Japan on Friday extended the COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and three other areas until May 31 to curb a surge in novel coronavirus cases just months before the Tokyo Olympics.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has registered over 100,000 deaths and more than 3 million cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the government reported on Saturday. Enditem
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Enditem
BEIJING, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Beijing on Monday reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the municipal health commission said Tuesday. Endit
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) has succeeded in isolating and culturing the novel coronavirus strain collected from cases related to Xinfadi market in Beijing.
BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will lower its emergency response to the novel coronavirus epidemic from the second level to the third one, a local official announced Friday. Enditem
JUBA, April 5 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan confirms the first COVID-19 case on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health. South Sudan is the 51st African country to report the novel coronavirus.