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Global COVID-19 cases top 14 mln, death toll tops 600,000: Johns Hopkins University

Global confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 14 million on Friday, reaching 14,060,402 as of 10:35 p.m. local time (0235 GMT on Saturday), according to the Center for System

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South Africa reports 13,373 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 337,594

South Africa on Friday confirmed 13,373 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 337,594 in the country, said South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. Meanwhile, the

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Kazakh president stresses transparency of COVID-19, pneumonia stats

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tweeted on Friday that COVID-19 and other pneumonia data must be made more transparent to the public. "In addition to coronaviru

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Russia's COVID-19 cases up 6,406 to 759,203

Russia has registered 6,406 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking its total to 759,203, the country's coronavirus response center said in a statement on Friday. The country's death toll ha

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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases for 11 straight days

Beijing recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday for the 11th day in a row. The total number of cases stands at 335 since a cluster outbreak

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Chinese mainland reports 9 new imported COVID-19 cases

The Chinese mainland reported nine new imported COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 1,998, the National Health Commission said Frida

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Chinese mainland reports 1 new COVID-19 case from abroad

The Chinese mainland on Wednesday recorded one new COVID-19 case from overseas, but no new domestic cases or deaths.The total number of confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland stands at 83,612 and th

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China's non-financial ODI down 0.7 pct in H1

China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) went down 0.7 percent year on year in the first half of this year, data showed Thursday. The ODI in 159 countrie

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Hong Kong reports record number of local COVID-19 infections

Hong Kong reported a record number of new local infections of COVID-19 for a second time this week on Thursday. The Center for Health Protection said 63 local and four

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Beijing reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for 10th day

Beijing reported no new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases Wednesday, the municipal health commission said Thursday. This marked that the Chinese capita

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26 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland

The National Health Commission said Thursday that 26 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Wednesday. There were 259

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Global COVID-19 deaths surpass 580,000: Johns Hopkins University

Global COVID-19 deaths surpassed 580,000 on Wednesday, reaching 580,038 as of 11:34 a.m. (1534 GMT), according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)

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S. Korea reports 39 more COVID-19 cases, 13,551 in total

South Korea reported 39 more cases of COVID-19 as of 0:00 a.m. Wednesday local time compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 13,551. The dai

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Forest fires put out in Inner Mongolia

A total of 21 forest fires that broke out recently in the Greater Khingan Range in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have been put out, local authorities

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Beijing reports no new COVID-19 cases for ninth straight day

Beijing recorded no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Tuesday for the ninth day in a row. The Chinese capital's total number of cases stands at 335 since a

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Brazil's COVID-19 death toll tops 74,000 as nearly 2 mln people infected

A citizen jogs past a banner with COVID-19 safety tips at the reopened Ibirapuera Park in Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 13, 2020. (Photo by Rahel Patrasso/Xinhua)The southeas

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China has 440 mln drivers as of June: ministry

China now has 440 million licensed motor-vehicle drivers, with 7.28 million people obtaining their licenses in the first half of the year, the Ministry of Public Secur