novel coronavirus

Chinese students fleeing virus face uneasy reception back home

EU calls emergency talks on new coronavirus

11:20 pm February 10, 2020

Brussels: The European Union will host an extraordinary meeting of health ministers on Thursday, along with a WHO envoy, to discuss the novel coronavirus outbreak. So far, only around 30 cases of the new strain have been detected in Europe, but the World Health Organisation warns that cases outside China could accelerate. “Now is the […]

Coronavirus: 1,818 flights screened in country so far

11:10 pm February 10, 2020

New Delhi: Experts at various airports have so far screened 1,818 flights, covering a total of 1,97,192 passengers, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed Lok Sabha on Monday as he spoke on steps taken by the government to deal with Novel Coronavirus. He also said that screening of passengers has been initiated at 12 major seaports […]

42 being monitored in Nagaland for coronavirus

10:19 pm February 8, 2020

Kohima: Altogether 42 persons arriving in Nagaland from China and other countries, affected by the outbreak of novel coronavirus, are being monitored while seven of them have been kept in isolation at their homes, state health minister Pangnyu Phom said on Saturday. Allaying concern raised by opposition leader T R Zeliang in the Assembly, the […]

Five British test positive for coronavirus in France

7:37 pm February 8, 2020

Paris: Five British nationals including a child have tested positive for the new coronavirus in France, the health minister said Saturday, adding that they had all stayed at the same ski chalet. France has now detected a total of 11 cases of the novel coronavirus, and the new “cluster” is centred on a Briton who […]

Swine flu cases detected in Manipur while testing for coronavirus

10:57 pm February 4, 2020

Imphal/Aizawl: Two swine flu cases have been detected out of six samples sent for testing for novel coronavirus, a senior Manipur health official said on Tuesday. Six samples of people entering the state were sent to the National Institute of Biology in Pune to test for coronavirus, Director of Manipur Health Services, K Rajo told […]