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Mount Lushan temporarily closed to prevent coronavirus outbreak

Mount Lushan, a UNESCO world heritage site in east China's Jiangxi Province, was temporarily closed to tourists from Sunday, in response to the novel coronavirus outbr

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A war on the new virus

A CPC Central Committee leading group has been set up in China to oversee the prevention and control of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. Unity is strength. C

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Wuhan expects 1,000 more coronavirus cases: mayor

A riverside boulevard in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)Wuhan now has around 2,000 suspected cases and 643 people under observat

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China's Hubei to expand supply of medical equipment

A press conference is held by the Information Office of Hubei Provincial People's Government in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, on Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheng M

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China reports 2,744 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, 80 deaths

Chinese health authorities announced Monday that 2,744 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), including 461 in critical conditions,

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China to extend Spring Festival holiday to contain coronavirus outbreak

Passengers line up to have body temperatures measured at a station in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)China's Lunar New Year

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China suspends group tours amid novel coronavirus outbreak

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued a circular requiring the suspension of travel products nationwide in an effort to reduce passenger flows amid the no

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China suspends wildlife trade to curb novel coronavirus

Chinese authorities announced Sunday that trading of wild animals will be suspended nationwide to curb the spreading of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019

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Charity, volunteer groups told not to enter Hubei

The Ministry of Civil Affairs released a circular Sunday telling charity and volunteer organizations from other areas not to enter central China's Hubei province until

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Potala Palace to temporarily shut down

The Potala Palace in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will be shut down from Jan. 27 until further notice in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coro

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China to strengthen safety services for producers of epidemic control materials

China will strengthen safety services for enterprises producing epidemic prevention materials to combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to the Ministry of Em

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Beijing to conduct population census this year

Beijing Municipality will conduct a demographic census this year. The once-in-a-decade survey will have census-takers going door-to-door in November and December, acco

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Xinhua Headlines: China beefs up action against novel coronavirus as cases increase

China is beefing up nationwide action to contain the new pneumonia epidemic as 30 provincial-level regions reporting cases of novel coronavirus had all activated first-

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Another case of new coronavirus pneumonia confirmed in Hong Kong

Another case of pneumonia caused by novel coronavirus was reported on Sunday in Hong Kong, bringing the total number of such cases to six. Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of Co

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Poverty alleviation official join Tujia ethnic locals in celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year

Deng Xianhe, a villager of Tujia ethnic group in central China, cast off poverty last year. He invited a local poverty alleviation official to his new house to celebra

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China Focus: Chinese researchers publish early findings about novel coronavirus

Chinese researchers have published a series of academic papers on their early findings of the novel coronavirus that has claimed over 50 lives and infected nearly 2,00

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China's control measures on pneumonia to take effect in 20 days: expert

Momentum of the epidemic outbreak may decline in 20 days based on the current prevention and control measures of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV),