Home » wuhan virus

You Searched For "Wuhan virus"

People wearing face masks walk down a deserted street in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. Chinas death toll from a new viral disease that is causing mounting global concern rose by 25 to at least 106 on Tuesday. (AP)

India poised to send evac plane to Wuhan, Air-India jumbo ready to fly

No Indian student found to be affected by this virus. Parents need not worry: foreign minister Jaishankar

28 Jan 2020 12:08 PM 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

Aerial view of Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province, which is the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. (AFP)

Death spreads to Beijing, coronavirus toll rises to 106

24 more fatalities reported in Hubei province, ground zero of the outbreak

28 Jan 2020 8:15 AM GMT

This Jan. 27, 2020, photo provided by Dr. Khamis Hassan Bakari of Tanzania, shows an empty street in Wuhan, China. Bakari is among more than 4,000 African students in the Chinese city of 11 million people, and has been sending updates on social media about the outbreak of a new virus to the more than 400 other Tanzanian students in Wuhan, as Chinas astonishing lockdown of more than 30 million people continues. (AP)

Air-India jumbo kept ready as countries prepare to pull nationals out...

U.S., Japan, Germany among several nations waiting to operate rescue flight

28 Jan 2020 7:29 AM GMT

The economic uncertainty resulting from the Wuhan virus outbreak has been mirrored in the markets. (Photo: ANI)

Wuhan virus will have no impact on India's economy? Think again

Indian exports to China grew 25.6 per cent to USD 16.75 billion in FY2018-19 from a year ago.

27 Jan 2020 6:16 AM GMT

A final decision on a name for virus is expected within days. (AFP)

No, you can't call it the Wuhan virus

The World Health Organisation does not use place names to identify viruses to avoid stigma

8 Feb 2020 5:26 AM GMT

26-year-old Wuhan native Lucy Huang, a documentary film-maker living in Beijing, puts on a protective facemask at her house in Beijing. Wuhan natives are being subjected to community checks bordering on stigma. (AFP)

What's it like to be someone from Wuhan?

As a Wuhan native, I feel very hurt. I feel disappointed that people don't even have any sympathy.'

3 Feb 2020 4:46 AM GMT

Kerala man with flu under coronavirus watch in Assam

Kerala man with flu under coronavirus watch in Assam

Doctors at Guwahati Medical College Hospital monitoring man who returned from Kerala

2 Feb 2020 12:02 PM GMT

A man wearing a surgical mask makes a child wear one outside the Government General Hospital in Thrissur where a medical student who had been in Wuhan is being kept in isolation. (AP)

Three men arrested for spreading false info about coronavirus case in...

Virus-positive medical student is in stable condition under observation in Thrissur

1 Feb 2020 5:34 PM GMT

U.S. health secretary Alex Azar speaks during a press briefing on the coronavirus, in the briefing room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP)

U.S. declares virus 'emergency,' bans entry of travelers from China

Mandatory 14-day quarantine orders issued for the first time in 50 years

1 Feb 2020 4:18 AM GMT

US president Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally at BOK Center in Tulsa. (AP)

Trump calls COVID-19 'Kung flu', reiterates blame on China

Trump has repeatedly blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan

21 Jun 2020 7:48 AM GMT

A doctor is seen wearing a facemask while looking at a lung CT image from a patient at a hospital in Wuhan. AFP Photo

First COVID-19 case could have hit China in October 2019: Study

The most likely date for the virus's emergence was November 17, 2019, and it had probably already spread globally by...

25 Jun 2021 4:42 AM GMT