The International Labor Organization says around four out of five people's jobs have been affected by the coronavirus lockdown measures worldwide. In China, the government has introduced a series of measures to support the vulnerable during this time, but experts say the effect on employment is subject to the pandemic control levels.

The threat of a second wave of COVID-19 raised public alarm about the complexity of the novel coronavirus. China and South Korea have recently reported new clusters of coronavirus infections after an ease of the lockdown restrictions in the two countries. Experts have warned that countries that either have kept COVID-19 under control, or are still seeing a peak of pandemic, should be cautious of a new wave of spreading.

Wuhan has announced that nucleic acid tests will be conducted citywide in the next ten days. The emergency plan was announced after six new COVID-19 infections were detected in one residential community over this past weekend. Two experts shed light on the massive undertaking.

Frontline nurses from across the world tell their stories of battling against COVID-19. Today is International Nurses Day, an annual celebration of the crucial work they undertake in countries around the globe.

An eminent expert points out that China and the US should be looking for common projects where they can cooperate. Joseph Nye, who invented the terminology soft power, says the coronavirus pandemic has worsened the existing China-US tensions. He suggests the two countries have a lot more to gain from cooperation than rivalry.

The way people shop has been changed by the COVID-19 global pandemic as more people rely on food delivery apps and online shopping during quarantine. Industry leaders have found many creative ways to survive amid the outbreak.

Some Asian countries are gradually recovering from the impact of coronavirus pandemic. China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore are among the first ones to lift lockdowns with cautious preventative measures.

More and more global scientists and virologists hold the idea that COVID-19 evolved in nature. It comes in response to the speculation that the new coronavirus is man-made and possibly originated in a lab in Wuhan.

The WHO is urging countries to investigate any early suspicious cases after a French hospital found the coronavirus was already present there in late December 2019 and a mayor from New Jersey claimed he was infected in November. However, our knowledge about the virus is far from enough.

The medical supplies provided by the Chinese government and private sector have alleviated the dire situation caused by COVID-19. Hospitals in hard-hit countries are all facing drastic shortages of key medical supplies, including surgical masks, gloves, goggles and testing reagents.