China has released a work plan on psychological counseling for those affected by COVID-19 as the country sees positive signs in taming the epidemic.
Travelers from overseas who make false health and travel declarations will be warned or fined and be given a black mark in Shanghai's social credit rating system, according to the municipal justice bureau.
The development of a vaccine against COVID-19 recently reached a milestone with candidates in China and the United States fast-tracked to human trials, but experts said they would still need some time to ensure the vaccines' safety and efficacy before public use.
A second wave of novel coronavirus in China "is not a great concern" though a spattering of sporadic cases and new infections imported from overseas are expected to persist for a period of time, front-line medical experts said on Monday.
China has completed the clinical research of Favipiravir, and a Chinese pharmaceutical company has been approved to mass-produce the drug.
The subunit vaccine against COVID-19 created by experts from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences was approved for clinical trials on Monday night, China Central Television reported on Tuesday.
As an increasing number of inbound travelers to China have been confirmed to be infected with COVID-19, many regions on the Chinese mainland are taking tough measures to avert a secondary spread of the virus from imported cases.
A group of Chinese experts headed to Italy on Wednesday at the urgent request of its Red Cross to help contain the novel coronavirus outbreak in the European country.
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