China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than two million people globally was made in a laboratory. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remark in response to a question about
The federal government on Tuesday said that poor communication between the Chinese authorities and African consulates in Guangzhou, China, was responsible for the tensions that arose concerning the alleged maltreatment of Nigerians. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this while briefing journalists in Abuja in company with the Chinese Ambassador to
The Chinese government has responded to the alleged maltreatment of African nationals, saying that the government rejects any form of differential treatments. Recall that recently, a video went viral, showing how Africans were ejected from their homes and hotels amidst the coronavirus outbreak. [Video] China ejecting Nigerians, other Africans from homes, hotels In a
China reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks on Monday, as the country tries to prevent a second wave of COVIS-19 infections. Authorities counted 108 new coronavirus infections over the past day, including 98 cases among travellers returning from abroad, according to the National Health Commission. READ ALSO: Italy reports […]
Abuja – China does not discriminate against nationals of any country but treats foreigners living in the country the same way as its citizens. A tweet by the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria on its Twitter handle @china_emb_ng on Friday, quoted the Chinese Foreign Ministry as saying that the Chinese government was averse to discrimination against […]
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has pleaded with the Federal Government not to get Chinese medical team involved in the fight against Coronavirus in the country. Mr Chris Isiguzo, NUJ President in a statement on Saturday, said the union was alarmed by the decision of the Federal Government to bring Chinese Medical doctors into […]
China paid homage Saturday to victims of the coronavirus in the place where the global pandemic began, as Americans were warned to wear masks amid fears the disease can be spread by breathing. The advice came as America logged another huge rise in its death toll — almost 1,500 in one day — and as […]
Mainland China, where the global coronavirus pandemic began in December, reported dwindling new infections on Wednesday, but it also published the daily change in asymptomatic cases for the first time, creating a murkier picture of the trends. There were 36 new cases on Tuesday, almost all of them involving travelers arriving from overseas, the National […]
COVID-19: Chinese firm donates materials to Nigerian military A Chinese firm in Nigeria, Mutual Commitment Company Limited, has donated medical face mask and hand gloves to Nigerian military as part of effort to curb the ravaging coronavirus pandemic in the country. Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Maj. Gen. Lucky Irabor, received the items on […]
Spain on Monday overtook China’s total number of coronavirus cases. However, business leaders and regional authorities criticised the government’s decision to further restrict the movement of people and keep non-essential workers at home until mid-April. An overnight death toll of 812 people brought total fatalities in Spain to 7,340 while the number of infections rose
Beijing – China will introduce new incentives and loosen car-purchase limits to stimulate the automobile market amid its broader efforts to revive the virus-hit economy, according to a government circular. The circular was jointly released by the Ministry of Commerce, the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Health Commission. The circular
The Federal Government has described as fake, the news alert on audio recording being circulated on social media, that Nigeria was seeking to buy used protective gear from China. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this at a news conference in Abuja, also refuted the claim on the same platform […]
China announced plans early on Wednesday to expel U.S. journalists from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post in retaliation for U.S. curbs on Chinese media. READ ALSO: FCT doctors begin strike over coronavirus threat, unpaid salaries The move by China is the latest escalation in a tit-for-tat war between […]
Newly released economic indicators show a dramatic decline in China’s economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. Industrial production, a gauge of manufacturing, mining and utilities activity, dropped 13.5 per cent in January and February compared with the same period last year, according to data released on Monday. This was the first decline on record, fuelling
China’s National Health Commission said the peak of the Coronavirus outbreak in the country has passed, as it reported the lowest number of new infections in seven weeks. The number of new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to decline while the epidemic maintains a lower level overall, Mi Feng, a spokesperson for the health commission, said […]
China has reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases since the daily reporting on infections began seven weeks ago, according to figures released on Thursday. A total of 15 new coronavirus infections and 11 deaths were counted over the past day, according to the National Health Commission. READ ALSO: Coronavirus dampens Holi festivities in
China reported 40 new cases of infection with the new coronavirus and 22 more deaths on Monday, according to the latest statistics released by the National Health Commission. This brought the total deaths in mainland China from the outbreak, which began in Hubei’s capital Wuhan in December, to 3,119, and the number of people diagnosed […]
Germany on Friday said China remains its most important trading partner for the fourth year in a row in 2019, according to government data released. Goods valuing 205.7 billion euros (or 231 billion dollars) were traded between the two countries in 2019, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported, citing provisional results. READ ALSO: General Motors […]
China Southern Airlines says it will reopen Shenzhen-Bangkok airline services from March 13. The airline said on Thursday, that the flight would be the company’s first resumed international flight departing from Shenzhen following a large-scale suspension of flights caused by the coronavirus outbreak. READ ALSO: Cure rates of COVID-19 patients in China climb for 19th […]
China reported 202 new coronavirus infections and 42 deaths over the past day, bringing up the total number of cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in mainland China to 80,026, authorities said Monday.Meanwhile, South Korea saw another spike in cases of the virus, with 476 new infections bringing the total count to 4,212, according to the Korea […]
