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U.S. expert says race to find vaccine still needs to be careful

01:42 There are over 100 different vaccines are under development and at least eight of them are already in human trials globally, according to the World Health Organization.Pfizer, an

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South Africa pledges $1.3 million for COVID-19 vaccine research

South African President Cyril Ramaphosaa European Commission-hosted pledging conference attended via videoconference aimed at raising funds towards global research into a possible vaccine and tre

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Portugal to donate 10 mln euros to EU's "Coronavirus Global Response" initiative

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced on Monday that his country will actively participate in the European Union (EU) initiative of the "Coronavirus Global

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Answer Bank: Which vaccines should not be postponed amid coronavirus?

Efforts should be made to ensure routine vaccination and other medical services during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World

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BRICS FMs agree unilateral sanctions impede COVID-19 fight: Russian FM

Foreign ministers of the BRICS countries agree that unilateral sanctions impede the collective fight against COVID-19, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesd

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Rwanda President hold phone talks with Trump

The Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Saturday held a phone conversation with his American counterpart Donald Trump./Twitter. The Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Saturday held phone conversati

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Saudi G20 presidency calls for COVID-19 financing

The Saudi Arabian Group of 20 (G20) presidency called on Friday upon the world for further financing to fight COVID-19. G20 leaders have called for further immediate d

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Urgent: WHO announces "landmark" int'l collaboration to speed up COVID-19 vaccines development

The World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a "landmark" international collaboration to accelerate development, production and equitable distribution of vaccines against COVID-19, the UN body's

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WHO launches initiative to share COVID-19 drugs, tests and vaccines

World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday announced the launch of a joint initiative to speed up development of drugs, tests and vaccines to prevent, diagnose an

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COVID-19 vaccine may be ready for emergency use by Sept.

01:34 As global COVID-19 cases continue to surge, scientists worldwide have been busy working on potential treatments and effective vaccines. How close are we to developing a specific

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CNC TALK: Instead of making accusations, let's focus on saving lives

While scientists from all over the world are endeavoring to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19, some Washington politicians have been scrambling to smear China. Vaccines are about saving human lives,

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Nearly 200 Cuban children, adolescents test positive for COVID-19

A total of 192 children and adolescents have tested positive for COVID-19 in Cuba as of Monday, according to a senior Cuban health official. "So far, 11 percent of patients infected with the vir

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UN General Assembly asks for equal access to supplies for COVID-19

The General Assembly has adopted a resolution, asking for efforts to ensure equal access to supplies for COVID-19, in particular in developing countries. The resolution was adopted on Monday through

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Report says over 300,000 people in Africa could lose their lives due to COVID-19

More than 300,000 people in Africa could lose their lives due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said in a report on Friday. The pandemic could slo

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APD | Philippine President Duterte thanks China, Japan and Republic of Korea for valuable cooperation with ASEAN in the midst of COVID-19

By APD writer Melo M. AcuñaMANILA Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, delivering his intervention at the ASEAN Plus Three Summit on COVID-19 said trying to solve the

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China approves clinical trials for two inactivated COVID-19 vaccines

China approved clinical trials for two types of inactivated vaccines for COVID-19 on Tuesday, announced China's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council.

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Xi Jinping: China to help solve medical supply shortage in Belgium

Xi made the remarks during a telephone conversation with Belgian King Philippe, expressing firm support for Belgium.The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Belg