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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 March 2020 3:50 PM IST

An activist of the Aurat (Woman) March, with a slogan reading freed woman painted in her face attend a rally to mark the International Womens Day in Islamabad (AFP)

Pakistan's Aurat march: Stones, shoes hurled at women marchers

Following last year's event, organisers said they faced a backlash including murder and rape threats

9 March 2020 3:53 PM IST

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea (AP)

North Korea fires short-range projectiles

The launches is said to be a violation of an inter-Korean agreement aimed at lowering military animosities

9 March 2020 12:35 PM IST

According to the official All-China Womens Federation, women account for the majority of nurses and doctors on the frontline force (AFP)

Female medical staff in China given pills to delay periods

Reports of prioritising conserving suits over menstrual health invite flak from all over the world

9 March 2020 12:35 PM IST

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

9 March 2020 10:46 AM IST

First case of Covid 19 confirmed in Bhutan

Schools in three areas -- including the capital Thimphu -- will be closed for two weeks to contain the outbreak

6 March 2020 11:08 AM IST

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...

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

5 March 2020 12:11 PM IST

New nurse officers are trained on the COVID-19 coronavirus before heading to Daegu to help medical staff, at the Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy in Daejeon, South Korea. AFP Photo

South Korea reports total 5,000 cases in Covid 19

28 poeple have died so far in South Korea due to the virus

3 March 2020 12:48 PM IST

A man waring a face mask uses a hand sanitizer at the Gyeongbok Palace, the main royal palace during the Joseon Dynasty, in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo

COVID 19 cases cross 2,000 in South Korea, highest outside China

More than 90 per cent of the cases have been reported from Daegu, the epicentre of the outbreak

28 Feb 2020 1:18 PM IST

Workers wearing protective facemasks are seen at a road construction in Wenzhou on February 27, 2020. China on February 27 reported 29 more deaths from the new coronavirus epidemic, the lowest daily figure in almost a month, and the number of fresh infections rose slightly. (AFP)

China reports decline in new infections

China reports 44 new virus deaths, lowest rise in new cases in over a month

28 Feb 2020 7:07 AM IST

A man looks out of a window at the H10 Costa Adeje Palace hotel in La Caleta, on the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain, Wednesday, February 26, 2020. Spanish officials say the tourist hotel has been placed in quarantine after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and Spanish news media says some 1,000 tourists staying at the complex are not allowed to leave. (AP)

Global coronavirus summary this morning

More cases crop up worldwide, Saudi Arabia cancels Haj, Japan shuts schools, border checks tightened

28 Feb 2020 6:48 AM IST

Women wearing face masks walks past the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy. AP photo

Covid-19: Is the world ready to tackle a pandemic?

Public health officials are turning to guidelines for pandemic flu and considering school closures, telecommuting and...

26 Feb 2020 9:51 AM IST