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Digital museum solicits literary, art works on COVID-19 epidemic

China on Saturday launched a campaign to solicit literary and art works created during the country's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, which will be exhibited in a

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Lockdown boost for archaeology as amateurs uncover Roman remains

Self-isolating volunteers analyse aerial survey maps to reveal ancient roads and settlements.

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Getting the COVID-19 message across in Italy, using old-school methods

02:27 How do you get reliable information about COVID-19 to people on the margins of society - especially migrants - who may not get broadcast news and are exposed to a lot of dubious

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The Global Guardians: Volunteers with smile in London

04:18 Following the UK government's announcement on March 23 that people can only leave their homes for "very limited purposes," many lost their jobs while staying isolated indoors. Ka

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Beijing's registered volunteers top 4.4 mln

The total number of registered volunteers in the municipality of Beijing has topped 4.4 million, a local official said Thursday. A total of 76,900 volunteer organizati

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First COVID-19 vaccine test on animals successful

A coronavirus vaccine developed in China has been proven effective in monkeys.PiCoVacc, a vaccine made by Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech, used a very typical method to prevent the virus from infecting

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WHO chief warns of risk of returning to lockdown

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at a daily briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, March 9, 2020. TO GO WITH XINHUA HEADLINES OF MAY 2, 2020. (Photo by Li Y

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Tunisia football team complex turned into COVID-19 patient center

The Tunisia Football Federation has committed the national team’s modern center to hosting hundreds of COVID-19 patients./Reuters The Tunisia Football Federation has committed the national tea

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Hong Kong reports no COVID-19 case for 4 days

No COVID-19 case was reported in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight day of zero increase. The Center for

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A salute to volunteers in China's battle against COVID-19

Volunteers, like medics, have aided China's fight against the #coronavirus on the front line. Liu lisheng, a technician from China's Jiangsu, drove 700 kilometers to W

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WHO says almost half of Europe COVID-19 deaths in care homes

French Civil Protection volunteers arrive at the room of a COVID-19 patient at an EHPAD (Housing Establishment for Dependant Elderly People) in Epinay sur Seine near Paris, France, on April 22, 2

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Hackers find data security issues in German COVID-19 data donation app

The app (application) called "Corona-Datenspende" (Corona Data Donation) that was launched by Germany's Robert Koch Institute (RKI) raises data security concerns, according to an analysis conducted

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Over 700 sailors from USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive: COVID-19

The USS Theodore Roosevelt./Reuters At least 710 crew members from the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for Covid-19 as of Tuesday, according to the US Navy.Nine sailors have been h

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Chinese charity receives donations worth 880 mln yuan in 2019

The China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) raised some 880 million yuan (125 million U.S. dollars) in cash and donations in 2019, according to an annual repor

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University of Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial aims to have 500 people in testing by mid-May

One of the largest COVID-19 vaccine trials currently underway will have over 500 volunteers actively testing its solution by the middle of next month. Researchers at the University of Oxford have alre

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Storms hit southeastern U.S. already coping with COVID-19 pandemic

01:19 As the U.S. struggles to control the COVID-19 pandemic, powerful storms pounded the southeast part of the country, killing more than 30 people.Several states in the region saw to

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Pandemic watch: Second potential COVID-19 vaccine in U.S. starts safety test

A second U.S. company has begun safety tests for a vaccine against COVID-19.The Phase 1 study will enroll up to 40 healthy adult volunteers in Philadelphia and Kansas City, where screening of potentia