2020年CRI 中国将帮助菲律宾抗疫（在线收听）

Foreign Minister Wang Yi says China is willing to do its utmost to help the Philippines to fight the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Foreign Minister made the remarks during a phone call with Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin.

Wang Yi says China has decided to provide the Philippines with medical materials such as test kits and protective clothing and will dispatch medical experts.

He urges all countries to carry out international cooperation in joint prevention and control as soon as possible.

Two more provincial-level regions in China have reduced the number of COVID-19 patients to zero.

The last patients in Chongqing and Tianjin were discharged from hospitals yesterday.

Chongqing registered 576 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, while Tianjin confirmed 136 cases.

So far, 12 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland as well as Macao have been cleared of COVID-19 infections.

Beijing and Shanghai say overseas travelers diagnosed with COVID-19 in China may have to foot the bill for their own treatment.

This refers to individuals who are not covered by the country's basic medical insurance or private insurance.

Both Shanghai and Beijing have reported increasing numbers of imported cases.

Shanghai's health commission has promised government subsidies for patients from outside the Chinese mainland who have enrolled in the country's basic medical insurance.

Individuals not in the scheme have to pay for their treatments or rely on commercial insurance.

The Chinese mainland reported 16 imported cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 111.

The World Health Organization says the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased by nearly 11,000 to over 72,000.

The latest WHO daily report also says over 153,000 confirmed cases of infection have been reported globally as of Sunday morning.

Outside China, over 300 more patients died of COVID-19 compared to the previous day, bringing the total number of deaths to more than 25 hundred.

In Europe, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 45,000 cases were reported in over 50 countries and regions as of Sunday morning.

The report shows that 80 countries and regions outside China have seen local transmission of COVID-19.

Pakistani officials have joined their South Asian counterparts in a video conference call to discuss their responses to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation members held the talks yesterday, exploring ways of coordinating their strategies to combat the disease.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the conference last Friday amid a rapid spread of the virus globally.

A representative for Pakistan proposed that member states conduct exit screenings for travelers in the region and learn from China's efforts to control the virus.

Nearly 200 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the eight member countries.

Of the confirmed cases, 107 are in India and 52 are in Pakistan.

The US Federal Reserve says it will cut rates to near Zero to tackle disruptions caused by the coronavirus.

It has also announced to purchase more Treasury securities to encourage lending to try to offset the impact of the outbreak.

The German Interior Minister has announced that the country will partially close its borders with five neighbors to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Horst Seehofer says the five countries include France, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark and Luxembourg.

He says the temporary border controls starting today will not affect goods or commuter traffic.

"The border checks, which start on Monday, will come with restrictions in cross-border traffic. I specifically note that goods and people commuting to and from work across borders will continue to be possible. People without a valid reason to travel will no longer be allowed to enter and leave the country. And I therefore ask all citizens to absolutely refrain from any non-essential travel in this area."

Germany has so far confirmed over 4,800 cases of infection with COVID-19 and reported 12 deaths.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Benny Gantz have agreed to launch talks on a possible unity government amidst a post-election deadlock.

They say negotiations teams of both parties will meet "as soon as possible."

Yesterday, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin consulted with leaders of all elected parties from the vote on March 2.

中国外交部长王毅表示，中国愿意尽最大努力帮助菲律宾抗击新冠肺炎疫情。

王毅在与菲律宾外交部长特奥多罗·洛辛通电话时作出上述。

王毅表示，中国已决定向菲方提供检测试剂盒以及防护服等急需医疗物资，并将调派医疗专家。

他敦促各国尽快开展联合防控方面的国际合作。

中国又有两个省级地区的新冠肺炎患者人数降至零。

昨天，重庆和天津的最后一批患者康复出院。

重庆新冠病毒登记确诊病例576例，天津确诊病例136例。

截至目前，中国大陆12个省级地区和澳门特别行政区的新冠肺炎感染人数已全部清零。

北京和上海表示，在中国被确诊为新冠肺炎的境外旅客可能需要自付治疗费用。

这是指没有参加国家基本医疗保险或个人保险的个人。

上海和北京报告的输入性病例在不断增加。

上海卫健委承诺，对参加国内基本医疗保险的境外患者提供政府补贴。

未参加基本医疗保险的个人需要自付治疗费用或停靠商业保险。

上周六，中国大陆报告了16例输入性病例，输入病例总数达到111例。

世界卫生组织表示，中国境外新冠肺炎确诊病例超过增加近1.1万例，病例数超过7.2万例。

世卫组织发布的最新每日报告称，截至周日上午，全球已报告超过15.3万例确诊病例。

中国境外的新冠肺炎死亡病例较前一日增加300多例，死亡病例总数超过2500例。

截至周日上午，新冠肺炎疫情中心欧洲已有50多个国家和地区报告了超过4.5万例病例。

报告显示，中国以外的80个国家和地区已经出现了新冠肺炎本地传播。

巴基斯坦官员与南亚官员共同召开视频电话会议，讨论应对新冠肺炎疫情的措施。

南亚区域合作联盟成员国昨天举行了会谈，探讨协调其防治该疾病的战略。

在该病毒正在全球迅速蔓延的情况下，印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪于上周五提议召开这次会议。

一名巴基斯坦代表建议成员国对该地区的旅客进行出境检查，并学习中国为控制病毒所做的努力。

该联盟8个成员国报告了近200例新冠肺炎病例。

在确诊病例中，107例来自印度，52例来自巴基斯坦。

美联储表示，其将把利率降至接近零的水平，以应对由冠状病毒引起的混乱。

美联储还宣布购买更多的美国国债以鼓励借贷，并试图抵消冠状病毒疫情造成的影响。

德国内政部长宣布，德国将部分关闭与五个邻国的边境，以遏制新冠病毒的蔓延。

霍斯特·泽霍夫表示，这五个国家包括法国、奥地利、瑞士、丹麦和卢森堡。

他表示，从今天开始的临时边境管制将不会影响货运或通勤交通。

“定于周一开始实施的边境检查将限制跨境交通。我要特别指出，货物和跨境上下班人员将照常，不受限制。没有正当理由旅行的人员将不再被允许出入境。因此，我请所有公司绝对避免在这一地区进行任何不必要的旅行。”

截至目前，德国已确诊4800多例新冠肺炎病例，并报告了12例死亡病例。

以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡和他的主要政治对手本尼·甘茨同意在选举后的僵局中就组建联合政府进行谈判。

他们表示，双方的谈判小组将“尽快”会面。

昨天，以色列总统鲁文·里夫林与在3月2日选举产生的所有政党领导人进行了磋商。