China denies claims of sickness at Wuhan lab before Covid-19 outbreak
16:09 | 25/05/2021
A Wall Street Journal report cited US intelligence materials said staff at Wuhan lab had fallen ill with in late 2019, however, it was rejected by China.
WHO and 14 nations accused China of withholding data from virus origins investigation
15:53 | 01/04/2021
On Tuesday, the long-awaited World Health Organization investigation released has been drawn critism from governments around the world, accusing China of "withholding access to complete, original data and samples”.
Chinese officials outlines COVID-19's origins, before WHO report
16:38 | 27/03/2021
On Friday, March 26, Chinese officals outlines the origin of COVID-19, going ahead of the expected release of a long-awaited report from the World Health Organization.
Beijing released new conspiracy about US amid WHO's Covid investigation in China
14:38 | 19/02/2021
As World Health Organization (WHO) investigators rush to finish their work on discovering the origin of coronavirus in Wuhan next month, Chinese officals say they hope US will "act in a positive, science-based and cooperative manner."
China and WHO blamed for slow response to Covid-19 pandemic by independent panel
10:48 | 19/01/2021
An independent panel concluded that World Health Organization and China could have quicker measures to contain the Covid-19 in its initial outbreak.
Vietnamese expert and WHO delegation arrived in Wuhan to probe Covid’s origins
09:53 | 15/01/2021
The WHO delegation, including Vietnamese expert Nguyen Viet Hung, arrived in China’s Wuhan City on January 14 to investigate the origins of the Covid-19.
China CDC study finds coronavirus case in Wuhan nearly 10 times the recorded tally
15:01 | 30/12/2020
A study conducted by China's public health authorities shows that the scale of Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan may have been nearly 10 times the recorded tally, which means that 490,000 coronavirus cases have never been counted.
Vietnam bans wildlife trade to reduce risk of pandemics
16:26 | 24/07/2020
A directive to ban the wildlife trade with immediate effect in order to reduce the risk of new pandemics, a Vietnamese government statement said.
Putin praises Russian coronavirus drugs the best in the world
11:47 | 22/06/2020
President Vladimir Putin has praised that Russian medics have managed to bring the losses from COVID-19 to a minimum.
World news today: Coronavirus may have been spreading in China since August
09:59 | 10/06/2020
World news today June 10: nCoV might have emerged in China's Wuhan city since late August last year. Meanwhile, Burundi’s president's death, Latin America's surging in COVID-19 cases, Logan Restaurant's closure, gold price also make headline today (June 10).
World news today: Wuhan screens nearly 10 million people in citywide COVID-19 tests
09:34 | 03/06/2020
World news today June 3: Mass COVID-19 testing in China's city of Wuhan, Russia's plan to spend $70 billion on revamping the country post-pandemic, US Secretary of State rebukes China for aggressive behaviour on Sino-India border and East Sea, massive queues as McDonald reopens, and gold prices are making headlines today (June 1).
World news today: WHO reports record one-day rise in COVID-19 cases worldwide
17:50 | 21/05/2020
World news today May 20: More than 100,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported to the World Health Organization over the previous 24 hours, the most in one day since the start of the pandemic, with the US accounting for nearly half the number.
Wuhan a No.1 coveted domestic travel destination for Chinese people
16:07 | 05/05/2020
Wuhan city was unexpectedly climbed from 8th to No.1 place as Chinese's most coveted domestic travel destination once the pandemic ends, according to a study conducted by China's tourism research center.
Coronavirus live update: Vietnam reports no new cases on Monday morning
01:17 | 27/04/2020
Coronavirus today update April 27 sees Wuhan, China reports no COVID-19 patient remains in hospitals. Meanwhile, Vietnam goes two days without new infections.
About 3 to 10% of recovered patients in Wuhan tested positive later in a study
14:30 | 26/03/2020
About 3 to 10 per cent of patients who recovered from COVID-19 tested positive again after being discharged from hospital, South China Morning Post reported, citing doctors in Wuhan.
Chinese official claims US army may have brought coronavirus to China
13:23 | 13/03/2020
Zhao Lijian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, has suggested that the US army may have brought the deadly coronavirus into China, while a US lawmaker warned up to 150 million people in the country could eventually be infected with the novel coronavirus.
Double lung transplant performed on COVID-19-infected patient in China
17:36 | 03/03/2020
The first double lung transplant for a patient infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia was successfully performed in Wuxi, East China's Jiangsu province, on Saturday (Feb 29).
Chinese COVID-19 carrier faces jail in Singapore for lying about whereabouts
15:28 | 03/03/2020
A 38-year-old Wuhan man and his wife were charged by Singaporean authorities for allegedly giving false information about his whereabouts in the city-state, punishable by six months in jail.
30 returnees from Wuhan test negative for COVID-19
22:31 | 02/03/2020
30 citizens returning from Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, the epicenter of the acute respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have tested negative for the virus.
Hubei reports 242 deaths in just one day and 14,840 new COVID-19 cases
10:46 | 13/02/2020
The number of fatalities and new cases from China's coronavirus outbreak soared on February 13, with 242 more deaths and nearly 15,000 new cases in Hubei province.
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