Torch relay for 4th Asian Para Games concludes in Hangzhou
HANGZHOU, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The torch relay of the 4th Asian Para Games concluded on Saturday in the host city of Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province.
Interview: U.S. ending COVID-19 emergency hits hard poor population, says expert
LOS ANGELES, April 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill on Monday terminating the country's COVID-19 national emergency, a month earlier than the administration had planned. A leading epidemiologist said the decision adds burdens to the financially-challenged population in the United States.
Interview: U.S. ending COVID-19 public emergency poses profound impacts
by Xinhua writer Tan Jingjing
Roundup: U.S. ends COVID-19 public health emergency, drops air travel vaccine mandates
by Xinhua writer Tan Jingjing
Is the pandemic over? Experts say no, but China still needs zero-Covid exit plan
US President Joe Biden’s declaration last week that the Covid-19 pandemic is over in the United States lit a firestorm domestically and globally.
Roundup: Health experts say anti-COVID-19 pill Paxlovid could reduce hospitalization risks
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Anti-COVID-19 pill Paxlovid could reduce risks for COVID-19 related hospitalization, and early treatment with Paxlovid and other available authorized therapeutics could make a difference for high-risk patients, according to health experts.
Chinese-American expert’s call for China to change zero-Covid policy becomes online hit
An article by a Chinese-American public health expert calling for Beijing to change its zero-Covid policies has been circulating widely on Chinese social media.
Roundup: BA.5 fuels another COVID-19 wave as U.S. infections surpass 90 mln
LOS ANGELES, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant has been driving another surge of infections in the United States as the country's total caseload topped over 90 million on Thursday.
Spotlight: Experts warn COVID-19 may surge in fall, winter as death toll in U.S. tops 200,000
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Leading experts warned that COVID-19 cases may surge in fall and winter in the United States as the pandemic has caused over 200,000 deaths as of Tuesday.
Roundup: U.S. campuses become new front for combating COVID-19 pandemic as students return to school
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- More students are returning to campuses across the United States as new school year begins, adding risks for new COVID-19 infections and the country's control over the pandemic.
Interview: U.S. COVID-19 surge might move to Midwest as nationwide cases surpass 6 million
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Leading epidemiologists warned on Monday that Midwest regions in the United States, which saw sharp increase of COVID-19 infections recently, might be another "hotspot" for the pandemic.
Interview: New U.S. COVID-19 cases dropping, yet risk high for surge in fall, say experts
by Xinhua Writer Tan Jingjing
Roundup: Back-to-school season challenges U.S. COVID-19 control
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Students are returning to university campuses across the United States amid an increase in new COVID-19 cases, adding challenges to the country's control of the widely spread virus.
Spotlight: Why U.S. sees sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in children?
by Xinhua writer Tan Jingjing
Spotlight: Experts warn U.S. already in fall, winter surge as COVID-19 cases surpass 8 mln
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Leading experts warned that a new COVID-19 surge has already hit the United States as the country's case count topped 8 million on Friday.
Politicians, experts call for global cooperation against coronavirus pandemic
BEIJING/ NEW YORK/WASHINGTON/BEIJING: As the world is plagued with a spiral of Covid-19 (coronavirus) infections, politicians and experts call for global solidarity and cooperation against the pandemic.