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A man wears a protective suit as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as he accompanies a passenger leaving Beijing Capital Airport (AFP PHOTO)

China reports 22 new virus deaths as imported cases rise

Ten of the new cases came from abroad most from Italy, the worst-hit country outside China

11 Mar 2020 3:50 PM

Residents walk past a retail and office district with a screen showing propaganda which reads ‘Go China! Go Wuhan’ as businesses slowly restart in Beijing. AP photo

China shuts makeshift hospital in Wuhan after Covid19 weakens

Two makeshift hospitals were suspended on Sunday in Wuhan as the number of patients continued to drop

09 Mar 2020 10:46 AM

A woman walks past South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear as they spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Gangnam district in Seoul. AFP photo

Covid-19 deaths in China over 3K, Coronavirus cases in South Korea touch 6,000

All the deaths were in the epicentre of the virus, Hubei Province and its capital Wuhan, which continued to be ground zero of the COVID-19

05 Mar 2020 12:11 PM

A masked man works at a construction site with the Olympic rings in the background on Tuesday. AP Photo

Tokyo could lose Olympics if Games are not held in 2020, warns minister

IOC holds the right to cancel the Games by deactivating the contract if the Games are not held in 2020

03 Mar 2020 10:20 PM

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 outbreak

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

27 Feb 2020 3:51 PM

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 novel coronavirus

20 Feb 2020 2:51 PM

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

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 into an epidemic

19 Feb 2020 3:57 PM

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

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

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 China

15 Feb 2020 1:42 PM

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

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

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

Medical staff work in the negative-pressure isolation ward in Jinyintan Hospital, designated for critical COVID-19 patients, in Wuhan in central China's 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 11:21 AM

Xiong poses for a photo at an apartment in Chibi city, near Wuhan in central China's 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 10:32 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 airport

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

13 Feb 2020 4:31 PM

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 11:23 AM

Workers pack bottles of alcohol disinfectant in a factory in Suining in southwest China's 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 11:57 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 addition to 70 earlier

10 Feb 2020 4:28 PM

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