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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…
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Politics
China puts public health concerns first in its fight against COVID-19: UN coordinator
By Nicholas Rosellini Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in China Beijing: 2020 marks my fourth year at the United Nations in China. 2020 is also a watershed for the UN – the 75th anniversary of its founding and the beginning of a decade of action, with only ten years…
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Business
Tourism industry moves to counter COVID-19 influence
By Yang Kunyi and Song Lin Beijing: As the current outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) continues to develop, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have issued a joint statement. The statement stressed that International cooperation is vital for ensuring the tourism sector to contribute…
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Politics
Chinese-run projects in Bangladesh to be implemented
Peter Jaegeul Song, Staff Reporter at Asia N Dhaka: Bangladeshi and Chinese officials announced last Sunday that the novel coronavirus outbreak will not disrupt Chinese-run infrastructure projects in the Southeast Asian country. In a joint press briefing with Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Kalam Abdul Momen in the capital Dhaka, Chinese…
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Society
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…
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Society
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…
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Business
Virus-hit city makes all efforts to fight against novel coronavirus epidemic
By He Guanghua, Hou Linliang People’s Daily Xiantao: Xiantao in central China’s Hubei Province has played its part in the nationwide battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic through curbing the virus and producing medical materials in full swing. Xiantao is known as China’s famous industrial city of nonwovens as it…
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Society
United Nations, Group 77 support China’s efforts in coronavirus battle
By Yang Jun People’s Daily Beijing: The Group of 77 and the United Nations expressed their full support to China’s fight against the novel coronavirus last week during the 58th Session of the Commission on Social Development at UN headquarters in New York. Guyana’s UN Ambassador and Group of 77…
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Business
Chinese industries resume production in orderly manner
By People’s Daily Beijing: Chinese local governments and departments are currently mobilizing enterprises to resume operation in a bid to suit production to demand, as it calls for not only prevention and control, but also development to defeat the novel coronavirus epidemic. Many enterprises, responding to the call of the…
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East Asia
Confidence is the most lasting vaccine
By Zhang Jianmin Prague: The novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak has caused tremendous concern. This is understandable, and necessary preventive and control measures ought to be taken. At the same time, there is no need to panic or resort to excessive measures. Instead, confidence can serve as the most lasting…
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