Health

Study reveals where first cases of COVID-19 outside China may have originated based on case travel historie

New York: Web-based surveillance of the global spread of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) during the first 11 weeks of the outbreak (Dec 31, 2019, to March 10, 2020), reveals that three-quarters (75/99) of affected countries outside mainland China reported their first COVID-19 case in people who had recently travelled to an affected country—with almost two-thirds of these first cases linked to travel to Italy (27%), China (22%), or Iran (11%), according to new research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. more

Chinese mainland reports 127 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said Friday that it received reports of 127 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, 123 of which were domestically transmit ...

China registers 61 new COVID-19 cases within 24 Hours - Health Commission

Beijing/Sputnik: China has diagnosed 61 new COVID-19 cases and 44 asymptomatic carriers within the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said on Monday.

Chinese mainland reports 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Saturday that it received reports of 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, 29 of which were domestically transmi ...

Chinese mainland reports 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Friday that it received reports of 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, 15 of which were domestically transmi ...

Chinese mainland discharges 18 COVID-19 patients from hospitals

Beijing/Xinhua: The National Health Commission said Tuesday that 18 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Monday.

Chinese mainland reports 5 new imported COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported five new imported COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,012, the National Health Commission said Monday.

Coronavirus: Chinese workers in Pakistan facing mental health problems

Islamabad: The Chinese government is unhappy with all-weather ally Pakistan's alleged mishandling of the COVID-19 situation causing mental stress to employees of Chi ...

Chinese mainland reports 6 new imported COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland reported six new imported COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 2,004, the National Health Commission said Saturday ...

WHO experts in China for COVID-19 research cooperation: FM spokesperson

Beijing/Xinhua: Two WHO experts have arrived in China for cooperation on researching the origin of the COVID-19 virus, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said on Monday.