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Medical staff work in the negative-pressure isolation ward in Jinyintan Hospital, designated for critical COVID-19 patients, in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. AP photo

China virus deaths cross 1,400, 5,090 new cases recorded

The National Health Commission said 121 more people had died and there were 5,090 new confirmed cases

14 Feb 2020 5:51 AM

Xiong poses for a photo at an apartment in Chibi city, near Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. Xiong, a salesman, is one of millions of people in China who are obeying government orders to work from home as part of the most sweeping anti-disease measures ever imposed. AP photo

Covid-19: Millions in China work from home

Many large companies have told employees to stay home

14 Feb 2020 5:02 AM

Soumya Swaminathan, WHOs Chief Scientist gives a statement to the media about the response to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. PTI photo

Kolkata: Two test positive for Covid-19 during thermal screening at...

With this, a total of three passengers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kolkata

13 Feb 2020 11:01 AM

File photo shows the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Life on board the luxury cruise ship, which has dozens of cases of coronavirus. AP photo

2 Indian crew on Diamond Princess have Coronavirus

A total of 138 Indians, including passengers and crew, were on board the ship

13 Feb 2020 5:53 AM

Workers pack bottles of alcohol disinfectant in a factory in Suining in southwest Chinas Sichuan province. AP photo

China virus deaths exceed 1,100

The National Health Commission said 2,015 new cases had been reported over the last 24 hours, declining for a second day

12 Feb 2020 6:27 AM

A passenger stands at the balcony of the cruise ship Diamond Princess anchored off the Yokohama Port in Yokohama, near Tokyo. AP photo

66 more cases of coronavirus on Japan ship Diamond Princess

The operator of a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama, near Tokyo, said an additional 66 cases were found aboard, in...

10 Feb 2020 10:58 AM

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Asterix comic had a villain named Coronavirus

It is interesting to note that Coronavirus the masked villainous chariot racer eventually failed to win

10 Feb 2020 6:03 AM

People wearing protective face masks ride a public bus in Hong Kong, Sunday. AP photo

China virus outbreak hits Indian tourism

Foreign as well as domestic tourists are cancelling travel to Kerala where three cases of the disease have been...

9 Feb 2020 9:01 AM

A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange trading room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. AP photo

China returns to business tomorrow after extended break over...

The usually week-long Lunar New Year holiday was extended by 10 days in much of China amid mounting alarm over an...

9 Feb 2020 8:42 AM

People wearing masks, walk in a subway station, in Hong Kong. AP photo

Coronavirus can spread through direct transmission, aerosols

Coronavirus that traces its origin in the local seafood market of Wuhan, in central China, has killed 811 people,...

9 Feb 2020 6:56 AM

Japan cruise ship Diamond Princess (ANI photo)

No Indian on quarantined Japan ship tested positive for coronavirus

As many as 61 of some 3700 people onboard the vessel have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus

8 Feb 2020 6:05 AM

US pledged $100 million for China to fight Coronavirus

Monetary support and the relief material is a testimony of strong US leadership, says Pompeo

8 Feb 2020 5:55 AM