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Sri Lanka records highest single-day jump in coronavirus cases

A total of 173 more people are under observation at National Institute of Infectious Diseases

1 April 2020 2:10 PM IST

Covid deaths in Iran touch 2898 after 141 new fatalities

Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 3,111 new infections have been confirmed over the past 24 hours

31 March 2020 4:41 PM IST

This handout photo taken and released by Thailand Ministry of Justice on March 29, 2020 shows Buriram Prison security personnel looking over a group of inmates on the ground after a jail riot in Buriram. AFP Photo

Virus outbreak sparks prison riot in Thailand

During the violence some convicts escaped from the Buriram prison where 2,000 are held, the justice ministry said

29 March 2020 6:26 PM IST

Passengers arrive at the railway station in Wuhan on March 28, 2020, after travel restrictions into the city were eased following two months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on March 28 after more than two months of almost total isolation. (AFP)

Meanwhile in Wuhan, the people are coming back

First train to the city since the shutdown steams in after midnight

28 March 2020 10:22 AM IST

Covid19: South Korea reports 146 new cases, five new deaths

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun called for local governments to strengthen monitoring South Koreans who...

28 March 2020 9:53 AM IST

Commuters wear face masks on the Mass Rapid Transit train as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Singapore

Singaporeans could face jail time under new social distancing rules

Under the new rules, Singaporeans intentionally close to someone could be jailed for six months

27 March 2020 11:48 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi interacts with fellow world leaders during the virtual G20 Summit, to advance a coordinate global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI)

G-20 plans to inject USD 5 trillion into global economy

Leaders of the world's biggest say they'll do what it takes to tackle the coronavirus pandemic

27 March 2020 10:11 AM IST

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Iran reports 157 new virus deaths, imposes intercity ban

President Hassan Rouhani said in a cabinet meeting he hoped the -"more strict measures-" would help to curb the viru

26 March 2020 4:50 PM IST

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Coronavirus kills 9 doctors in Philippines

Philippine Medical Association said Thursday a ninth doctor had died of the virus and that health workers were not...

26 March 2020 1:45 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi and President Vladmir Putin (PTI)

Modi-Putin talk about coronavirus situation in the world

Mutual appreciation was shown for the efforts being taken to protect the health and safety of Russian and Indian...

26 March 2020 11:48 AM IST

A nurse prepares medicines for patients at Jinyintan Hospital designated for new coronavirus infected patients, in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. AFP

China neither created the virus nor intentionally transmitted it,...

This was Beijing's efforts to combat a perceived global negative fallout on China's image due to the Coronavirus...

25 March 2020 9:47 PM IST

photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows images of medical workers from Fujian who were sent to Wuhan to help with the recovery effort from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, displayed on buildings in Fuzhou in Chinas eastern Fujian province. AFP Photo

Over 5,000 volunteers in Wuhan sign up for clinical trials over...

The trial, led by experts from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, gained its approval on March 16

25 March 2020 6:53 PM IST