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IOC, Japan agree to kick off Tokyo Olympics on July 23, 2021: NHK

Japan's Olympic Games, which were intended to begin on July 24, 2020, will instead start on July 23, 2021, reported NHK citing source.The Games were postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Rate of COVID infections in the U.S. versus Europe

03:01 As the coronavirus pandemic accelerates in the U.S., the mortality rate remains relatively low compared to Italy and Spain.CGTN's Dan Williams reports from Chicago.

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Urgent: Chinese medical team arrives in Laos to help fight COVID-19

VIENTIANE, March 29 (Xinhua) -- A team of Chinese medical experts, along with medical materials, arrived in Lao capital Vientiane by a chartered plane Sunday morning to assist Laos to fight COVID-19

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Epidemiologist Arnold Monto answers your burning COVID-19 questions

04:46 You asked, we answered. Epidemiologist Arnold Monto answered CGTN's followers questions on the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dr Zhong: No official numbers for asymptomatic carriers

01:30 CGTN's Tian Wei interviewed Dr. Zhong Nanshan about the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what Dr. Zhong has to say on asymptomatic carriers

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Coronavirus cases in Italy climb to 80,539, death toll at 8,165

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 8,165 lives in locked-down Italy by Thursday, with the cumulative number of cases reaching 80,539, according to new data released by the Civil Protection Depar

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Cherry blossoms bloom in D.C., but people can't see them

01:23 The iconic cherry blossoms are blooming in Washington D.C., but given the outbreak of COVID-19, it's getting harder for people to see them up close.Officials have closed roads to

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Global HIV pandemic may originate in Kinshasa: study

​The present HIV pandemic is almost certain to have begun its global spread from Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an international team of researchers said Thursday.