If the test is positive the patient is sent for a more comprehensive swab test to confirm the result.
The stress and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 has taken its toll on parents, as their children are feeling the psychological and physical brunt of it, said a study pos
On-demand shuttle startup Via has hit a $2.25 billion valuation following a Series E funding round led by Exor, the Agnelli family holding company that owns stakes in PartnerRe, Ferrari and Fiat Chry
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a news conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 13, 2020. /Xinhua Editor's note: Sun Chenghao is an assistant researc
Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said on Monday that the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has been "rapid and sharp," and it's impo
Two Chinese firms in Ghana have donated 200,000 U.S. dollars to support Ghana's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese ambassador to Ghana Wang Shiting prese
Migrant workers crowd up outside a bus station as they wait to board buses to return to their villages during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease, in Ghazi
01:56 The UK government this week announced unprecedented measures to help self-employed workers during the COVID-19 crisis.The package enables those who are eligible to claim 80 perce
FC Minsk fans at the local derby against FC Dinamo-Minsk. /Sergei Gapon/AFP With professional football at a standstill across Europe, fans in need of much-missed match action have turned to Be
Spanish leader Pedro Sanchez outlines new stricter measures to combat COVID-19. /Mariscal/AFP The Spanish government is to tighten its lockdown with the death toll from coronavirus continuing
A general view of Alemao slums complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 22, 2020. Picture taken March 22, 2020. /VCG Brazilian rapper MV Bill added his voice to a chorus of criticism of Preside
People shop at a supermarket in Suzhou, Zhejiang Province. /VCGChina's circulation enterprises have steadily resumed operation with sufficient market supply and lower r
Many founders will have kicked off the new year with a new fundraising round. According to the data we shared last year, March, October and November were the months when VCs were reviewing the most de
04:18 Li Zhihong, a 45-year-old man, has been doing sanitation work for 25 years in Wuhan. Now, since the COVID-19 outbreak began, he cleans the roads, recycle masks an
Editor's note: As China fights against the outbreak of COVID-19, many international friends, including individuals, entities, groups and institutions, have offered their support and blessings to C
Australia's New South Wales (NSW) is considering lockdown after a record 145 "source unknown" COVID-19 cases were reported, the local government said Friday. Until 6:30 a.m. Friday, there were 13
Photo taken on March, 25, 2020 at the United Nations headquarters in New York shows that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking at the launch of the COVID-19 global humanitarian response pla