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A nurse prepares medicines for patients at Jinyintan Hospital designated for new coronavirus infected patients, in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. AFPWorld
China neither created the virus nor intentionally transmitted it,...

This was Beijing's efforts to combat a perceived global negative fallout on China's image due to the Coronavirus...

25 March 2020 9:47 PM IST

photo taken on March 18, 2020 shows images of medical workers from Fujian who were sent to Wuhan to help with the recovery effort from the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, displayed on buildings in Fuzhou in Chinas eastern Fujian province. AFP PhotoWorld
Over 5,000 volunteers in Wuhan sign up for clinical trials over...

The trial, led by experts from the Academy of Military Medical Sciences, gained its approval on March 16

25 March 2020 6:53 PM IST

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Asian countries step up efforts to contain Covid19 outbreak as cases...

Tighter travel restrictions were imposed in several countries while Malaysia deployed its army to enforce a lockdown

22 March 2020 1:03 PM IST

North Korea fires ballistic missiles into the seaWorld
North Korea fires ballistic missiles into the sea

The South Korean military condemned the launches as -"extremely inappropriate-" given the difficult situation due to...

21 March 2020 9:34 AM IST

South Korean police officers wearing face masks move as they guard near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea. AFP PhotoWorld
South Korea to send charter flights to Italy to rescue citizens

Over the course of the outbreak South Korea has sent chartered flights to China, Iran and Japan to evacuate its citizens

20 March 2020 3:22 PM IST

China reports no new domestic coronavirus cases for first time since outbreakWorld
China reports no new domestic coronavirus cases for first time since...

The country, however, saw a spike in imported positive cases

19 March 2020 9:14 AM IST

A policeman questions men walking along a street while the government implements the \enhanced community quarantine\ as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines. AFP PhotoWorld
Unable to fly back home, Indian students stranded in Phlippines seek...

The Indian government banned the entry of passengers from Afghanistan, Philippines and Malaysia to India to tackle the...

18 March 2020 12:52 PM IST

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In an escalating row over media freedom, China expels US journalists

The Foreign Correspondents-' Club of China said at least 13 American journalists currently working in the country would...

18 March 2020 12:03 PM IST

This aerial photo taken on March 16, 2020 shows a view of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge at night in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. China reported on March 17 just one new domestic coronavirus infection but found 20 more cases imported from abroad. (AFP)World
Meanwhile, a silver lining: China reports just 1 new domestic virus...

But there were 20 cases of coronavirus infection detected in people coming from abroad

17 March 2020 10:04 AM IST

Workers wearing protective gears walk to spray disinfectant as a precaution against the new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea. AP PhotoWorld
South Korea reports 74 new Covid19 cases

New infections have been on a declining trajectory, with the latest figures well below a Feb. 29 peak of 909

16 March 2020 1:24 PM IST

A member of Indonesian Red Cross sprays disinfectant in the wake of coronavirus outbreak at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP PhotoWorld
Coronavirus updates from across the world: France announces 50 billion...

The virus outbreak has now killed more than 5,800 people worldwide

16 March 2020 10:47 AM IST

Medical workers wearing protective clothing against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus walk to a decontamination area at the Keimyung University hospital in Daegu. AFP PhotoWorld
Covid19 cases on decline in China

China reported just eight cases on Friday, with no new domestic infections

13 March 2020 1:55 PM IST

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