China's top leadership has admitted "shortcomings and deficiencies" in the country's response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak.
A man has died of the coronavirus in the Philippines in the virus's first confirmed fatality outside China.
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 170, and a confirmed case in Tibet means it has reached every region in mainland China.
The death toll from the new coronavirus now stands at 106, as cases of new infections have almost doubled in a day, Chinese authorities said.
The number of people killed in China by the coronavirus has risen to 80, with almost 3,000 confirmed ill.
A new coronavirus that has spread to almost 2,000 people is infectious in its incubation period - before symptoms show - making it harder to contain, Chinese officials say.
Chinese authorities have reported 139 new cases of a mysterious virus in two days, marking the first time that the infection has been confirmed in the country outside of Wuhan city.
The US has reversed its decision to brand China a currency manipulator as the two countries prepare to wind down their trade war.
A passenger jet has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 12 people but leaving dozens of survivors.
Indian police have detained hundreds who defied a ban on protests against a controversial new citizenship law.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.