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Hotlines open for medical workers' mental counseling

China has opened 11 dedicated hotlines and seven online platforms offering 24-hour mental counseling services to medical workers fighting on the front lines against CO

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Over 1,700 Chinese medical staff infected with novel coronavirus

A total of 1,716 Chinese medical workers had been infected with the novel coronavirus by Feb. 11, accounting for 3.8 percent of the overall confirmed cases in China, t

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PIC STORY: Medical Staff Combact With Virus at Midnight

Nurse Zhang Xiao pastes pieces of artificial skin on her face before wearing a goggle and mask at Xianghu Hospital of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Universi

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Psychological services help ease nerves amid coronavirus epidemic

Wang Zhao, who lives in the city of Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, has been anxious about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic for weeks. "The fir

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Coronavirus: What are 'clinical cases'?

Hubei, the province at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, included a new number in its daily reports on Thursday – clinical cases. The new classification is a subset of the total number of

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Expert on virus outbreak: Hidden turning point of its rise exists

Epidemiologist Zeng Guang writes about the turning point of the outbreak on Weibo. /Screenshot via Weibo The turning point of decline of the current novel coronavirus outbreak has appeared. St

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Hunan steps up aid in virus-battered city near Wuhan

Central China's Hunan Province has sent hundreds of medical workers to help fight the novel coronavirus epidemic in the city of Huanggang, one of the hardest-hit citie

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Transmission of coronavirus via small particles in air not confirmed

The National Health Commission (NHC) Saturday reiterated that the major transmission routes of the new coronavirus are still respiratory droplets and contact, and other routes such as aerosol tran

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Novel coronavirus can transmit via aerosol: expert

The routes of the novel coronavirus infection include transmission via aerosol according to health and epidemic prevention experts, said Zeng Qun, deputy head of Shang

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At home with history

Museums in China are holding online exhibitions amid curbs on outdoor activities during the epidemic.In recent years, visiting museums has become a new way to celebrate Spring Festival for many Chines

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Expert explains use of anti-HIV drugs for treating novel coronavirus

"At this critical moment, we can take special measures to help patients if there are no other treatment methods," Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Pre

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Expert explains sudden rise of new coronavirus confirmed cases

Stronger human to human transmission, the Spring Festival rush, and the development of detection reagent have contributed to the sudden rise of the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus pneumon

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Wuhan mayor willing to resign over disputed lockdown decision

CCTV host (L) and Wuhan mayor Zhou Xianwang during an interview with CCTV. /Screenshot from the interview"As long as it helps contain the spread of virus, I'm willing t

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Chinese players, fans mourn Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant's portrait is displayed outside the Staples Center to pay respects to Kobe Bryant, in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on Jan. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/

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Xinhua Headlines: China goes all out to contain novel coronavirus amid travel rush

Strict measures have been taken to prevent and control the spread of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as China strengthens transparency and coopera

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Wuhan coronavirus outbreak: what can China do?

China is racing to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan as confirmed cases rise in other major cities in the country. The outbreak came amid China's Spring Festiva

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Fourth death confirmed in Wuhan pneumonia cases, preventive and control measures intensified

A fourth patient with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection has been confirmed dead in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, according to a statement