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Unable to fly back home, Indian students stranded in Phlippines seek...

The Indian government banned the entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to India to tackle the...

18 March 2020 12:52 PM IST

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In an escalating row over media freedom, China expels US journalists

The Foreign Correspondents-' Club of China said at least 13 American journalists currently working in the country would...

18 March 2020 12:03 PM IST

This aerial photo taken on March 16, 2020 shows a view of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge at night in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. China reported on March 17 just one new domestic coronavirus infection but found 20 more cases imported from abroad. (AFP)

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Meanwhile, a silver lining: China reports just 1 new domestic virus...

But there were 20 cases of coronavirus infection detected in people coming from abroad

17 March 2020 10:04 AM IST

Workers wearing protective gears walk to spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea. AP Photo

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South Korea reports 74 new Covid19 cases

New infections have been on a declining trajectory, with the latest figures well below a Feb. 29 peak of 909

16 March 2020 1:24 PM IST

A member of Indonesian Red Cross sprays disinfectant in the wake of coronavirus outbreak at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo

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Coronavirus updates from across the world: France announces 50 billion...

The virus outbreak has now killed more than 5,800 people worldwide

16 March 2020 10:47 AM IST

Medical workers wearing protective clothing against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk to a decontamination area at the Keimyung University hospital in Daegu. AFP Photo

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Covid19 cases on decline in China

China reported just eight cases on Friday, with no new domestic infections

13 March 2020 1:55 PM IST

Medical staff members check the temperature of a passenger at the border crossing with Germany in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. AP Photo

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Coronavirus live updates: US declares national emergency

The impact of the global pandemic stretches from schools to world leaders

13 March 2020 12:02 PM IST

A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus walks outside of a shopping mall in Beijing on March 11, 2020. China reported a fall in the number of domestic coronavirus cases but an increase in imported coronavirus cases on March 11, fuelling concerns that infections from overseas could undermine progress in halting the spread of the virus. (AFP)

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A thin silver lining: China-'s coronavirus cases fall dramatically

In Wuhan, the death count has fallen to single digits for the first time since January

12 March 2020 10:36 AM IST