01:47 Colombia is attempting to strike a delicate balance in its battle against spread of the coronavirus, with an eye on slowly easing lockdown measures while maintaining one of the
Reuters Image The number of COVID-19 infections in Africa have surpassed 111,000 as the disease continues to spread around the continent.Data from the Africa Center for Disease Control and Pre
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday lifted a state of emergency in the Tokyo metropolitan area and Hokkaido as the spread of the COVID-19 in these areas is no
As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes in China, people's life there is gradually going back to normal. We collected footage of how people managed to make their time count during a global pandemic in order t
01:17 Police and protesters clash amid a city wide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19.Residents of the El Bosque neighborhood of Santiago, Chile and police clashed during prote
Dr Peter Embarek, a scientist for Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses of World Health Organization. /CCTV The COVID-19 virus originates from bats in nature and occasionally spread to humans
02:32 Despite a dismal rate of testing, Brazil has the most COVID-19 infections in Latin America and, experts fear, the country may be on the brink of exploding.Especially in the dense
The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) shrank by 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020, marking the worst dive since the fourth quarter of 2008 when the number was re
The U.S. gross domestic product(GDP) shrank by 4.8 percent in the first quarter of 2020, marking the worst dive since the fourth quarter of 2008 when the number was recorded at 8.4%.According to the
"Thank you for taking good care of us," say two Kenyan acrobats discharged from COVID-19 quarantine in Guangzhou, south China. #coronavirusGuangdong Province has demanded all arrivals from overseas un
All evidence have indicated that the coronavirus likely originated in bats and was not manipulated or constructed in a lab, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.WHO spokeswoman Fadela
OneTake on Sydney roads: Australia continued to see slowing spread of COVID19 over the past week. People are encouraged to stick to social-distancing and consolidate the gains. Keep faith - after the
The oil market continued its slide in Asia, trading at an 18-year low after agreed production reduction by Russia and Saudi Arabia barely made a positive impact on the plunging global demand amid the
02:17 The WHO are facing another growing battle: the spread of coronavirus mis-information. The organization is teaming up with one social media giant to help inform the world with the
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke over phone with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday night, saying China believes that under Putin's strong leadership, Russia will certainly stem t
Gion district is quiet in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture on April 15, 2020. /AP The Japanese government is considering expanding the list of prefectures covered by Japan's state of emergency dec
No other organization can replace World Health Organization (WHO) in slowing the spread of COVID-19 and the world needs it now more than ever, Microsoft's founder Bill Gates said in a tweet after