. This special program shed light on the global coronavirus battle through frontline reporting and interviews with prominent medical experts, including a WHO advisor and preeminent Covid-19 researcher. I am immensely proud of the way our newsroom has pursued this coverage with courage and conviction. The SCMP team has worked tirelessly to present nuanced and objective reporting that, we hope, will inform the decisions and breakthroughs that the world now desperately needs. And finally, thank you for being a loyal reader of the South China Morning Post. From all of us here at the Post, we hope you stay safe, healthy and informed. Tammy Tam Editor-in-Chief SCMP [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( South China Morning Post · 19/F Tower One, Times Square · 1 Matheson Street · Causeway Bay · Hong Kong