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Visitors wearing protective face masks at the capitals popular tourist spot of Temple of Heaven in Beijing. (AP)

Wuhan reports first coronavirus cluster since lifting of lockdown

The new infections add a layer of caution to efforts to lower coronavirus-related restrictions across China

11 May 2020 11:41 AM IST

$A poster depicts Chinese president Xi Jinping with two pointed ears underlined by the words \BAT MAN\ on a street in Stockholm. (AP)$ World

US coronavirus patients and businesses attempt to sue China

At least nine lawsuits have been filed in the US against China, claiming authorities there tried to hide what was...

11 May 2020 9:56 AM IST

A man waring a face mask passes by notices at the entrance of a temporary closed dance club in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea reports highest rise in virus cases in a month after...

PM says health officials are struggling to trace -"thousands of people-" who went to clubs and bars once the country...

11 May 2020 8:53 AM IST

People wearing face masks walk through an underground shopping area in Seoul. (AFP)

Eased restrictions bring new cases in South Korea, virus fears in...

4 million people have been confirmed infected by the virus so far, and more than 279,000 have died worldwide

10 May 2020 9:57 AM IST

South Koreas capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronavirus wave. (AFP Photo)

South Korea closes bars and clubs; fears second wave of Covid19

Of the 18 new South Korean cases reported on Saturday, 17 were tied to the Itaewon cluster

10 May 2020 9:16 AM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Korean Central News Agency)

North Korea praises China for getting the pandemic under control

China is North Korea's most significant ally and economic lifeline, accounting for about 90% of the country's external...

8 May 2020 9:31 AM IST

A staff member wearing a face shield walks through a long-distance bus station in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China will not entertain foreign investigation until complete win over...

WHO says it is waiting on an invitation from China to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the...

6 May 2020 4:47 PM IST

A Nepalese volunteer sprays disinfectants on a man while he arrives to get free food distributed by social workers during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Kathmandu. (AP)

6 Indian coronavirus patients recover in Nepal

Another group of seven Indians undergoing treatment at the same hospital are still kept under observation and are...

6 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

The P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

So what exactly happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus...

6 May 2020 2:30 PM IST

A man wearing a mask passes by the headquarters of broadcast network ABS-CBN Corp. (AP)

Broadcaster shutdown a warning to critics of Philippines government

The Philippines has long ranked as one of the world's most dangerous places to work as a journalist

6 May 2020 1:08 PM IST

Medial workers wearing protective gear move a patient infected with the coronavirus disease from an ambulance to a hospital in Seoul, South Korea (AP)

South Korea, China report only four coronavirus cases; public events...

In China, it has been three weeks since any new deaths have been reported.

5 May 2020 3:56 PM IST

A security guard checks the temperature of a shopper before allowing entry into a shopping mall. (AFP)

As lockdown curbs ease, South Korea throws open malls

The term bobok sobi - revenge shopping - trends on the nation's social media as people rush to make purchases delayed...

4 May 2020 11:52 AM IST