Nanjing, which witnessed the country’s latest resurgence of coronavirus cluster infections attributable to the Delta variant, cleared all medium- and high-risk areas for COVID-19 on Aug. 19. (Photo: Xinhua) China’s latest COVID-19 outbreak has been effectively brought under control with the number of confirmed cases dropping for 11 consecutive days, Read more…
NEW DELHI, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) — COVID-19 in India may be entering some kind of stage of endemicity with a low or moderate level of transmission going on, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Soumya Swaminathan said. Swaminathan made the comments in an interview with a local news Read more…
WELLINGTON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) — China has contributed 1 million U.S. dollars toward the establishment of a new APEC sub-fund on Combating COVID-19 and Economic Recovery (CCER), aiming to support initiatives that strengthen member economies’ capacity to address and manage impacts from the pandemic and fast track recovery, APEC Secretariat Read more…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) — The first batch of the single-dose COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company CanSino Biologics arrived in Malaysia on Friday, boosting the country’s capability in the fight against the pandemic. The first batch, comprising some 200,000 finished products, is part of a total of 3.5 Read more…
The Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) will reopen certain recreational facilities on Wednesday as the COVID-19 situation in the SAR gradually eased, according to an instruction signed by Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng. The SAR closed the recreational facilities, including movie theaters, gyms and indoor amusement parks, on Aug. 5 Read more…
DHAKA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) — China’s contributions through the COVAX Facility have reflected Beijing’s commitment to global anti-COVID-19 fight, Bangladesh health experts said. They expressed appreciation of China’s contributions after Bangladesh Tuesday night received 1.7 million Chinese COVID-19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility. This is the first among Read more…
Chinese vaccine makers are deepening cooperation with foreign countries to facilitate local production of their COVID-19 shots and promote technology transfers, as part of intensifying efforts to boost supplies in areas facing shortages. Sinovac Biotech said last week that it plans to build a vaccine filling and packaging plant in Read more…
HONG KONG, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — China is playing a leading role in addressing the widening gap in the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines between richer and poorer countries, said an opinion piece published in the South China Morning Post recently. China will strive to provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses Read more…
BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — China will strive to provide 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to the world throughout this year and offer 100 million U.S. dollars to COVAX, Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday, marking a further step by China in honoring its commitment to making vaccines a Read more…
ZAGREB, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The joy and excitement from the successful joining of the Peljesac Bridge on Wednesday night have not faded for many in Croatia, reconnectting the country’s territories. It is a long-awaited bridge built together by a Chinese contractor and its European partners. The 2.4-km cable-stayed bridge Read more…