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A man waits for a bus on a polluted day in Beijing. Qingdao has already locked down Qingdao Chest Hospital as well as the emergency department of its central hospital. (AFP)

China's Qingdao orders city-wide COVID-19 testing following new...

Daily COVID-19 infections in mainland China has fallen drastically from peaks early this year, but the country remains...

12 Oct 2020 10:43 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (via AP)

Negative views of China rise sharply in advanced democracies: Survey

One of the most important factors with regard to China's reputation abroad has been the coronavirus

7 Oct 2020 9:14 AM IST

The director of the Danish Patient Safety Board Anne-Marie Vangsted, along with other officials addresses a press conference in his ministry in Copenhagen. AFP Photo

Denmark reports its first case, toll in Iran climbs to 26 due to virus...

A man who returned from Italy became the first case of the virus in Denmark

27 Feb 2020 3:51 PM IST

The Diamond Princess cruise ship (back) in quarantine due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, is seen at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama. AFP photo

7 Indians quarantined on Diamond Princess test positive for Covid-19

One more Indian on board the cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off the coast of Japan was tested positive for...

20 Feb 2020 2:51 PM IST

Bitta Kuruvila with member of Cambodian health team. Asian Age Photo

Kerala chef onboard Westerdam cruise recalls Covid-19 horror

Stranded at sea for two weeks over Covid-19 fears, 3 Westerdam cruise staffers from Kerala return home

20 Feb 2020 11:28 AM IST

Members of a police sanitation team spray disinfectant on a bridge as a preventive measure agaist the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Bozhou, in Chinas eastern Anhui province. AFP photo

Covid-19 deaths cross 200; Epidemic not over yet, says WHO

The death toll rose to 2,004, with most of the deaths in Hubei, where the virus first emerged in Dec before spiralling...

19 Feb 2020 3:57 PM IST

Photo shows delivery workers for Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com sort out parcels at a distribution center in Beijing, China. AP photo

Covid-19: Chinese resort to online food delivery

China's government told the public to stay home as part of the most sweeping anti-disease controls ever imposed

19 Feb 2020 12:16 PM IST

Family members of Pakistani students studying in Wuhan, China, hold a demonstration calling for the evacuation of their relatives after the Chinese city was badly hit by the coronavirus, in Karachi, Pakistan AP photo

Families of Pakistani students stuck in China demand their return

Family members of those stranded in Wuhan demand the evacuation of Pakistani students from the Chinese city

17 Feb 2020 10:01 AM IST

Taoyuan mayor Cheng Wen-tsan (L) takes part in a Taoist ceremony to prevent the COVID-Coronavirus at the Longde temple in Taoyuan. AFP photo

Generic drug ingredients supply from China may stop over Coronavirus

Indian companies procure almost 70 per cent of the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for their medicines from...

15 Feb 2020 1:42 PM IST

Covid-19 death cases cross 1,500, fall in new cases

Some 1,700 medical workers have been infected, with six dying from the COVID-19 illness

15 Feb 2020 12:06 PM IST

A lab technician works on samples being tested in Wuhan. AFP photo

How does China test patients for covid-19?

To be counted as a suspected case, individuals have to check several boxes, including symptoms and travel history

15 Feb 2020 11:56 AM IST

A sign reminds customers to wear face masks as a couple rides an escalator at a shopping center in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. China on Friday reported another sharp rise in the number of people infected with a new virus. AP photo

Hunt to find first Coronavirus victim on

Experts say finding this so-called "patient zero" is critical for tracing all those potentially exposed to coronavirus

14 Feb 2020 9:39 PM IST