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Soldiers wearing facemasks stand guard on road leading to a quarantine faciltity (R) for people returning from Iran via the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan. AFP Photo

With 147 new deaths, toll in Iran climbs to 1,135

The death toll's continued sharp increase worries experts that the outbreak in the Islamic Republic is far from being...

18 March 2020 4:59 PM IST

A shopkeeper wearing a face mask to help protect against the new coronavirus, waits for customers at the Tehrans Grand Bazaar, Iran. AF

Iranian woman aged 103 survives Covid19: reports

The unnamed woman had been hospitalised in the central city of Semnan for about a week

18 March 2020 4:54 PM IST

$Men wearing protective masks walk beside rows of taxis that were instructed by police them to stop operations while the government implements the \enhanced community quarantine\ as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new coronavirus in Metro Manila, Philippines. AP Photo$ World

Covid19 outbreak: Indian students stuck in Philippines seek help

The Indian government banned the entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to India to tackle the...

18 March 2020 1:51 PM IST

Journalists sit with one chair between them during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. AFP Photo

Rift with US grows as China expels US journalists

The expulsions were in retaliation to Washington's decision to cut the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for...

18 March 2020 12:22 PM IST

Britains Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak (L) and Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) attend a news conference addressing the governments response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, inside 10 Downing Street in London. AFP Photo

UK unveils 330 billion pounds relief package to tackle Covid19...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer joined British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his daily briefing from 10 Downing...

18 March 2020 11:08 AM IST

$Australia calls for \indefinite ban\ on foreign travel to contain virus outbreak$ World

Australia calls for -"indefinite ban-" on foreign travel to contain...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison also ordered a halt to "non-essential" indoor gatherings of more than 100 people

18 March 2020 10:17 AM IST

In this file photo, democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivers remarks at his primary night election event in Columbia, South Carolina. AFP Photo

After Florida and Illinois, Biden wins Arizona primary in presidential...

Biden now has more than half of the total delegates needed to be declared the Democratic presidential candidate

18 March 2020 9:49 AM IST

Nurses process a sample for COVID-19 after a patient was screened at an appointment-only, drive-up clinic set up by the University of Washington Medical Center Northwest Outpatient Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. AFP Photo

Death toll in US crosses 100 as virus spreads to all 50 states

The first fatality from COVID-19 was reported from the Washington state on February 26

18 March 2020 9:33 AM IST

An Iranian voter wears a mask and shows his ID during parliamentary elections at the Shah Abdul Azim shrine on the southern outskirts of Tehran. AFP Photo

Covid19: Death toll in Iran spikes to 988 as country reports 135 new...

The total number of confirmed cases in the country rose to 16,169

17 March 2020 5:06 PM IST

A Pakistani family wears face masks to help prevent exposure to the new coronavirus as they travel on a motorbike in Lahore, Pakistan. AP Photo

Covid19: Pakistan records first death as cases climb to 193

The country's Sindh province which borders with Iran has the highest number of cases

17 March 2020 2:40 PM IST

Covid19 cases surge in East Africa as Tanzania, Somalia report first...

In a little over a week, 21 new African countries have reported cases, bringing the total affected to 30.

17 March 2020 1:40 PM IST

US President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC. AFP Photo

Trump warns Covid19 outbreak could last till August

As of Monday evening, at least 85 people have died of coronavirus with the confirmed cases crossing 4,500 in the US.

17 March 2020 12:53 PM IST