China's agriculture ministry said in a statement that the study has been interpreted by the media "in an exaggerated and nonfactual way."

The pandemic has now entered a new phase, with India and Brazil battling outbreaks of over 10,000 cases a day, putting a major strain on resources.

The demonstration on Thursday was just the first in a number taking place across the province.

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres made the comments in an interview with The Associated Press ahead of Friday's anniversary of the signing of the U.N. Charter

The Vancouver Police Department says there’s been a 600 per cent increase in reports of hate crimes targeting the Asian community since the coronavirus crisis began.

Dr. Mike Ryan of the WHO's health emergencies program said at a press briefing that RNA viruses — like the novel coronavirus — evolve quickly as they want to survive.

The paper, published on May 22, sparked worldwide concern that using the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients may not be safe.

Trump on Friday charged that the WHO didn't respond adequately to the coronavirus pandemic, accusing the U.N. agency of being under China's 'total control.'

``Right now, we're not in the second wave. We're right in the middle of the first wave globally,'' said Dr. Mike Ryan, a World Health Organization executive director.

The World Health Organization's executive board of 34 member states, including the United States, held a three-hour session on Friday.