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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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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Ireland rise to 24

Three new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Ireland, bringing the country's total number of such cases to 24, said the Irish Department of Health on Monday evening. The three newly identified

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70 pct of COVID-19 infections in China has recovered: WHO

Of the around 80,000 reported cases of COVID-19 in China, more than 70 percent have recovered and been discharged, the chief of World Health Organization (WHO) said here Monday. Among the countries

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The Netherlands reports 60 new confirmed cases of new coronavirus

Another 60 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the Netherlands, bringing the country's total cases to 188, according to the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment on

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U.S. state of Hawaii declares state of emergency over novel coronavirus

Governor of the U.S. state of Hawaii, David Ige, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, ramping up the state's efforts to address the growing novel coronavirus threat. "Our number one priority i

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More flights to link southern Chinese city, Bangkok

An extra flight will be launched between the southern Chinese city of Nanning, capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and Bangkok on Friday. According to GX Airl

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China rolls out measures to evaluate pre-school education popularization

The Ministry of Education has rolled out measures to supervise and evaluate the popularization of pre-school education in counties across China. According to a documen

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Nigeria steps up COVID-19 preventive efforts at airports following confirmed case

The Nigerian government on Sunday said it was working with all stakeholders to harmonize preventive measures taken against the COVID-19 at the country's airports. This to contain the spread following

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Chinese customs roll out measures to fight epidemic

China will ramp up measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus through ports, according to the Chinese customs. Customs across the country have kept a close e

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China receives 25.7 bln yuan of donations for epidemic control

A total of 25.7 billion yuan (around 3.68 billion U.S. dollars) of charitable donations across China for coronavirus epidemic prevention and control had been received

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Eradicating terrorist forces necessary for ending conflict in Syria: Chinese envoy

A Chinese envoy on Thursday underscored that the eradication of terrorist forces is a necessary requirement to end the conflict in Syria. Speaking at a Security Counci

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China's forex regulator ups support for epidemic control, real economy

China's forex regulator pledged efforts to optimize foreign exchange management to support epidemic control and economic development. Measures should be taken to make full use of the "green channel"

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China issues 10 measures to support China Railway Express

A China-Europe freight train line in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, October 27, 2018. /VCG China's top customs authority issued 10 measures on Monday in support of the steady gro

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PepsiCo buys Chinese snack brand Be & Cheery for $705 million

VCG PepsiCo Inc has agreed to buy Chinese snack brand Be Cheery from local jujube maker Haoxiangni Health Food Co Ltd for 705 million U.S. dollars, the companies said.The U.S. multinational fo

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China's customs authority vows to beef up support for foreign trade

China's top customs authority said it will make all-out efforts to support the steady growth of foreign trade and prevent the epidemic from spreading through ports. Customs across the country should

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Police investigate price gouging amid crackdown on epidemic-related crimes

Local authorities are required to strengthen the coordination of law enforcement and justice departments to strictly and promptly punish hiking up prices of protective

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China issues guideline on resuming work, production amid epidemic control

The State Council has issued a guideline on strengthening enterprises' measures preventing and containing the novel coronavirus spread in a bid to promote work and pro