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Flowers are placed near a photo of the late Dr. Li Wenliang at a hospital in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province on Friday, February 7, 2020. As the number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus rose again in China Saturday, the ruling Communist Party faced anger and recriminations from the public over the death of the doctor who was threatened by police after trying to sound the alarm about the disease over a month ago. (AP)

China virus toll reaches 722 as authorities begin to feel the heat of...

Communist Party strikes a remorseful note over death of whistleblower doctor

8 Feb 2020 9:25 AM IST

File Photo of the endangered Pangolin

Chinese scientists indentify Pangolin as potential link for...

At least 31,000 people have been infected and 630 killed by the virus so far

7 Feb 2020 3:48 PM IST

File photo: Imran Khan Instagram

Saudi not keen on Pak-'s invite for OIC meeting on Kashmir: Report

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan voiced frustration over the OIC-'s silence on Kashmir during his visit to Malaysia

7 Feb 2020 11:36 AM IST

Dr Li Wenliang posted this picture of himself on his Weibo account.

China virus crisis deepens as whistleblower doctor dies

Wuhan doctor Li Wenliang first sounded the alarm on the outbreak in December and was censured for it

7 Feb 2020 11:14 AM IST

A doctor speaks with a patient during an online consultation session at a hospital in Shenyang in Chinas northeastern Liaoning province. AFP Photo

Coronavirus death spreads to Hong Kong as China toll spikes to 425

Hong Kong became the second place outside mainland China to report death of coronavirus patient

4 Feb 2020 1:02 PM IST

Hong Kongs Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong. AFP Photo

Hong Kong shuts most crossings with China over fear of virus

Hong Kong has 15 confirmed cases of coronavirus, most brought from the mainland where the epidemic began

3 Feb 2020 4:38 PM IST

This photo taken A medical staff member checks a patient infected by the novel coronavirus inside an isolation ward at a hospital in Zouping in Chinas easter Shandong province. AFP Photo

218 coronavirus patients recover, discharged from hospital: Chinese...

The envoy says the Chinese government was making every effort to combat the epidemic

1 Feb 2020 2:26 PM IST

China faced increasing isolation over the coronavirus epidemic, as the death toll rose to 259 on Saturday. AFP photo

WHO sounds alert for local outbreaks for coronavirus

World Health Organisation official said other governments need to prepare for domestic outbreak control

1 Feb 2020 1:47 PM IST

$Man found dead on empty street in China\s Wuhan$ World

Man found dead on empty street in China-'s Wuhan

The man, who appeared to be in his 60-'s was found on a pavement

31 Jan 2020 2:25 PM IST

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office said that all measures were being taken for the assistance, safety and welfare of Pakistani nationals in China ever since the outbreak of coronavirus there.

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor work stopped

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office said that all measures were being taken for the assistance.

31 Jan 2020 2:39 AM IST

A member of a military medical team takes over the work from a medical worker at Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital in Wuhan, central Chinas Hubei province. AP Photo

China extends holiday as virus spreads, Mongolia closes its borders

The government has sealed off Wuhan and other cities in Hubei province, effectively trapping tens of millions of people

27 Jan 2020 4:17 PM IST

People line up to buy face masks at a pharmacy in Shanghai, on Monday. China on Monday expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection. AP photo

Death toll in global spread of coronavirus touches 81

Canada has reported a â€œpresumptiveâ€ case of the virus in a man who returned to Toronto from Wuhan

27 Jan 2020 2:59 PM IST