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North Korea insists it is free of coronavirusWorld
North Korea insists it is free of coronavirus

Pak Myong, director of anti-epidemic department of the North's Central Emergency, insisted that the efforts had been...

2 April 2020 12:33 PM IST

Customers shop for pork at a wet market in Taicang city, east Chinas Jiangsu province. (Photo- AFP)World
​China's 'deadly' wet markets selling bats, pangolins and dogs...

Huanan Seafood Market in China's Wuhan is believed to be the epicentre of coronavirus

2 April 2020 8:44 AM IST

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Sri Lanka records highest single-day jump in coronavirus cases

A total of 173 more people are under observation at National Institute of Infectious Diseases

1 April 2020 2:10 PM IST

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Covid deaths in Iran touch 2898 after 141 new fatalities

Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 3,111 new infections have been confirmed over the past 24 hours

31 March 2020 4:41 PM IST

This handout photo taken and released by Thailand Ministry of Justice on March 29, 2020 shows Buriram Prison security personnel looking over a group of inmates on the ground after a jail riot in Buriram. AFP PhotoWorld
Virus outbreak sparks prison riot in Thailand

During the violence some convicts escaped from the Buriram prison where 2,000 are held, the justice ministry said

29 March 2020 6:26 PM IST

Passengers arrive at the railway station in Wuhan on March 28, 2020, after travel restrictions into the city were eased following two months of lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The Chinese city of 11 million people that was Ground Zero for what became the global coronavirus pandemic partly reopened on March 28 after more than two months of almost total isolation. (AFP)World
Meanwhile in Wuhan, the people are coming back

First train to the city since the shutdown steams in after midnight

28 March 2020 10:22 AM IST

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Covid19: South Korea reports 146 new cases, five new deaths

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Se-kyun called for local governments to strengthen monitoring South Koreans who...

28 March 2020 9:53 AM IST

Commuters wear face masks on the Mass Rapid Transit train as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in SingaporeWorld
Singaporeans could face jail time under new social distancing rules

Under the new rules, Singaporeans intentionally close to someone could be jailed for six months

27 March 2020 11:48 AM IST

Prime minister Narendra Modi interacts with fellow world leaders during the virtual G20 Summit, to advance a coordinate global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (PTI)World
G-20 plans to inject USD 5 trillion into global economy

Leaders of the world's biggest say they'll do what it takes to tackle the coronavirus pandemic

27 March 2020 10:11 AM IST

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Iran reports 157 new virus deaths, imposes intercity ban

President Hassan Rouhani said in a cabinet meeting he hoped the -"more strict measures-" would help to curb the viru

26 March 2020 4:50 PM IST

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Coronavirus kills 9 doctors in Philippines

Philippine Medical Association said Thursday a ninth doctor had died of the virus and that health workers were not...

26 March 2020 1:45 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi and President Vladmir Putin (PTI)World
Modi-Putin talk about coronavirus situation in the world

Mutual appreciation was shown for the efforts being taken to protect the health and safety of Russian and Indian...

26 March 2020 11:48 AM IST

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