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Expert: Beijing outbreak might have occurred one month earlier

The current COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing might have occurred one month earlier than thought, Gao Fu, director of China's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a meeting in Shang

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We may be surprised, but we are prepared

The resurgence of COVID-19 in Beijing has certainly caught China and the world off guard. Since June 11, there have been more than 100 coronavirus cases in China's capital. And the number is still

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No evidence that salmon is the source of transmission in Beijing

Beijing has made a timely and effective response to the recent COVID-19 outbreak in the city after a new case was reported on Thursday, Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Di

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Why is Beijing wholesale market linked to new coronavirus cluster?

Beijing's Xinfadi market has been caught in the spotlight after a new coronavirus cluster was linked to the capital's largest vegetable wholesale market. An epidemiolog

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Off the shelves in Beijing, is salmon guilty of spreading coronavirus?

Beijing's largest vegetable wholesale market, Xinfadi market, was shut down Saturday after six new domestic COVID-19 infections and 45 asymptomatic cases were reported and the novel coronavirus wa

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China CDC: It was not easy to determine transmission mode of COVID-19

02:12 China released a white paper titled "Fighting COVID-19: China in Action" on Sunday, explaining China's efforts and experience in the battle against the disease. According to the

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China slams report alleging it delayed COVID-19 information sharing

A news report that said it delayed sharing COVID-19 information with the World Health Organization (WHO) is totally untrue, China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Liji

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China has extensive cooperation with WHO to fight COVID-19: expert

Photo taken on Jan. 30, 2020 shows the headquarters of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Xinhua/Chen Junxia) BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhua) -- China has maintained cooperation wi

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China promptly shared information at early stage of epidemic: epidemiologist

China promptly shared information on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the early stage of the epidemic, a chief epidemiologist of the Chinese Center for Dise

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Call for global support as Africa faces COVID-19 crisis

London's Legatum Institute hosted a webinar this week, gathering medical expertise on COVID-19 from Europe and China to share with African delegates preparing for their own wave of the coronavirus.

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China wastes no time in sharing COVID-19 information: expert

China has wasted no time since the coronavirus outbreak in informing the World Health Organization (WHO) of the epidemic situation, sharing the genome sequence of the virus and other information with

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World Immunization Week: Vaccines, the most effective response

The novel coronavirus raging across the world has triggered global efforts in vaccine development. The actual way to halt the spread of COVID-19 is with a vaccine, while non-pharmaceutical interve

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Will asymptomatic patients cause a second wave of COVID-19 in China?

VCG The transmission capability of asymptomatic patients of COVID-19 is about one-third of that of symptomatic ones, said Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Cont

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Xinhua Headlines: Schools begin to reopen in China amid strict measures

Many students returned to school on Monday amid strict preventive measures as the coronavirus epidemic waned in China.But as increasing global cases pose a considerable

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Asymptomatic infections will not cause COVID-19 spread in China despite risks: expert

People infected with the novel coronavirus but without symptoms will not lead to further spreading of the disease in China although the risks remain, a Chinese expert s

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China sets up "three defense lines" to prevent imported virus outbreak: expert

China is capable of preventing an imported virus outbreak with "three defense lines" as growing imported novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have been reported

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Xinhua Headlines: China's unprecedented measures effectively contain epidemic

China has taken a series of powerful measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. These unprecedented measures are working well and have won international r