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Philippine leader to undergo ‘precautionary’ virus test

3:39 pm March 12, 2020

Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be tested for the new coronavirus, his spokesman said on Thursday, as two key government buildings were being disinfected over an exposure scare. The Philippines has seen a jump this week in cases, including people who recently attended events with Senate lawmakers and government officials, potentially exposing them. In […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

Trump officials emphasise that coronavirus ‘Made in China’

3:34 pm March 12, 2020

Washington: There’s one thing the Trump administration wants Americans to remember about the coronavirus pandemic: It carries the “Made in China” label. Trump administration officials, on the defensive about their own handling of the virus, have repeatedly reminded people that the virus started in Wuhan, a city in China’s Hubei province, with Secretary of State […]

South Korea has 18 new virus cases fuelled by clubs

South Korea coronavirus cases rise for first time in 5 days

3:07 pm March 11, 2020

Seoul: South Korea announced its first rise in new coronavirus cases for five days on Wednesday, following a run of declines that have raised hopes the outbreak is coming under control. The South was the first country to report significant coronavirus numbers outside China, where the disease first emerged, and remains one of the world’s […]

China reports 22 new coronavirus deaths, Xi makes first visit to epicentre Wuhan

2:57 pm March 11, 2020

Beijing: China has reported 22 new coronavirus deaths, taking the death toll to 3,158, health officials said on Wednesday, as Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first visit to the worst-hit Wuhan city and lauded the authorities and medical staff for “turning the tide” against the deadly epidemic, saying that the initial success has been […]

Coronavirus cases to single-digit in Wuhan, China reports rise in 'imported cases'

China to ease travel curbs within locked-down province

7:26 pm March 10, 2020

Wuhan: Hard-hit Hubei, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in China, will relax travel restrictions to allow healthy people to move within the province, officials said on Tuesday. Hubei has been under lockdown since January with some 56 million people under quarantine, but the number of cases has declined in recent weeks. According to the […]