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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

Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. AFP PhotoWorld
US imposes travel ban on Sri Lankan Army Commander over war crimes

Shivendra Silva was the commanding officer in the island's northern war-zone in the military offensive against Tamil...

15 Feb 2020 1:57 PM IST

File photo shows President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General William Barr. AP photoWorld
Trump refuses to heed Barr's words

Trump declared he had the right to ask the agency to intervene in cases but so far has chosen not to.

15 Feb 2020 12:41 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

Harvey Weinsteins defense attorney Donna Rotunno arrives at court in his rape trial, in New York. AP photoWorld
Weinstein lawyers say prosecutors don't have a case

Rotunno argued that prosecutors had to come up with a damning story about Weinstein because they don't have evidence to...

14 Feb 2020 11:47 AM IST

Medical staff work in the negative-pressure isolation ward in Jinyintan Hospital, designated for critical COVID-19 patients, in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. AP photoWorld
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 IST

In this file photo, file photo, Attorney General William Barr, left, and President Donald Trump turn to leave after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. AP photoWorld
Barr jibe at Trump: Tweets make it impossible' to do job

It was a highly unusual move for a member of the Cabinet to criticize the president especially a Trump loyalist

14 Feb 2020 10:45 AM IST

Xiong poses for a photo at an apartment in Chibi city, near Wuhan in central Chinas 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 photoWorld
Covid-19: Millions in China work from home

Many large companies have told employees to stay home

14 Feb 2020 10:32 AM IST

Death toll in Chinas coronavirus rises to 56, confirmed cases near 2,000.World
254: China's highest single day deaths

Authorities adopt a new diagnosis method after fatalities from the deadly coronavirus reach 1,367.

14 Feb 2020 3:09 AM IST

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