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A medical staff member speaks with a patient infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP Photo

Indonesia reports first fatality from Covid19

So far, Indonesia has confirmed 26 cases of the virus

11 March 2020 1:00 PM IST

Former BIGBANG boyband member wearing a face mask arrives at a military boot camp (AFP)

South Korea Coronavirus toll climbs to 51, cases touch 7,300

A total of 248 new coronavirus cases and one new death were registered in the country in the past 24 hours.

9 March 2020 1:54 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 12:34 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 12:24 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-'s makeshift hospital shut after coronavirus cases decline

Two makeshift hospitals were suspended on Sunday in Wuhan as the number of patients continued to drop

9 March 2020 10:43 AM IST

Medical staff members wearing protective gear carry a patient infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Seoul. AFP Photo

Covid19 cases dip in South Korea in more than a week

South Korea-'s health ministry says the country is not yet at a point where they can say the situation has improved

8 March 2020 4:31 PM IST

A boy is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in Chinas eastern Fujian province, early on March 8, 2020. At least four people were killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on March 8. (AFP)

10 killed as hotel used as quarantine facility collapses in China

Some 70 people trapped in the rubble were rescued by firefighters

8 March 2020 10:24 AM IST

A man (left) is helped by rescuers as he is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in Chinas eastern Fujian province on March 7, 2020. Around 70 people were trapped after the Xinjia Hotel collapsed. Some 45 people were rescued from the rubble but 19 people were said to be still trapped.(AFP)

19 people trapped as repurposed coronavirus isolation building...

The building was originally a hotel but was converted to isolate coronavirus cases in Quanzhou city

8 March 2020 8:59 AM IST

Representational image (AFP)

Airlines could lose billions over Coronavirus

People all over the world are scared to travel due to coronavirus epidemic

6 March 2020 4:15 PM IST

Japanese ambassador to South Korea Koji Tomita (L) arrives at the foreign ministry in Seoul. AFP Photo

Seoul threatens to retaliate over Japan-'s -"irrational-" quarantine...

The president-'s office expressed -"strong regrets-" over Japan-'s restrictions

6 March 2020 12:44 PM IST

South Korean soldiers wearing protective gear spray disinfectant on the street to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Gangnam district in Seoul. AFP Photo

Coronavirus China deaths cross 3000 as South Korea cases touch 6K

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

5 March 2020 11:57 AM IST

A large crowd wearing masks commutes through Shinagawa Station in Tokyo, Japan. AFP Photo

Here-'s how a virus outbreak is changing habits across the world

All around the world people are changing their daily habits at work, at home and in worship to reduce the risk of...

3 March 2020 1:33 PM IST