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"Thank you for taking good care of us," say Africans discharged from quarantine in Guangzhou

"Thank you for taking good care of us," say two Kenyan acrobats discharged from COVID-19 quarantine in Guangzhou, south China. #coronavirusGuangdong Province has demanded all arrivals from overseas un

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PLA sends materials to help Cambodian military battle COVID-19

At the request of the Cambodian military and with the approval of the Central Military Commission, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday sent urgently

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Philippines' second largest city sees coronavirus outbreak in prison

Cebu, the second largest city in the Philippines, recorded 139 more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, among which 123 were from Cebu City Jail, Mayor Edgardo Labella announced on Wednesday.Th

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China scales up coronavirus testing, treatment in border areas

A COVID-19 epidemic control and prevention staff member checks the body temperature of a driver in the rain at a city entrance road in Suifenhe, northeast China's Heilo

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At least 40 staff of Philippines' COVID-19 lab test positive for virus

At least 40 healthcare workers of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the Philippines' main COVID-19 test laboratory, have tested positive for the vir

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Chinese sends experts to support border city's COVID-19 control

China's National Health Commission (NHC) has dispatched an expert team to the city of Suifenhe, at the China-Russia border in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province,

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British PM moved from intensive care after continued improvement

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Thursday moved from intensive care back to the ward days after he was admitted to hospital with coronavirus infection. A No. 10 spokesman said the prime mi

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Coronavirus cases in Italy reach 139,422, death toll at 17,669

ROME, April 8 (Xinhua) -- The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 17,669 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries to 139,422 as of Wednesday, accord

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UK PM clinically stable: spokesperson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains clinically stable and is responding to treatment, a Downing Street spokesperson said Wednesday. He continues to be cared for in intensive care at S

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Just In: France becomes fourth country to have over 10,000 COVID-19 deaths

A biologist from Eylau Unilabs Analysis Laboratories is pictured at a COVID-19 drive-through testing station near Champs de Mars in Paris, France, April 7, 2020. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)PA

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Ireland's confirmed COVID-19 cases top 5,000

Another 370 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, were confirmed in Ireland on Monday, bringing the country's total to 5,364, said the Irish Department of Health. Meanw

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Sao Tome and Principe confirms first four COVID-19 cases

The Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Jorge Bom Jesus, delivered a speech announcing that 4 cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the samples sent to Gabon for testing. A special ministerial mee

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British PM remains in charge of government -- Downing Street

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in charge of the government after being hospitalized due to persistent coronavirus symptoms, Downing Street said Monday. H

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Russia intensifies measures to contain outbreak

02:34 Across Russia, cities and regions are under lockdown.More than 2,700 cases have been confirmed, and there are fears the number could go even higher with wider testing. Julia Chap

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Russia ramps up coronavirus testing, says PM

Russia is ramping up testing for COVID-19, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Wednesday. "We are taking all the necessary measures needed to fight the spread of

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Chinese footballer Wu Lei turns negative for COVID-19

Chinese footballer Wu Lei, who plays as a forward for Espanyol in Spain's La Liga, turned negative for COVID-19 testing on Wednesday in Barcelona, according to a Spanish local radio. It had previo

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Chinese footballer Wu Lei turns negative for COVID-19

Chinese footballer Wu Lei, who plays as a forward for Espanyol in Spain's La Liga, turned negative for COVID-19 testing on Wednesday in Barcelona, according to a Spanish local radio. It had previo