Gabon reported its first coronavirus-related death on Friday, according to the Ministry of Health. The victim is a Gabonese in his 50s with diabetes and high blood pressure, who arrived in Gabon on a
China urged the United States to stop smearing the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese media, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said Friday. "China hopes the United States will seri
A total of 795 COVID-19 cases have been reported in 36 African countries so far, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) disclosed on Friday. The Africa CDC, in its latest
The NBA just had another bad day because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seven players and organization members from four teams – the Los Angeles Lakers, the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers, the
Pedestrians wearing masks pass a suspended theatre in Tokyo, Japan, on March 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)Japan's health ministry and local governments said Friday the nu
The education minister of Burkina Faso said on Friday that he has tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. "Following various influenza-like symptoms that appeared on March 16 and 17, I wa
A pill containing two HIV drugs that was hoped to be a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus was not effective, according to a study published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Me
As COVID-19 continues to spread around the world, killing more people, questions about the origin of the virus are mounting. Recently, scientists have concluded that the severe acute respiratory s
Hong Kong's Centre of Health Protection (CHP) reported 48 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday, the highest number for a single day since the outbreak of the virus. Out of the 48 new cases, 36
A health expert Friday called on Chinese nationals working or studying overseas to step up their prevention measures against the novel coronavirus and avoid nonessential trips to reduce the risk o
France is only at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis and is in a race to curb its progress, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.“We are at the start of this c
Cambodia has begun to accept donations for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Health Minister Mam Bunheng said on Friday. Donors can contact designated health of
Japan's health ministry and local governments said Friday the number of COVID-19 infections nationwide had risen to 962 as of 10:30 a.m. local time here. The death tol
00:53 Foreign ministers of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held a video conference Friday morning with "cooperation" the key word in their trilateral meet
South Korea reported 87 more cases of the COVID-19 compared to 24 hours ago as of midnight Friday local time, raising the total number to 8,652. The newly confirmed ca
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday evening a statewide stay-at-home order for the most populous U.S. state in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Newsom asked all nea
The Ethiopian government on Thursday commended China for its support in containing the spread of COVID-19 in Ethiopia and other African countries. "I thank the Chinese experts and the Chinese Em
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