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A man wearing a protective facemask walks in a market in Herat city, Afghanistan, after the country detected its first novel coronavirus case. AFP PhotoWorld
WHO warns of pandemic risk as COVID-19 spreads across the world

But the situation is worsening in other countries, with more than 2,000 cases and around 30 deaths reported abroad

25 Feb 2020 12:45 PM IST

People wearing face masks walk past a shop in Hong Kong on Tuesday. AP PhotoWorld
With 71 new COVID-19 deaths, fatalities climb to 2,663 in China

The report stated that 68 deaths were reported in Hubei, two in Shandong and one in Guangdong

25 Feb 2020 12:24 PM IST

Workers wearing protective gears arrive to spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus at a market in Seoul, South Korea on Monday. AP PhotoWorld
South Korea sees a surge in COVID-19 with 161 new cases

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Sunday raised the country-'s virus alert to the highest “red” level

24 Feb 2020 12:12 PM IST

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad shakes hand with successor Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, Malaysia. AP PhotoWorld
Malaysia in political turmoil after Anwar denounces bid to bring down...

The proposed new government includes the United Malays National Organisation and a hardline Islamist group

24 Feb 2020 11:19 AM IST

People in traditional Korean hanbok dresses wear face masks as they visit Gyeongbokgung palace in Seoul on Sunday. AFP PhotoWorld
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, South Korea raises alert level to...

The national toll of 556 cases is now the highest outside China

23 Feb 2020 1:57 PM IST

Restaurant workers wear protective clothing as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus as they prepare food to sell on the street outside their restaurant. AFP PhotoWorld
Cruise ship-'s quarantine questioned as Japanese woman tests positive...

Since Wednesday, about 970 passengers -- who tested negative after the government put the ship under quarantine, have...

23 Feb 2020 12:01 PM IST

In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2020 photo, patients rest in a temporary hospital at Tazihu Gymnasium in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. Chinas leadership sounded a cautious note about the countrys progress in halting the spread of the new virus that has now killed more than 2,200 people, after several days of upbeat messages. (AP)World
WHO visits Wuhan amid signs that new cases of coronavirus infection...

For the fifth straight day, recovered patients number more than new arrivals in quarantine

23 Feb 2020 9:42 AM IST

Relatives of Filipino crew members stranded on board the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship, walk outside a building after meeting with a local employment agency for seafarers in Manila. AFP PhotoWorld
Diamond Princess crew-'s families fear for kin as Philippines delays...

While hundreds of travellers have disembarked from the cruise ship, more than 1,000 crew, including 400 Filipinos remain

22 Feb 2020 5:15 PM IST

Medical workers, wearing protective gear, transfer a suspected coronavirus patient to another hospital from Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo county near the southeastern city of Daegu in South Korea on Friday. (Photo: AFP)World
Coronavirus death toll climbs to 2,236

New virus cases soar in South Korea and Chinese prisons, 2 more deaths among 13 new cases in Iran.

22 Feb 2020 6:07 AM IST

Irans health ministry today reported two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus in the Islamic republic. AFP PhotoWorld
COVID-19 cases soar in South Korea as more die in Iran

The WHO warned nations could face a serious problem if they fail to -"hit hard now-"

21 Feb 2020 6:13 PM IST

COVID-19 patients recuperate in a temporary hospital converted from an exhibition center in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. The hospital, one of the dozen of its kind built in Wuhan, hosts COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms.chinatopix via AP photoWorld
Covid-19: New infections in China decline

Containment of the illness has been a struggle far from the epicenter in central China as a South Korea urged residents...

21 Feb 2020 10:25 AM IST

A man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle to pass the Chinatowns main entrance gate in Incheon, South Korea. AP photoWorld
China virus fear spreads faster than tsunami, triggers stress and...

Governments have not always known how to handle the situation

21 Feb 2020 9:30 AM IST

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