Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, the governing units and member units of the Belt and Road News Cooperation Alliance, as well as media from various countries participating in the short-term visiting classes of the Belt and Road News Cooperation Alliance, have paid close attention to it. They have positively evaluated China's decisive and effective measures to prevent and control the epidemic in their reports, called for opposition to all kinds of false remarks, and supported China in winning the battle to prevent and control the epidemic.

Igbo Serwe, executive chairman of the South African Independent Media Group, recently sent a letter to Li Baoshan, president of the People’s Daily, the chairman unit of the Belt and Road News Cooperation Alliance, highly praising the Chinese people’s efficient efforts and responsibility as a major country in fighting the epidemic under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping. "I believe that the Chinese people will eventually overcome the challenges, just like all the difficulties they have faced in history." He said that the media under the Independent Media Group resolutely fight back against false news that smeares China and belittles the Chinese government and people's fight against the epidemic, and insists on providing South African readers with true and comprehensive information.

Recently, the Pretoria News, a subsidiary of South Africa's Independent Media Group, published an article "Sinophobia hinders the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic" by David Monyaei, director of the Africa-China Research Center at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, calling for greater unity to jointly fight the epidemic. The group's media "Cape Town Times" published an article "Cape Town Medical Personnel Denies Deaths from COVID-19 Cases", introducing information on scientific prevention and control of the epidemic and the work of South Africa's public medical institutions.

Russia's Tass news agency and Rossiya Gazeta adhere to the principle of timely and accurate reporting on the progress of epidemic prevention and control and China's measures to fight the epidemic, updating dozens of pieces of information every day. The TASS news agency reported quoting Russian diplomats and called on them to be wary of false reports on the epidemic by Western media. "Russia Rossiya" published an editorial "Russia and China share weal and woe: The Russian people fully support China in defeating the epidemic" and launched a full-page poster "Come on, China! We are together!" to support China's fight against the epidemic. The newspaper also published an article stating that the COVID-19 epidemic will not change the continued growth trend of Russia-China economic and trade cooperation. It is believed that both sides can turn crises into opportunities and open up more new areas of cooperation.

The Emirates News Agency continues to pay attention to the development of the epidemic and reports extensively, and also reprints relevant editorials from mainstream newspapers in the UAE. Among them, "The Nation" pointed out that China's measures to fight the epidemic are commendable and that China should express sympathy and provide help to the Chinese people; "Gulf News" refuted rumors about the epidemic and introduced how to scientifically prevent and control it.

Pakistan Combat Media Group publishes and broadcasts a series of reports in Pakistan's largest-circulation Urdu newspaper "Combat" and its television stations and websites. In addition to local epidemic prevention and control and treatment of infected cases, it also pays attention to information on epidemic prevention and control in China, Pakistan's aid to China, and feedback from Chinese media and citizens.

Danachu Melaku, the editor-in-chief of the Ethiopian News Agency, recently expressed his support to the Chinese people in fighting the epidemic to the Secretariat of the Belt and Road News Cooperation Alliance via email. He expressed his firm belief that jointly building the "Belt and Road" will bring a better world, and he and his colleagues will insist on reporting the true situation about China to Ethiopian readers. Currently, the news agency publishes a series of articles in English, Arabic and Amharic, focusing on important information such as the importance of close cooperation between Egypt and China in fighting the epidemic, and the fact that Ethiopian Airlines has not suspended flights to and from mainland China.

Olusegun Adeniyi, chairman of the editorial board of Nigeria's Today newspaper, wrote an article affirming the Chinese government's appropriate response to the epidemic and expressing concern and indignation over the discriminatory remarks appearing on social platforms.