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1,535 recovered COVID-19 patients discharged on Chinese mainland March 8

A total of 1,535 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery Sunday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health

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China's central SOEs rev up production of meltblown, non-woven fabric

China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been accelerating work in the production of meltblown non-woven fabric, a key material in making mas

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China sends 415 psychological counselors to epidemic center Hubei

China has sent 415 psychological counselors to Hubei Province to offer mental counseling services to patients and medical workers fighting in the center of the COVID-1

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Argentina confirms first COVID-19 death

Argentina's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed its first death caused by COVID-19, making it also the first COVID-19 death in Latin America.The fatality is a 64-year-old man from Buenos Aire

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Italy imposes drastic new measures amid worsening COVID-19 outbreak

Italy is closing theaters, cinemas and museums across the country as the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread, according to a decree signed Sunday by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The drastic new

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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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Iran says U.S. sanctions "more dangerous" than COVID-19

The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Saturday said "sanctions are more dangerous to international security than COVID-19," Tasnim news agency r

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Beijing reports 2 imported COVID-19 cases from Italy and Spain

A customs officer measures the temperature of a passenger at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2020. Customs across the c

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44 new COVID-19 cases, 27 more deaths reported on Chinese mainland

Forty-four new cases of novel coronavirus infection were confirmed on the Chinese mainland as of midnight on Saturday, with 27 more deaths, according to China's Nationa

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Coronavirus cases outside China hit 20,000: WHO

A total of 21,114 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported by 93 countries and regions outside China as of 10:00 CET Saturday, an increase of 3,633 infections fr

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1,661 recovered COVID-19 patients discharged on Chinese mainland March 7

A total of 1,661 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery Saturday on the Chinese mainland, the National Healt

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China's Hubei reports 41 new confirmed coronavirus cases

Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 41 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 27 deaths on Saturday, the provinci

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60 new COVID-19 infections detected in Belgium, 169 in total

Sixty new COVID-19 infections were detected Saturday in Belgium, bringing the total number of infections to 169 in the country, said health authorities. Out of a total of 771 samples tested in the d

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Residents react to rise in COVID-19 cases in Japan

06:12 Japan has confirmed 71 more cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total number to 1,116, according to Japan's Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry. Twelve people h

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Death toll of coronavirus in Iran hits 145

The Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced on Saturday that the novel coronavirus disease in Iran has claimed 145 lives, official IRNA news agency

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Japan reports 63 more cases of COVID-19, 1,137 in total

The number of the COVID-19 infections in Japan rose to 1,137 as of 7:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, an increase of 63 cases from a day earlier. Among the 1,137 cases,

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UAE reports 15 new COVID-19 cases

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday reported 15 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 45, the Ministry of Health an