Final temporary hospital in Wuhan closes its doors
A total of 15 such hospitals, converted from exhibition halls, sports stadiums and warehouses, received more than 12,000 patients. All the 15 temporary hospitals built to…
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Chinese Red Cross teams aid Iran’s COVID-19 fight
Humanitarian group to help Iranians with containment measures that worked in China. Voices on the other end of the line cut in and out due to a poor phone connection as officials…
Xi vows victory over coronavirus in Wuhan
President expresses condolences to families of people who died in epidemic. President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that prevention and control of the novel coronavirus outbreak…
Coronavirus: No evidence Covid-19 can spread through air-con systems
A study by the National Centre for Infectious Diseases found that the coronavirus could be found in isolation facilities – including in an air duct connected to the room of…
Covid-19 likely to linger for a long time, say experts
Hopes of quick end to outbreak dashed as number of cases worldwide grows. The number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 is growing around the world and, as the epicentre of the…
China sets example in fighting virus
Epidemic reveals inadequacies in global governance; Beijing says it’s ready to help. China’s response to novel coronavirus pneumonia has set an example for the world in coping…
Shortage of Masks, Handwash due to panic- buying: Leave some for everyone
Despite repeated calls by global and local health experts and warnings from government, panic-buying grips the country. Global health experts have warned against hoarding masks,…
OPINION: COVID-19 wreaks havoc on oil markets as Chinese demand slumps
COVID-19 is arguably the biggest risk to global growth since the Great Recession, S&P Global Platts Analytics said in a recent report. The rolling geographic nature of the…
Over 3,000 institutions providing telemedicine for quarantined: NHIA
More than 3,000 medical institutions in Taiwan offer telemedicine for people in isolation as part of the country’s COVID-19 response measures. More than 3,000 medical…
15 Korean pharmas, 4 state institutes research coronavirus
South Korea’s state-run research institutes and pharmaceutical firms are working hard to find a cure for the new coronavirus. South Korea’s state-run research institutes and…