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Chinese experts visit all COVID-19 patients in Laos

The Chinese anti-epidemic medical expert team had paid a special visit to all the COVID-19 patients in the Lao capital Vientiane before returning to China on Sunday. La

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Too early to say China is source of COVID-19: Cambridge geneticist

04:43 A lot of people online are blaming China for bring about the coronavirus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic across the world.But the logic behind their blame can be fragile, as it

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Israel stops all flights due to COVID-19 quarantine issues

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered on Saturday to stop all flights to the country after passengers entered Israel without health supervision amid the no

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Football: Liverpool legend Dalglish tests positive for coronavirus

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish before a Premier League match at the Stadium of Light, Sunderland, March 20, 2011. /VCG Former Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for the cor

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China's consumer inflation moderates to 4.3 pct

China's consumer inflation eased in March on retreating food prices as economic activities including transport and logistics gradually recovered after effective epidem

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson 'in recovery' but remains in hospital

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been allowed to leave the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) where he has spent the last three nights but will remain at St Thomas' hospital

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What to do if you are in or recently visited a coronavirus-hit area?

For those who are in or went to an area during the past 14 days where COVID-19 is spreading, the World Health Organization (WHO) has suggested the following protection measures.1. Follow basic pro

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Founder worries increase as investors pump the brakes

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.So far, 2020 has proven to be a year of surprises and disappointments. Over the pa

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Steve Ballmer leads Forbes' top 20 richest team owners list

Steve Ballmer, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, during a pre-season game against the Denver Nuggets at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, October 10, 2019. /VCG Forbes this week

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Construction begins on railway connecting Beijing airport, Tianjin

Workers have broken ground on a railway project connecting the Beijing Daxing International Airport and a railway station in northern China's Tianjin Municipality. The

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Olympic Flame display cancelled over virus concerns

Yukihiko Nunomura (L), COO of the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, and Makoto Noji, director general of the Culture and Sports Bureau, pose with the Olympic Flame at J-Village in Fukushima Prefec

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Iran's COVID-19 death toll rises to 3,872 with 62,589 infected in total

The novel coronavirus death toll in Iran rose by 133 to 3,872 on Tuesday, according to Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education. Also, the confirmed cases went

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UK COVID-19 deaths surpass 5,000

A driver of a car is tested for COVID-19 at Chessington World of Adventures theme park. /AP Photo/Matt Dunham The number of COVID-19 deaths in the UK have surpassed 5,000 after the country rec

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COVID-19 death toll exceeds 5,300 in UK, 51,608 cases confirmed

The death toll of those hospitalised in Britain who tested positive for the novel coronavirus reached 5,373 as of Sunday afternoon, a daily increase of 439, the Departm

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Apple has sourced over 20 million protective masks, now building and shipping face shields

As it mobilizes its supply chain, employees, and partners to provide personal protective equipment to medical workers and others working to stop the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic, Apple has sourced

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Japanese football chief leaves hospital after COVID-19 treatment

Kozo Tashima, president of the Japan Football Association (JFA). /VCG Kozo Tashima, president of the Japan Football Association (JFA), left hospital on Thursday after treatment for COVID-19.Th

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Over 4,800 prosecuted in Morocco for violating health emergency curfew

A total of 4,835 people have been prosecuted in Morocco for violating the state of health emergency curfew, said the public prosecutor's office on Thursday in a statem