Shiyan in Hubei province－center of the novel coronavirus outbreak－joined a string of other Chinese cities on Monday to declare that a blood famine is imminent.

China has released a circular requiring strengthened medical treatment and management of patients with severe mental disorders during the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Villagers across Jiangxi Province have been busy with spring ploughing as temperature rises under strict measures taken to prevent and control the novel coronavirus epidemic.

Staff members of the restaurant work under strict measures of measuring body temperature, disinfection and wearing face masks to prevent the novel coronavirus epidemic. The restaurant can make more than 200 lunch takeaways a day.

A number of oversea students in Chongqing had contributed their own efforts by joining the volunteer works in the epidemic control campaign. 

Starting from March 2, China's tax authority will accept applications of domestic firms for the exemption of additional tariffs imposed on some U.S. products within a certain period of time, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said Tuesday.

China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) is to reopen its casinos on Thursday after they were shut down for half a month due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, said a senior official Monday.

The central government is making efforts to relieve employment pressure on college graduates as large-scale job fairs are suspended or canceled to contain the novel coronavirus pneumonia.

China vowed continued efforts to expand the coverage of the broadband network and upgrade internet access among primary and secondary schools to facilitate online learning for students amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said Monday.

The Japanese government confirmed on Monday 99 more people on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise liner were infected with novel coronavirus pneumonia, bringing the total to 454.