coronavirus in China

Authorities in Wuhan, China have on Tuesday said they would test its entire population for COVID-19 after the central Chinese city where the coronavirus emerged reported its first local infections in more than a year. China is…

China has confirmed its first case of a new coronavirus variant that was recently detected in Britain, health officials said. The new strain, which experts say potentially spreads faster than the original variant, has prompted travel…

Chinese authorities have temporarily suspended entry into China by Nigerians and other nationals in Nigeria holding valid Chinese visas or residence permits. A public notice issued by the Embassy of China and Consulate in Nigeria today…

Authorities in southern China have said chicken wings imported from Brazil have tested positive for coronavirus. Chinese authorities said this in a statement on Thursday, which serves as the latest in a series of reports of…

Recent outbreak of coronavirus in Beijing, China has been reported to be a European strain, amid fears of a second wave of the virus. Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official, Zhang Yong revealed the early…

After no record of coronavirus cases for over a month, a new case has been reported in Wuhan, China, the city where the virus broke out in December 2019. China’s National Health Commission reported this in the 14 new confirmed…

China has revised the death toll data in Wuhan, city where the coronavirus outbreak began, by 50 percent and admitting people died at home and cases were missed or not reported. This adjustment, detailed in a social media post by the…

China has on Tuesday approved early-stage human tests for two experimental coronavirus vaccines. The experimental vaccines are being developed by a Beijing-based unit of Sinovac Biotech and by the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products,…

China has on Monday reported the highest number of new Coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks. This occurred weeks after the nation contained the pandemic and the epicentre of the virus, Wuhan was reopened for business and social…

Zhou Pingjian, Chinese ambassador to Nigeria. The Chinese government has said denied the harassment against foreign nationals, saying it has zero tolerance for racial discrimination. It said this after Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of…

US Mission in Nigeria has said 997 Americans have been evacuated from Nigeria amid spreading Coronavirus in the country. In a statement on Thursday, the mission said this is to help the Americans reunite with their families and loved…

Chinese medical supplies and medics are arriving Nigeria on Wednesday in response to Nigeria’s efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. According the Chinese Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC), among the items being…

China on Tuesday said it recorded no new coronavirus death for the first time since it started publishing infection figures in January. This comes a day before China lifts the travel ban placed on Wuhan, the contagion’s epicentre. Also,…

An experimental HIV drug that has been used to successfully treat COVID-19 patients is in its second phase of testing with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and could potentially be approved for use in four weeks, its manufacturer…

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the invitation of Chinese doctors into the country in the guise of offering assistance. It would be recalled that on April 4, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said 18…