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Facebook also confirmed that some of its official social media accounts were hacked on Friday.

Facebook bans Singapore -"anti-government-" page

The action was taken following a demand by the authorities

18 Feb 2020 6:06 PM IST

Workers produce facemasks at a factory in Handan in Chinas northern Hebei province. AFP photo

Thieves rob 6,000 hygiene masks in Japan

Four boxes containing the face masks disappeared from a locked storage facility at the Japanese Red Cross hospital

18 Feb 2020 3:53 PM IST

People still in quarantine due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus stand on balconies of the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama . AFP Photo

88 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Diamond Princess cruise

The total number of positive cases of COVID-19 on Diamond Princess now stands at 542

18 Feb 2020 3:21 PM IST

Xu Zhiyong has asked for Xi Jinping to step down. (Twitter: Amnesty)

No end to China-'s crackdown on dissent despite coronavirus crisis:...

Over a dozen activists detained or disappeared after a gathering of disenters prior to coronavirus outbreak

18 Feb 2020 11:53 AM IST

File photo provided the Anti-Poaching Special Squad shows police gathering outside a store suspected of trafficking in wildlife in the city of Guangde in central Chinas Anhui province. AP photo

Covid-19 raises safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals

coronavirus is spreading through China, so far killing 1,380 people and sickening more than 64,000 â€” eight times the...

17 Feb 2020 9:23 AM IST

People wearing face mask walk at a downtown street in Hong Kong Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. COVID-19 viral illness has sickened tens of thousands of people in China since December. AP photo

Covid-19 cases in China on rise, death toll up by 105

The 2,048 new cases followed three days of declines but was up by just 39 cases from the previous dayâ€™s figure

17 Feb 2020 9:10 AM IST

An Indonesian student (L) hugs her relative after being quarantined following the coronavirus outbreak, at the Juanda International Airport in Sidoarjo, East Java. (Photo: AFP)

Toll in coronavirus climbs to 1,665

WHO experts scramble to assist Beijing contain the spread of virus in the country.

17 Feb 2020 1:22 AM IST

A bus with a driver wearing protective gear departs from the dockside next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP Photo

NCOV-19 cases rise to 355 on quarantined ship

The new figures came as the United States was preparing to evacuate some of its citizens from the Diamond Princess

16 Feb 2020 11:57 AM IST

Half empty pews are seen during a mass at the Minor Basilica of San Lorenzo Ruiz in Manilas Chinatown, Philippines. AP photo

Asian worshippers give church visits a miss over virus scare

A Seoul church switched entirely to online worship services after one of its followers tested positive for the virus

15 Feb 2020 12:20 PM IST

A worker moves medical waste at a hospital in Beijing treating coronavirus patients. AFP photo

Covid-19 death toll surpasses 1,500, new cases decline

Some 1,700 medical workers have been infected, with six dying from the COVID-19 illness

15 Feb 2020 12:01 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 11:53 AM IST

A bus with a driver wearing protective gear departs from the dockside next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

11 passengers leave cruise ship

Those who test positive will be transferred to the hospital, says Japanese health min.

15 Feb 2020 1:37 AM IST