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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 photoWorld
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

A currency trader talks on the phone at the foreign exchange trading room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. AP photoWorld
South Korea sees two-thirds increase in COVID-19 cases in one day

Those infected including a cluster of at least 16 centred on the southern city of Daegu

19 Feb 2020 3:37 PM IST

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

File photo provided the file photo provided by the Anti-Poaching Special Squad, police look at items seized from store suspected of trafficking wildlife in Guangde city in central Chinas Anhui Province. AP photoWorld
China virus puts focus on slaughtering wild animals

Coronavirus is spreading through China, so far killing 1,380 people and sickening more than 64,000 eight times the...

17 Feb 2020 9:28 AM IST

People wearing face mask stand at a downtown street in Hong Kong Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. COVID-19 viral illness has sickened tens of thousands of people in China since December. AP photoWorld
China sees new virus cases as death toll goes up

The 2,048 new cases followed three days of declines but was up by just 39 cases from the previous day's figure

17 Feb 2020 9:13 AM IST

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Facebook cancels San Francisco summit on coronavirus fears

The event, scheduled for March 9 to March 12 at the Moscone Center, was expected to see over 4,000 participants.

17 Feb 2020 7:42 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 photoBusiness
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

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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 photoWorld
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 photoWorld
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

A man wearing a face mask holds a flower bouquet as he stands along a street in Beijing on Friday. AP photoWorld
Covid19 infects 1,700 health workers in China

The health commission is highly concerned and has issued guidelines for the prevention and control of infection within...

14 Feb 2020 8:18 PM IST

A bus with a driver wearing protective gear departs from the dockside next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 14, 2020. Japanese authorities were preparing February 14 to move some older passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus off the quarantined cruise ship and into government-designated lodging. (AFP)India
Third Indian tests positive for Covid 19 virus on board ship

The three crew members are among 218 positive cases on board the cruise ship Diamond Princess

14 Feb 2020 6:35 PM IST

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