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Medical staff members check the temperature of a passenger at the border crossing with Germany in Rozvadov, Czech Republic. AP PhotoWorld
Coronavirus live updates: US declares national emergency

The impact of the global pandemic stretches from schools to world leaders

13 March 2020 12:02 PM IST

A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus walks outside of a shopping mall in Beijing on March 11, 2020. China reported a fall in the number of domestic coronavirus cases but an increase in imported coronavirus cases on March 11, fuelling concerns that infections from overseas could undermine progress in halting the spread of the virus. (AFP)World
A thin silver lining: China-'s coronavirus cases fall dramatically

In Wuhan, the death count has fallen to single digits for the first time since January

12 March 2020 10:36 AM IST

A medical staff member speaks with a patient infected by the COVID-19 coronavirus. AFP PhotoWorld
Indonesia reports first fatality from Covid19

So far, Indonesia has confirmed 26 cases of the virus

11 March 2020 1:00 PM IST

Former BIGBANG boyband member wearing a face mask arrives at a military boot camp (AFP)World
South Korea Coronavirus toll climbs to 51, cases touch 7,300

A total of 248 new coronavirus cases and one new death were registered in the country in the past 24 hours.

9 March 2020 1:54 PM IST

According to the official All-China Womens Federation, women account for the majority of nurses and doctors on the frontline force (AFP)World
Female medical staff in China given pills to delay periods

Reports of prioritising conserving suits over menstrual health invite flak from all over the world

9 March 2020 12:34 PM IST

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea (AP)World
North Korea fires short-range projectiles

The launches is said to be a violation of an inter-Korean agreement aimed at lowering military animosities

9 March 2020 12:24 PM IST

Residents walk past a retail and office district with a screen showing propaganda which reads Go China! Go Wuhan as businesses slowly restart in Beijing. AP photoWorld
China-'s makeshift hospital shut after coronavirus cases decline

Two makeshift hospitals were suspended on Sunday in Wuhan as the number of patients continued to drop

9 March 2020 10:43 AM IST

Medical staff members wearing protective gear carry a patient infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus at a hospital in Seoul. AFP PhotoWorld
Covid19 cases dip in South Korea in more than a week

South Korea-'s health ministry says the country is not yet at a point where they can say the situation has improved

8 March 2020 4:31 PM IST

A boy is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in Chinas eastern Fujian province, early on March 8, 2020. At least four people were killed following the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on March 8. (AFP)World
10 killed as hotel used as quarantine facility collapses in China

Some 70 people trapped in the rubble were rescued by firefighters

8 March 2020 10:24 AM IST

A man (left) is helped by rescuers as he is pulled from the rubble of a collapsed hotel in Quanzhou, in Chinas eastern Fujian province on March 7, 2020. Around 70 people were trapped after the Xinjia Hotel collapsed. Some 45 people were rescued from the rubble but 19 people were said to be still trapped.(AFP)World
19 people trapped as repurposed coronavirus isolation building...

The building was originally a hotel but was converted to isolate coronavirus cases in Quanzhou city

8 March 2020 8:59 AM IST

Representational image (AFP)World
Airlines could lose billions over Coronavirus

People all over the world are scared to travel due to coronavirus epidemic

6 March 2020 4:15 PM IST

Japanese ambassador to South Korea Koji Tomita (L) arrives at the foreign ministry in Seoul. AFP PhotoWorld
Seoul threatens to retaliate over Japan-'s -"irrational-" quarantine...

The president-'s office expressed -"strong regrets-" over Japan-'s restrictions

6 March 2020 12:44 PM IST

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