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Coronavirus grips Sindh province of Pakistan

Coronavirus grips Sindh province of Pakistan

By Nasir Aijaz TheAsiaN Representative Karachi: Southern Sindh province has highest number of coronavirus patients compared to other provinces of Pakistan, as 20 new cases were diagnosed in a single day on Sunday raising the tally to 37. According to the official press release issued from the office of Chief Minister of the province, 13 […]

War against Coronavirus: Pakistan shuts educational institutions, seals border with Afghanistan, Iran

War against Coronavirus: Pakistan shuts educational institutions, seals border with Afghanistan, Iran

  By Nasir Aijaz TheAsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistan is all set to completely seal its western border with Afghanistan and Iran from Monday March 16, 2020 to prevent the spread of the pandemic coronavirus, a notification issued from the interior ministry said on Friday. The decision comes after Prime Minister Imran Khan held a meeting […]

China to contribute $20 million to WHO to support developing response to COVID-19

China to contribute $20 million to WHO to support developing response to COVID-19

People’s Daily Geneva: China will contribute $20 million to the WHO in support of its global efforts in combating the COVID-19 epidemic and helping developing countries improve their response capacities and strengthen public health systems, Ambassador Chen Xu, Permanent Representative of China to the UN Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland said. Ambassador […]

China’s COVID-19 situation shows visible improvement: Experts

China’s COVID-19 situation shows visible improvement: Experts

By Ji Yuqiao and Li Qiao Global Times Beijing: Chinese authorities and experts agree there is a visible improvement in the country’s COVID-19 outbreak situation, with some places in the country ceasing to issue a daily report of infections after seeing zero new cases in several days and a top epidemiologist saying that the epicenter […]

Wuhan could see zero COVID-19 infections by end of March: Experts

Wuhan could see zero COVID-19 infections by end of March: Experts

By Zhao Yusha Wuhan: The city of Wuhan, epicenter of the COVID-19 epidemic, could see zero new infections by the end of March, said a member of the central government expert group in Wuhan. Other cities in Hubei Province, which governs Wuhan, are estimated to realize that goal by around the middle of March. The […]

Singapore probes activities of South Korean church chapter

Singapore probes activities of South Korean church chapter

By Ivan Lim Former AJA President Contributor to AsiaN Singapore: An unregistered local chapter of the South Korea church, at the centre of a mass Covid-19 outbreak in Daegu, is being investigated by the Singapore authorities – not just for the virus contamination alone. The Shincheongji Church of Jesus, Temple of the Tabernacle of the […]

China is confident to contain COVID-19 by end of April: Expert

China is confident to contain COVID-19 by end of April: Expert

Guangzhou: Chinese top respiratory specialist Zhong made the remarks at a press briefing jointly held by the Guangzhou government and Guangzhou Medical University. But Zhong pointed out the development of new drugs against COVID-19 is impossible to complete in 20 days or even a month, which requires long-term accumulation. According to Zhong, one COVID-19 patient […]

Everything you should know about coronavirus

Everything you should know about coronavirus

Kuwait: In early 2020, a new kind of virus began generating headlines all over the world because of the unprecedented speed of its transmission. From its origins in a food market in Wuhan, China in December 2019 to countries as far-flung as the United States and the Philippines, the virus (officially named COVID-19) has infected tens […]

Let science build strong power against epidemic

Let science build strong power against epidemic

By He Yin Beijing: In the era of globalization, human beings are living in a global village where they share the same welfare and responsibilities. The threat posed by any infectious disease is against the entire human race, regardless of nationality, region, ethnicity or group. This is a new challenge faced by the human beings. […]

Development of novel coronavirus drugs achieves initial progress

Development of novel coronavirus drugs achieves initial progress

By Qiu Chaoyi People’s Daily Beijing: Initial progress has been achieved in drug development of the novel coronavirus pneumonia, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of China’s State Council has said According to Wu Yuanbin, an official in charge of technology in social development with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Chinese scientists have […]

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