Tag: China
Hong Kong confirms 2nd Covid-19 death
China has reported 1,749 new cases of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) on Wednesday, with the National Health Commission reporting 136…
COVID-19 deaths hit 1770, new cases 2048
The death toll from thr coronavirus outbreak in mainland China reached 1,770 as of the end of Sunday, up by…
China captures 4,112 fugitives
The National Office Against Organized Crime in China says authorities have captured 4,112 fugitives suspected of gang and organized crimes…
COVID-19 new infections drop in China for the third day
The number of new cases from China's coronavirus epidemic dropped for a third consecutive day on Sunday, but the death…
COVID-19: China’s death toll hits over 1,500
The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic reached 1,519 on Saturday after 139 more people died in Hubei province,…
A troubled world and the threat of Corona Virus
These, indeed, are not the best of times for the world. In Australia, months of raging fire has left at…
COVID-19: China reports biggest daily death toll, 2 officials sacked
China’s official death toll and infection numbers from COVID-19 epidemic spiked dramatically on Thursday, with Hubei, the epicentre reporting 242…
COVID-19: Time to stand by China
Although China has the capacity, ability and resources to fight the epidemic, at the same time it needs the support…
COVID-19: Good news from China
The proportion of patients who recovered from COVID-19 in China increased to 10.6 percent on Tuesday from the lowest 1.3…
Coronavirus: China, Japan report rise in infections
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has reached 44,653 in China, while Japan reported 174 cases, the…
Coronavirus: 3,996 recover, 1016 die in China
Chinese health authorities announced Tuesday that 3,996 patients infected with the novel coronavirus have been discharged from hospital after recovery.
China’s coronavirus deaths surpass 900
The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 900 in mainland China on Monday, overtaking global fatalities in the…
Coronavirus: Foreign students, AU express solidarity with China
Many foreign students, studying in China have jointly written a letter to express their support for China in its fight…
Coronavirus: U.S. announces $100m aid for China, others
The United States Government on Friday announced its readiness to spend up to $100 million in assistance to China and…
China cuts tariffs on $75b US goods
China on Thursday said it would halve additional tariffs levied against 1,717 U.S. goods last year, following the signing of…
Baby diagnosed with coronavirus 30 hours after birth
A baby in China’s epidemic-hit Wuhan city has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus just 30 hours after being born,…
Coronavirus: China awaits US health experts as death toll hits 414
China has agreed to allow U.S. health experts into the country as part of a World Health Organization (WHO) effort…
Coronavirus: Buhari expresses solidarity with China
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his good wishes to President Xi Jinping and citizens of the People's Republic of China…
Coronavirus: Chinese scramble for herbal cure “Shuanghuanglian”
A claim by Chinese scientists that “Shuanghuanglian”, a liquid made with honeysuckle and flowering plants could help fight the deadly…
First Coronavirus death outside China, infections soar to 14,000
The first overseas death from the growing epidemic of a coronavirus that originated in China, has been confirmed as infections…
Coronavirus kills 258, Singapore bans arrivals from China
As the coronavirus epidemic infected about 11,000 people and killed 258, according to figures released Saturday, Singapore and Mongolia have…
China’s Coronavirus kills 38 in 24 hours, WHO calls emergency meeting
China reported its biggest single-day jump in novel coronavirus deaths on Thursday, as 38 people died within 24 hours. All…
Coronavirus scare: Airlines suspend flights to China
Some foreign airlines suspended flights to and from China on Wednesday as global fears mounted over a coronavirus epidemic that…
Coronavirus kills 41 in China, spreads to more countries
China said 41 people have now died from a new coronavirus that has infected more than 1,300 people globally, as…
China quarantines 13 cities as it battles coronavirus
As deaths from coronavirus soared to 26 on Friday, Chinese authorities rapidly expanded to 13 cities and 41 million people…
Coronavirus: China expands travel restrictions to more cities after 580 confirmed
I n its effort to curtail the spread of a deadly new virus, Coronavirus, the Chinese government has expanded travel…
China locks down Wuhan, epicentre of novel coronavirus
China has locked down, Wuhan a city of 11 million people considered the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak that…
Coronavirus: WHO postpones decision on China
World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday postponed taking a decision on whether the mysterious coronavirus that killed at least 17…
Benefits of China’s Belt and Road Initiative to Nigeria, Africa
Since Nigeria joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and became a member at a summit in Beijing in 2018,…
China says Coronavirus cases, deaths soar
Chinese health authorities announced Wednesday that confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus are rising, with 440 reported…