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Tokyo Olympics hold test event without fans or top athletes

Climbers compete during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic climbing test event in Tokyo, Japan, March 6, 2020. /VCG Despite the spreading virus, Tokyo Olympics organizers decided to hold a test event.The

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Cypriot president commends China for fight against COVID-19

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday commended the Chinese government for its prompt action in implementing comprehensive prevention and control measures to

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How are people in Italy dealing with COVID-19?

04:53 The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Italy increased to 3,858 on March 5, 2020, according to the Italy Civil Protection Department. CGTN hit the streets of Milan to fi

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S.Korea's COVID-19 cases rise to 6,767, death toll at 44

South Korea confirmed 483 more cases of the COVID-19 on Saturday, raising the total number of infections to 6,767. As of midnight local time, the number of infected pa

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21 tested positive for COVID-19 on Grand Princess cruise ship

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that 21 people on the Grand Princess cruise ship have tested positive for COVID-19, including 19 crew members and two passengers. A total of 46 people a

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Maryland confirms COVID-19 cases

03:52 The U.S. state of Maryland has now joined the ranks of those places in the country with confirmed cases of novel coronavirus.Three Maryland residents have tested positive for COV

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99 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection reported on Chinese mainland

Chinese health authority said Saturday it received reports of 99 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 28 deaths on Friday on the Chinese mainland. Th

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Iran warns it could use 'force' to halt travel amid virus

Iranian authorities warned Friday they may use “force” to limit travel between cities and announced the new coronavirus has killed 124 people amid 4,747 confirmed cases

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Alpine skiing World Cup Finals canceled due to COVID-19

World Cup rules prevent the Finals from being moved to another location. /VCG Photo The 2020 Alpine skiing World Cup Finals have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the International

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Alpine skiing World Cup Finals canceled due to COVID-19

World Cup rules prevent the Finals from being moved to another location. /VCG Photo The 2020 Alpine skiing World Cup Finals have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the International

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CAF may cancel games if COVID-19 outbreak worsens

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) may cancel games in the continent or order matches to be played behind closed doors if the COVID-19 outbreak worsens, the authority said on Friday."If t

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47 news COVID-19 cases confirmed in UK, bringing total infected number to 163

Britain has confirmed 47 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the country's total number of infections to 163, according to the country's health authorities. The latest figure includes 147 cases

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Morphology of inactivated coronavirus revealed in Shenzhen

By obtaining biological samples from clinical cases of novel coronavirus patients, the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen and Southern University of Science and Technology have worked together an

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Supply chains staying in China despite COVID-19

02:56 As China employs every ounce of energy to battle the coronavirus, there have been calls outside the country for foreign businesses to decouple from China or reduce supply chain t

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First coronavirus death confirmed in Netherlands

An 86-year-old man died of the novel coronavirus on Friday, becoming the virus' first fatality in the Netherlands. The man passed away in Ikazia Hospital in the port city of Rotterdam. After he was d

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Academic: China is closely tracking virus mutation

An academic from China's top science institution said Friday at a press conference that China is closely tracking the mutation of the virus and actively deploying related scientific research proje

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Prejudice can't combat coronavirus, information can: Brazilian daily

Prejudice can't win the battle against viruses, but even-handed information can, a Brazilian daily newspaper's columnist, Flavia Lima, have said in a recent article he