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Coronavirus patient shifted to Trissur medical college, more people...

Thrissur medical college has been equipped with isolation ward with all facilities where 24 patients can be treated at a...

31 Jan 2020 7:53 AM GMT

A US plane takes off to evacuate Americans from Wuhan. AP photo

Coronavirus death toll hits 213, WHO declares global health emergency

The UN health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, but revised its risk...

31 Jan 2020 5:21 AM GMT

A ship sails along the Yangtze in Wuhan, Chinas central Hubei province on January 28, 2020, amid a deadly virus outbreak which began in the city. (AFP)

Why the world is frightened: Half of Wuhan's population of 11 million...

It's an industrial hub on the Yangtze with a reputation for having a tough-guy spirit

28 Jan 2020 9:00 AM GMT

Picture shows an empty Chinese restaurant is seen at the Chinatown in Incheon, South Korea. AP photo

China Virus rumours creates panic and fear across the world

Governments have not always known how to handle the situation

21 Feb 2020 4:04 AM GMT

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 9:21 AM GMT

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 6:36 AM GMT

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 6:26 AM GMT

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 4:09 PM GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

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 GMT

Airports are adding passenger screenings and taking other precautions to prevent a new virus from being spread by Chinese tourists going abroad. AP photo

Foreigners who visited China after Jan 15 can't enter India: DGCA

The decision comes when the toll due to the outbreak of novel coronavirus rose to 813 in China on Sunday

9 Feb 2020 9:20 AM GMT