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File picture shows World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at a daily briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 9, 2020. Photo: Xinhua By GT staff reporters After…

  A man walks along an empty street in Singapore on Tuesday as the country ordered the closure of all businesses deemed non-essential as well as schools to combat the…

An Indian woman lights earthen lamps on her balcony to mark the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in New Delhi, India, on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua   A statistical oddity…

Pedestrians wear face masks amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, in Tokyo on Tuesday. In Japan, the confirmed number has topped 861, including passengers previously quarantined…

Members of the Chinese medical team attend a briefing session with DOH officials at the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) headquarters in Manila, the Philippines, on April 6, 2020. (Xinhua/Rouelle…

By Shahiduzzaman Khan The government of Bangladesh is facing a number of challenges in the population sector as the birth rate is not falling to the expected level. The number…

Migrant labourers walk to their villages during the lockdown in New Delhi, India, March 29, 2020. (Xinhua/Javed Dar) By Hu Yuwei and Zhao Juecheng The "China-bashing" complaint led by US…