Chinese researchers have suggested that wearing face masks at home is 79 per cent effective at preventing COVID-19 spread among family members in the same household.
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China downplays evacuation operation, says border tension 'media speculation'
Global Times, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, said that evacuation of Chinese citizens from India was a normal process and should not be linked with the border tensions.
Chinese mainland reports 5 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Chinese health authority said on Wednesday that it received reports of five new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday, of which one was imported and reported in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Neutralizing antibodies against COVID-19 identified
Chinese researchers have successfully identified multiple highly potent neutralizing antibodies against COVID-19 from convalescent plasma by high-throughput single-cell sequencing, according to a new study.
Men are more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19
Men and women are equally likely to contract the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19), but men are more than twice as likely to die from the disease as compared to women, warn researchers.
Journo who 'disappeared' after Wuhan chase reappears
A Chinese journalist who was chased and then detained in Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic originated last December, has reappeared after almost two months, a media report said on Thursday.
Coronavirus has mutated into at least 30 variants: China study
The Wuhan-originated novel coronavirus that globally killed around 180,000 people so far, has mutated into at least 30 different genetic variations, according to a new study in China.
China approves inactivated COVID-19 vaccines for clinical trials
The first prototype, which received its license on Sunday to proceed with clinical trials, have been developed by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, along with China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm).
China concerned over rise in imported COVID-19 cases
The country also reported three new deaths in Hubei province. Two of the deaths occurred in the provincial capital of Wuhan, the epicentre of the pandemic that has seen 2,577 people losing their lives to the virus that has gripped the globe.
Newborns in China experiencing mild symptoms of COVID-19
As coronavirus rapidly spreading in every corner of the globe, Chinese researchers have found that newborns infected with COVID-19 in China experienced mild symptoms, and the babies may be at risk of catching the virus from their mother during pregnancy.
Chinese mainland reports zero increase in domestic COVID-19 cases
The Chinese health authority on Thursday said that no new domestically transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported on the Chinese mainland on Wednesday.
China ready to boost coordination, confidence against COVID-19: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China is ready to work with all other parties to step up coordination against COVID-19 and shore up confidence in the international community.
Zero local COVID-19 cases in China for 2nd day
Mainland China has recorded no new domestic coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day, and also the lowest number of new deaths due to the deadly disease in two months, the National Health Commission said on Friday.
China reports no new domestic COVID-19 case for 2nd day
China reported no new domestically transmitted novel coronavirus cases for the second consecutive day on Friday, marking a major turning point in the global battle against the COVID-19 outbreak.
China reports zero domestic COVID-19 cases for 1st time
Mainland China has reported zero new domestic infections of coronavirus for the first time since the outbreak was first reported in the country last December, the National Health Commission said on Thursday.
1,661 recovered COVID-19 patients discharged on Chinese mainland
A total of 1,661 patients of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were discharged from hospital after recovery on Saturday on the Chinese mainland, the National Health Commission said Sunday.
China COVID-19 toll hits 3,012 as Wuhan continues strict measures
The overall death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus increased to 3,012 with a total of 80,409 confirmed cases on Thursday, even as the city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak in the mainland,
Over 80,000 infected with COVID-19 in China, 2,912 dead
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China has increased to 2,912, health authorities said on Monday, while the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 80,000.
COVID-19 toll rises to 2,870 in China
The death toll due to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China has increased to 2,870, health authorities said on Sunday, while the number of confirmed cases has increased to 79,824.
COVID-19 outbreak at 'decisive point' as China toll now 2,788
The Commission said that it received reports of 327 new confirmed cases and 44 deaths on Thursday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.
Beijing jittery as new COVID-19 cases rise suddenly in city
Even as Wuhan is trying to come to grips with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Beijing is staring at a potential threat from the scourge that has the world on tenterhooks.
India sends special flight with medical relief to China
China on Wednesday permitted India to send its special flight with around 15 tonnes of medical relief to Wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic.
Coronavirus toll in China rises to 2,118
The National Health Commission said that it had received reports of 394 new confirmed cases and 114 deaths on Wednesday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, reports Xinhua news agency.
China coronavirus toll increases to 1,367
The commission also said that it has begun counting the number of "clinically diagnosed" people in the province, which allows them to receive the same treatment as those who have tested positive for the illness.
Coronavirus claims over 1,000 lives in China
The commission said 428,438 close contacts had been traced, adding that among them, 26,724 were discharged from medical observation Monday, with 1,87,728 others still under medical observation.