Xi Jinping’s statement during G20 Virtual Summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday delivered a speech titled “Working Together to Defeat the COVID-19 Outbreak” at the Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ [...]
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Chinese govt closes all borders, even for foreigners with valid visas
Despite the lockdown in Wuhan scheduled to end on 8 April, China on Friday imposed a ban on all international visitors, even if they have visas. “The suspension is a [...]
Movie theaters reopen for business in China
As China considers the pandemic to be easing, the country has begun to reopen movie theaters. More than 500 in five provinces are back in business, Variety reports, though [...]
China collaborating with world powers to control spread of coronavirus
The Chinese president said that mankind is a community with a shared future and that only through unity and coordination can humanity tackle various global risks and [...]
Wuhan, an example of risk management failure
Officially known as COVID-19, the virus has so spread to almost 30 countries and killed about two dozen people. In China, it has infected some 77,000 people and killed more [...]
Xi declares support for medical professionals fighting coronavirus
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of protecting medical personnel to make sure they are healthy and focused on winning the battle against the novel [...]
COVID-19: Funeral homes in Wuhan advertising salaries above $1,000 per day
Funeral homes in central China are working round the clock to cremate bodies during the coronavirus epidemic, while advertising to recruit manual workers to collect dead [...]
Coronavirus: Quarantined Russian woman escapes through hospital window
A Russian woman who escaped her coronavirus quarantine by climbing out of a hospital window has defended her decision, saying conditions in the facility were insanitary and [...]
WHO explains why coronavirus was renamed COVID-9
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that “COVID-19” will now be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented [...]
Asian economies losing vibrance due to coronavirus outbreak
As China reports 31,000 cases of infection and 636 deaths, the outbreak of coronavirus has threatened to cause multi-million dollar losses in the travel industry, according [...]
China waives tax policies to support organizations controlling spread of coronavirus
The national finance ministry and taxation watchdog released a statement to reduce financial burdens on some sectors and support the country’s fight. The Chinese [...]
WHO: Coronavirus not yet pandemic
The number of new cases and related deaths from the new coronavirus rose Wednesday in mainland China, Chinese health officials said, while the discovery of new cases outside [...]
WHO urging nations to issue travel bans on China until coronavirus outbreak is controlled
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday there was no need for measures that “unnecessarily interfere with international travel and [...]
Masks shortage, a major setback in the fight against coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads in China, everyone seems to be running short of facial masks. Pharmacy shelves were scooped bare. E-commerce sites see their stocks gone in [...]
Coronavirus: US government to airlift Americans in Wuhan, China
China on Tuesday reported 25 more deaths from a new viral disease, raising the total to at least 106, as the U.S. government prepared to fly Americans out of the city at the [...]