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Technicians work on a second generation disinfection robot in a technological company in Qingdao, eastern Chinas Shandong Province. AP photo

Coronavirus death toll in China crosses 1,100

The National Health Commission said 2,015 new cases had been reported over the last 24 hours, declining for a second day

12 Feb 2020 11:54 AM IST

Thailand Army Chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong speaks during a press briefing in Bangkok on Tuesday. AP Photo

Do not blame the army for solider-'s rampage, Thai general says

General Apirat Kongsompong broke down in tears as he apologised during a televised press conference

11 Feb 2020 1:08 PM IST

The quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess anchors at the Yokohama Port, Monday in Yokohama, Japan. AP photo

Coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship Diamond Princess hits 136

The operator of a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama, near Tokyo, said an additional 66 cases were found aboard, in...

10 Feb 2020 4:12 PM IST

Mourners lay flowers at the Terminal 21 shopping mall, where a mass shooting took place, in the Thai northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima. AFP photo

Thai families claim their dead as nation mourns mass shooting

The gunman, Sergeant-Major Jakrapanth Thomma, was shot dead by a commando unit Sunday morning, ending a rampage that...

10 Feb 2020 3:30 PM IST

Twitter image by @jaavedjaaferi

Coronavirus was a masked villain in Asterix comic

It is interesting to note that Coronavirus the masked villainous chariot racer eventually failed to win

10 Feb 2020 11:30 AM IST

Workers wearing protective suits prepare to disinfect a business establishment in Shanghai on February 9, 2020 with workers returning to work on Monday after the extended holiday due to the virus scare and the Lunar New Year. (AFP)

WHO warns of -'tip of the iceberg-' as Chinese begin returning to work

With toll topping 900, world health agency says there is concern about overseas cases

10 Feb 2020 8:31 AM IST

People wearing masks, walk in a subway station, in Hong Kong. AP photo

nCov can spread through contact transmission or aerosols

Coronavirus that traces its origin in the local seafood market of Wuhan, in central China, has killed 811 people,...

9 Feb 2020 12:23 PM IST

A nurse checks on a patient in the isolation ward for 2019-nCoV patients at a hospital in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. The number of confirmed cases of the new virus has risen again in China. AP photo

Coronavirus death toll 811, but spread of virus slows

Warmer weather will reduce the ability of virus to spread and bring people out of enclosed spaces where they are more...

9 Feb 2020 11:35 AM IST

Soldiers carry a person out of Terminal 21 Korat mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020. A gunman described as a soldier angry over a financial dispute killed a few people and then went on a far bloodier rampage Saturday in northeastern Thailand, shooting as he drove to the busy mall where shoppers fled in terror. (AP)

Thai mall gunman shot dead after massacre of 21 people

The shooter, a soldier armed with an assault rifle, holed himself up in a mall and posted updates on Facebook

9 Feb 2020 9:02 AM IST

Thai soldier kills 20 shoppers in mall while posting Facebook updates

Thai soldier kills 20 shoppers in mall while posting Facebook updates

Mall secured by police but whereabouts of killer not known

9 Feb 2020 12:52 AM IST

Japan cruise ship Diamond Princess. ANI photo

No Indian quarantined on Japan ship diamond princess tested positive...

As many as 61 of some 3700 people onboard the vessel have tested positive for the new strain of coronavirus

8 Feb 2020 11:30 AM IST

The cruise ship Diamond Princess is docked at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo on Friday. AP Photo

41 new cases of coronavirus reported from a quarantined cruise ship

The Japanese media reported there were 2,257 people aboard

7 Feb 2020 2:52 PM IST