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'Beds wait for patients' in Wuhan's temporary hospitals

A temporary hospital in Qiaokou district of Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in central China's Hubei Province, suspended operation on March 1 after all its patients were eit

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COVID-19 epidemic a major public health emergency: Health Minister

COVID-19 epidemic is a major public health emergency in China with the fastest transmission, widest range of infections and the highest difficulty in control and prevention since the founding of the

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Wuhan has thousands of spare beds in makeshift COVID-19 hospitals

Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, has over 5,000 spare beds in its 16 temporary hospitals, which were converted from gyms, exhibition centers and

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China-WHO joint expert team visits Hubei

The China-World Health Organization (WHO) joint expert team visited Hubei Province, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, over the weekend to conduct field investiga

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How optimistic should we be about containing coronavirus?

02:30 While the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus continues to climb, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Prof. Michael Levitt sees a glimmer of hope."In something like a

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Across China: "Childish" slogans lighten mood amid epidemic

When a slogan in a sweet, soft childish tone blares out from a community loudspeaker, the tense look of local residents amid the epidemic seems to relax. "Hello everyo

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The coronavirus cloud's silver lining: Don't punish the whistleblower

00:38 As fears about the novel coronavirusspread across China and beyond, the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee on January 30declared the outbreak of thevirus in China a

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Conflicting studies on source of coronavirus divides scientists

The mysterious source of the novel coronavirus outbreak, originating in Wuhan, China and spreading globally, has led to a steep divide among scientists worldwide.While a team of scientists has rai

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China to use best medical resources to reduce virus-caused deaths

China will place severely ill patients of the novel coronavirus in the best hospitals and treat them with the best medical resources, a senior health official said Sun

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1,600 more medical workers to aid Hubei's coronavirus control

China will send additional 12 teams of more than 1,600 medical staff to areas hit hard by the novel coronavirus outbreak in Hubei Province, a senior health official sa

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China at "crucial time" of novel coronavirus prevention, control: official

China is at a crucial time to prevent and control the novel coronavirus outbreak, a senior health official said Sunday. Ma Xiaowei, director of the National Health Com

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WHO extends emergency talks over coronavirus outbreak, commending China's efforts

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday night extended to Thursday its emergency talks on whether the novel coronavirus outbreak in China constitutes a Public Health Emergency of Internatio

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Across China: Paper calendars make comeback with creative strokes

Du Xin, 32, picked up a calendar in a bookstore in northern China's Tianjin Municipality. Designed with a crimson and dark green cover and bound by two golden rings, t