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.
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.
An aid team of seven people on Wednesday left China for Italy to assist its containment of the novel coronavirus, according to a report by the China Central Television.
Authorities in Beijing imposed new quarantine measures on Wednesday on inbound passengers to strengthen control of the coronavirus epidemic.
The state of Washington has reported its second death from novel coronavirus pneumonia, as COVID-19 continued to spread in the United States and the number of confirmed infections outside China grew faster than in China itself.
China has taken scientific and active measures to curb cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia being imported from overseas as the epidemic continues to worsen internationally.
The Chinese government attaches great importance to the health of Chinese citizens currenly in countries seriously impacted by the novel coronavirus epidemic.
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