Top news of the week: 24.08.2021.
Coronavirus
Lonza invests in new production line in China
Lonza is investing in new drug product manufacturing capacity at its site in Guangzhou, China, the Swiss company said on Monday.
Togo receives second batch of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines
A batch of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine donated by China is seen at the Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport in Lome, Togo, Aug. 20, 2021. (Xinhua/Tian Yun) Togo has received the …
U.S. accusations against China on COVID-19 origins tracing totally groundless: Chinese consul general
Staff members receive the novel coronavirus strain transported from Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, at a laboratory of Chinese Center for Disease …
China reports 28 new COVID-19 cases on Aug 17 vs 42 a day earlier
China on Wednesday reported 28 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the mainland for Aug. 17, compared with 42 a day earlier, according to the National Health Commission.
China reports no new local COVID-19 cases for first time since July
China's health authority reported on Monday that there were no new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19 for the first time since July, offering more signs that the current outbreak which ...
Shanghai places hundreds in quarantine after airport COVID-19 cases
Authorities in Shanghai have quarantined hundreds of people in an attempt to halt a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the city after infections were detected in cargo workers at its airport, the ...
Chinese ports choke over 'zero tolerance' COVID-19 policy
Several Chinese ports are facing congestion as vessels due to call at Ningbo are being diverted and cargo processing is slowed partly due to stricter disinfection measures under China's ...
China donates 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Ethiopia
Airport ground staff transport the COVID-19 vaccines donated by Chinese Red Cross Society in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 19, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Ping) Ethiopia on Monday morning …