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A security guard checks the temperature of people entering Yu Park in Shanghai. AFP photo

Coronavirus death toll hits 563, number of cases surpass 28,000

Among the deceased, 70 were from Hubei Province and its provincial Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus outbreak

6 Feb 2020 11:29 AM IST

Indonesian nationals check-in at Tianhe airport in Wuhan, Chinas Hubei province, before boarding a flight and being evacuated to Indonesia. AFP photo

Coronavirus deaths in China reach 360, higher than SARS fatalities

Hubei reported 56 new fatalities. That took the toll in China to 360, exceeding the 349 mainland fatalities from the...

3 Feb 2020 4:48 PM IST

$Chinese employees work at the construction site of the Huoshenshan hospital, which means \Fire God Mountain\, before it was handed over to Chinas army in Wuhan. - Chinas army on February 2 was given control of a nearly-finished field hospital that will treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus epidemic that has severely strained medical facilities. (AFP)$ World

7000 commando workers' built Wuhan's virus hospital in 10 days

First batch of coronavirus patients arrive at specialized hospital to contain outbreak

3 Feb 2020 10:59 AM IST

26-year-old Wuhan native Lucy Huang, a documentary film-maker living in Beijing, puts on a protective facemask at her house in Beijing. Wuhan natives are being subjected to community checks bordering on stigma. (AFP)

What's it like to be someone from Wuhan?

As a Wuhan native, I feel very hurt. I feel disappointed that people don't even have any sympathy.'

3 Feb 2020 10:16 AM IST

The Huoshenshan temporary field hospital under construction as it nears completion in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (AP)

Coronavirus toll: 57 deaths on Sunday alone

All but one of these deaths occurred in Hubei Province of China, the ground zero of the outbreak

3 Feb 2020 8:16 AM IST

Chinese military medical staff members stand arrive at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Chinas Hubei Province on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Lockdown in major China city; toll 304

First coronavirus overseas death reported from Philippines.

3 Feb 2020 3:53 AM IST

South Korean protesters stage a rally calling for a ban on Chinese people entering South Korea near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. AP photo

Coronavirus death toll crosses 300, triggers anti-China sentiment...

The anti-Chinese sentiment calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians

2 Feb 2020 4:07 PM IST

A woman wearing a protective mask walks outside a church in Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday. AP photo

Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside of China

South Korea and India flew hundreds of their citizens out of Wuhan. They went into a two-week quarantine

2 Feb 2020 3:50 PM IST

An official in a protective suit checks on an elderly man wearing a facemask who collapsed and died on a street near a hospital in Wuhan. AFP photo

Man found dead on empty street in China's Wuhan

The man, who appeared to be in his 60's was found on a pavement

31 Jan 2020 2:25 PM IST

A US plane takes off to evacuate Americans from Wuhan. AP photo

Coronavirus death toll hits 213, WHO declares global health emergency

The UN health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, but revised its risk...

31 Jan 2020 10:51 AM IST

Death toll in Chinas coronavirus rises to 56, confirmed cases near 2,000.

First human to human' transmissions overseas

Until Tuesday, all reported cases in more than a dozen countries had involved people who had been in or around Wuhan.

29 Jan 2020 1:38 AM IST

A ship sails along the Yangtze in Wuhan, Chinas central Hubei province on January 28, 2020, amid a deadly virus outbreak which began in the city. (AFP)

Why the world is frightened: Half of Wuhan's population of 11 million...

It's an industrial hub on the Yangtze with a reputation for having a tough-guy spirit

28 Jan 2020 2:30 PM IST