"China stands ready to work with the worldwide community to accelerate the research and production of medical products on COVID-19, promote the equitable distribution of related products, and make efforts to maintain global public health security and support the fight against the pandemic", Hua said.
China Daily/ANN- China will strengthen preventive and control efforts against COVID-19 on the nation's borders and land routes, Li Bin, deputy head of the National Health Commission, said on Friday.
The NHC said one imported case of coronavirus was reported on Friday and 15 new asymptomatic cases, all domestic ones, were confirmed in the country. All such cases are under medical observation.
On April 24, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced to launch an global collaboration to accelerate the development, production, and equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics for COVID-19. "As you can see, from the moment of the outbreak of coronavirus China operates in an open, responsible and transparent manner, we have taken the most comprehensive measures to curb the spread of the disease, share their experiences and information with the who, other countries and regions, including USA", - said Hua Chunying.
Hubei province, which has a population of over 56 million, was kept under lockdown from January 23 to contain the virus.
"Even before the COVID-19 crisis we assessed a certain level of coordination between Russian Federation and the PRC in the realm of propaganda", said Lea Gabrielle, coordinator of the State Department's Global Engagement Center, which tracks foreign propaganda.
China's total number of coronavirus cases now stands at 82,887, while the death toll from COVID-19, the disease it causes, remained unchanged at 4,633, the national health authority said.
