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Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. AFP Photo

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

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 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 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 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 IST

A man wearing a face mask holds a flower bouquet as he stands along a street in Beijing on Friday. AP photo

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

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 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 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 photo

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.

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

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 IST

Workers pack bottles of alcohol disinfectant in a factory in Suining in southwest Chinas 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 IST

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...

10 Feb 2020 4:28 PM IST

Mourners lay flowers at the Terminal 21 shopping mall, where a mass shooting took place, in the Thai northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima. AFP photo

Thai families claim their dead as nation mourns mass shooting

The gunman, Sergeant-Major Jakrapanth Thomma, was shot dead by a commando unit Sunday morning, ending a rampage that...

10 Feb 2020 3:32 PM IST