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This aerial photo taken on April 7, 2020 shows bullet trains at a station in preparation for resuming operations after authorities lifted a more than two-month ban on outbound travel, in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

Thousands flee Wuhan as city reopens after 76-day lockdown

Up to 55,000 people are expected to leave Wuhan on Wednesday just by train: Government estimates.

8 April 2020 1:49 PM IST

Municipality workers wearing protective suits prepare to bury a coronavirus victim at a cemetery on the outskirts of Bahawalpur, in central Pakistan. AP Photo

Covid19 cases in Pakistan surge to 3,277

The number of cases increasing at a rapid pace in Punjab could become a cause of concern for the government as it is the...

6 April 2020 12:40 PM IST

A man wears face mask as a precaution against COVID-19 offers Friday prayers in Karachi, Pakistan. AFP Photo

Covid-19 lockdown: Pakistan books cleric for organising mosque prayers

Former Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz booked for disobeying order

5 April 2020 4:23 PM IST

A police officers dispenses hand sanitizer in an effort to contain the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP Photo

Covid-19 cases reaches 2,880 in Pakistan

45 people have died so far due to the viral infection in the country and 130 have recovered.

5 April 2020 3:08 PM IST

Workers wearing face mask prepare barbeque at a market in Wuhan, China. AFP Photo

China reports 30 new Covid19 cases, districts in Wuhan declared...

The NHC said 1,024 asymptomatic cases were still under medical observation, including 244 from abroad

5 April 2020 10:32 AM IST

Passengers wearing face masks at Changsha railway station in China. (AFP Photo)

30 new Covid-19 cases in China; 9 Wuhan districts 'low-risk'

Fourty seven new asymptomatic cases were also reported.

5 April 2020 10:30 AM IST

People bow during a three-minute national memorial to commemorate those who died in the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak on Saturday. (AFP)

China: 95 police officers, 46 medical staff died of Coronavirus

China has reported 81,639 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3,326 deaths so far.

4 April 2020 2:50 PM IST

This photo taken shows a member of a medical assistance team from Liaoning province gesturing after returning home from Wuhan helping with the COVID-19 coronavirus recovery effort in Shenyang, in Chinas northeastern Liaoning province. AFP Photo

China pauses in memory of coronavirus victims and 'martyrs'

Citizens paused, cars, trains and ships sounded their horns in memory of victims

4 April 2020 10:50 AM IST

This photo taken shows a member of a medical assistance team from Liaoning province gesturing after returning home from Wuhan helping with the COVID-19 coronavirus recovery effort in Shenyang, in Chinas northeastern Liaoning province. AFP Photo

China set to observe national mourning on April 4 for Covid19 martyrs

Fourteen frontline workers in Central China's Hubei Province, including -"whistleblower-" doctor Li Wenliang, were...

3 April 2020 12:17 PM IST

Crowded refugee camps make Rohingyas vulnerable to virus outbreak

There have been no reported cases of infection in the camps yet, but officials remain concerned

3 April 2020 10:01 AM IST

File image of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (AP)

Pakistan: Death sentence of Daniel Pearl's killer overturned by court

A court commuted the death sentence of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to 7 years in jail.

2 April 2020 3:04 PM IST

Pakistani police surround handcuffed Omar Sheikh as he comes out of a court in Karachi. (AFP file photo)

Death sentence overturned for Briton convicted over Daniel Pearl...

Sheikh's defence lawyer Khawja Naveed told that his client's sentence had been reduced to seven years in prison

2 April 2020 12:46 PM IST