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Free online learning platform keeps study going for Chinese students amid epidemic

China launched a national online learning platform to keep studies going for its hundreds of millions of primary and secondary students who have been confined to their homes amid the novel coronavir

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Bavaria becomes 1st German state to impose lockdown

Markus Soder, Prime Minister of Germany's largest state Bavaria, has announced Friday exit restrictions for the entire state to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic, making it the country's first stat

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Roundup: Coronavirus cases top 100,000 in Europe, more measures expected

Over 100,000 people across Europe had tested positive for the novel coronavirus as of Thursday evening, prompting European governments to unleash more anti-virus measures. More than 40 European coun

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Serbia brings army out to enforce virus rules

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 169,000 people and killed more than 6,500. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms bu

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France holds local elections amid COVID-19 outbreak

02:41 Is it a wise decision?France has decided to go on with local elections despite a major sanitary crisis due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Mayors and local leaders will be select

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Iraq confirms 93 cases of COVID-19 in total

Iraqi Health Ministry on Friday confirmed that there are a total of 93 COVID-19 cases across the country, after detecting 10 news cases, one of them died later. A stat

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Kenya confirms first case of COVID-19

Kenya's Health Ministry announced on Friday the country's first case of COVID-19, making it the 15th African nation to report an infection. The patient is a female Kenyan citizen who returned to the

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Denmark reveals series of measures as COVID-19 cases rise to 514

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen revealed late Wednesday a series of measures as the number of COVID-19 cases across the country rose from 262 to 514 in just one day. "The infection does not

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China to further support work resumption of foreign enterprises, projects

China's top economic planner urged economic regulators at all levels to further support the work resumption of foreign-funded enterprises and projects and stabilize fo

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China hospitals require appointment for outpatient visits amid epidemic

Health authorities in east China's Jiangsu Province have ordered all major hospitals across the province to implement appointment registration for outpatient services

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Xi visits community residents, frontline workers in Wuhan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday visited residents who are quarantined at home at a community in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, following a stop

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Xi visits patients, medics at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday went straight to Huoshenshan Hospital after arriving in Wuhan, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, for inspection. Xi, also

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This way to being happy: Sydney's "Happy Place" exhibition might cheer you up

Tourists enjoy themselves as they visit an exhibition of "Happy Place" in Sydney, Australia, March 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei) SYDNEY, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Whenever you feel down or blue, come and v

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NATO headquarters confirms one case of coronavirus infection

The NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng) BRUSSELS, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The Brussels-based North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) confirmed a case of novel coronavirus infe

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NATO headquarters confirms one coronavirus infection

The Brussels-based North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) confirmed a case of novel coronavirus infection in its headquarters on Monday morning, saying a staff member who had come back from a holi

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Tunisian FM hails China's efforts to combat COVID-19

Tunisian Foreign Minister Noureddine Erray (2nd L) visits the project site of Tunisian diplomatic academy which is constructed by a Chinese company in Tunis, Tunisia, on March 6, 2020. (Photo by

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Expert calls for extra attention in mental health institutions amid epidemic

Apart from the regular prevention and control measures taken in general medical institutions, some special work needs to be carried out in mental health institutions,