Massive Bangladesh public prayer gathering amid global pandemic prompts outcry
A traffic police officer wearing a face mask is on duty on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh on March 9, 2020. A day after the first cases of COVID-19 were…
Iran’s top leader to pardon 10,000 prisoners
An Iranian medic treats a patient infected with COVID-19 at a hospital in Tehran on Sunday. Photo: AFP Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 prisoners including political…
Death of 17-year-old South Korean insufficient to prove coronavirus mutation: medical expert
South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19, at Gangnam district in Seoul on Thursday. South Korea’s total number…
China to firmly support its media to safeguard reputation, interests: Chinese FM
Photo: Yin Bogu/Xinhua China supports its media in safeguarding their reputation and interests, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, adding that China is forced to take relevant countermeasures against…
Mutual respect prerequisite for China-Brazil cooperation: experts
Screenshot of the tweet of Rodrigo Maia, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, on Thursday. By Wang Qi and Lu Wenao Chinese Embassy in Brazil has protested against…
What China can learn from Singapore to fight COVID-19
By Xu Keyue and Bai Yunyi Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Photo: Xinhua Singapore's success in striking a delicate balance between "maximum protection of public health" and "minimum impact…
US Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart becomes first member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus
Photo: Xinhua US Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida has become the first member of Congress to test positive for coronavirus, CNN reported. "On Saturday evening, Congressman Diaz-Balart developed symptoms…
US COVID-19 cases climb to 9,345: Johns Hopkins University
US citizens queue up to buy daily necessities at a supermarket in San Francisco, the US on March 16. Photo: CNS photo The number of COVID-19 cases in the United…
Trump signs relief package to expand paid leave, ensure free testing amid COVID-19
Photo: CNS photo US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill to expand paid sick leave, enhance unemployment insurance, and ensure free testing in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.…
Brazil’s biggest city closing malls, gyms to curb coronavirus
A passenger wearing a face mask is seen at a bus station in Brasilia, Brazil, on March 17, 2020. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua) Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, on Wednesday…