China

Nearly 5,000 coronavirus patients recover in Iran

Mar 16, 2020 10:01

The total number of coronavirus cases in Iran rose to 14,991 on Monday, of whom nearly 5,000 have recovered and left the hospital, the Health Ministry announced.
Xi calls Iran 'strategic partner', says will help curb coronavirus outbreak

Mar 14, 2020 12:41

Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his “sincere condolences” to Iran over the coronavirus outbreak, saying Beijing is ready to assist Tehran contain the disease.
Defying US, France to allow some Huawei gear in its 5G network

Mar 14, 2020 04:25

France will authorize the use of some of Huawei’s equipment in the rollout of its 5G network, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, despite US calls to exclude the Chinese telecoms giant from the West’s next-generation communications.
US summons Chinese ambassador over coronavirus comments

Mar 14, 2020 04:16

The US administration has summoned China's ambassador to Washington to protest the recent comments by a Chinese foreign ministry official suggesting that the US military was responsible for the spread of the new coronavirus in the Asian country.
China does not rule out US role in coronavirus outbreak

Mar 13, 2020 09:39

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has not ruled out the possibility that the United States was to blame for the spread of the new coronavirus in the Asian country.
US military might have brought coronavirus to China’s Wuhan: Beijing

Mar 13, 2020 05:12

The Chinese government has suggested that the US military might have brought the new coronavirus to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the birthplace of the current global pandemic.
COVID-19: China reports new infections; Turkey, Bolivia confirm 1st cases

Mar 11, 2020 07:01

China has reported an increase in its new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, reversing four consecutive days of decreases, and more countries are reporting their first infections.
China’s president visits Wuhan amid drop in infections, deaths number

Mar 10, 2020 11:51

China’s President Xi Jinping has visited the city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, amid a drop in the number of infections and deaths and in a sign that the worst of the epidemic may be over in the country.
Coronavirus in China: No new local cases out of Hubei for 3rd day

Mar 10, 2020 11:26

China has confirmed 17 new coronavirus deaths, the lowest since January, raising the total number of fatalities in the country to 3,136.
Only one of 14 temporary hospitals running in Wuhan as more patients recover

Mar 10, 2020 04:32

Another two temporary hospitals in Wuhan, the capital city of central China's Hubei Province, closed on Monday, with only one of the 14 temporary hospitals remaining in operation.