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Shaftesbury Avenue in London is seen on Saturday. AFP Photo

Britons at risk of Covid19 advised to stay indoors for three months,...

Latest figures show 177 people have died in UK from the coronavirus

22 March 2020 11:13 AM IST

A health worker wearing a facemask amid concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, checks the body temperature of passengers. AFP Photo

China reports first local case of Covid19 in four days

The new domestic infection came about in Guangdong province, and was linked to a previous imported case

22 March 2020 10:50 AM IST

Cars drive in a highway in northern Tehran, Iran. AFP Photo

With 123 new deaths, Covid19 death toll in Iran spikes to 1,556

A total of 20,610 people are now known to have been infected with coronavirus in Iran

21 March 2020 4:12 PM IST

Young people vulnerable to the virus too: WHO chief

Young people vulnerable to the virus too: WHO chief

While the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions are the hardest hit, young people are also vulnerable...

21 March 2020 12:29 PM IST

People sunbathe on Bondi Beach ahead of its closure in Sydney on Saturday. AFP Photo

Australia shuts down Sydney's beach after beachgoers ignore virus...

The temporary measure comes after photos of beachgoers packed on the famous sands were widely shared online, drawing ire...

21 March 2020 11:52 AM IST

President Donald Trump speaks during press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House. AP Photo

Trump lashes out at reporters over his handling of Covid19 pandemic

Trump said he was tapping the Defense Production Act to order American businesses to manufacture and send supplies to...

21 March 2020 10:37 AM IST

White House staffer tests positive for Covid19

Neither President Donald Trump nor Vice President Pence had close contact with the individual

21 March 2020 10:02 AM IST

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, an artillery firing competition between army units is held in the countrys west in North Korea. AFP Photo

Amid virus outbreak, North Korea fires ballistic missiles

North Korea has not reported any cases of the coronavirus

21 March 2020 9:34 AM IST

In this March 17, 2020 file photo, pallbearers stand outside the Monumentale cemetery in Bergamo, the heart of the hardest-hit Italys hardest-hit region of Lombardy, Italy.(AP)

Italy's virus toll tops 4,000 after new one-day record

Death rate higher than that recorded at the peak of the Wuhan outbreak

20 March 2020 11:34 PM IST

Passengers wearing face masks as a preventive measure queue to do the check-in at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport in Barajas. AFP Photo

With 235 new Covid19 deaths, toll in Spain jumps to 1,000

The number of cases also soared to 19,980, after another 2,833 infections were confirmed

20 March 2020 5:09 PM IST

Covid19 death toll in Iran rises to 1,433 with 149 new deaths

Nearly 19,644 people are now known to have been infected in Iran, one of the world's worst-hit countries

20 March 2020 4:52 PM IST

Workers wearing protective gears disinfect as a precaution against the new coronavirus at a shopping district in Seoul, South Korea

South Korea to evacuate citizens stranded in Italy

Over the course of the outbreak South Korea has sent chartered flights to China, Iran and Japan to evacuate its citizens

20 March 2020 3:19 PM IST