Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday said U.S. "unlawful" anti-Iran sanctions have impaired its ability to combat the coronavirus outbreak. "Unlawf
China's financial institutions have issued 111.4 billion yuan (about 15.9 billion U.S. dollars) of low-cost loans by Sunday to help businesses get back on track amid the coronavirus epidemic, the
London Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed Tuesday that all events in the British capital's landmark Trafalgar Square will be cancelled until further notice. "It is vital that we take all necessary preca
The Belt and Road journalist organizations cooperation platform called on journalist organizations of various countries to effectively protect the physical and mental health, as well as legitimate ri
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered strict restrictions on people's movements to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and said the army would be drafted in to help move the sick to hosp
More than 3,800 cases of COVID-19 with at least 80 deathshave been reported so far in the U.S., according to local media.The White House urged people to avoid groups of more than 10 in a set of new g
Laos is comprehensively ready to deal with possible outbreak of COVID-19 especially in terms of personnel, medical equipment, health facilities, said Prime Minister Th
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday placed the entire Luzon island in the Philippines under the "enhanced community quarantine" to curb the spread of COVID-19. "I am placing the mainl
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattal el-Sisi ordered schools and universities to shut down in a bid to contain the spread of COVID-19. COVID-19 cases in Egypt have hit 150, according to Egyptian Mi
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Sunday night issued the red outbound travel alert on the United States, Britain, and Ireland based on pu
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday declared a national state of disaster following a sharp increase in the number of coronavirus cases. Never has the co
Canada has diagnosed 313 COVID-19 cases and Canadians need to take strong action to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Sunday afternoon. Ta
Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Sunday announced the infection of 13,938 people with novel coronavirus. A total of 724 people of the infected cases
Malaysia on Sunday announced 190 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in its largest one-day increase so far, bringing the total number of cases to 428, said the Health Ministry. Initial investigations h
China will boost fiscal support to secure guarantees for the basic life of impoverished people affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, a senior official said on Saturday.Noting the epidemic has t
Lebanon's Health Ministry announced Saturday that the country's total confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased to 93, LBCI local TV channel reported. The ministry is testing all suspected cases a
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government issued the red outbound travel alert on Europe's Schengen Area on Friday in its latest effort to curb th