"We Neither Created Virus Nor Intentionally Transmitted It": China Envoy
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 27, 2020
China on Wednesday said that it has neither created the coronavirus nor intentionally transmitted it and that usage of terms like "Chinese virus" or "Wuhan virus" is wrong.
UK Man Robbed For Toilet Papers Outside Shop Amid Coronavirus: Report
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 15, 2020
A London man was robbed for his toilet paper just moments after leaving a store as the coronavirus pandemic has prompted widespread stockpiling in the British capital, a media report said.
Coronavirus Outbreak Highlights: PM Modi Leads Video Conference Of SAARC Nations
India News | Edited by Sumana Nandy, Saptaparni Goon | Monday March 16, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak which began in a market in China's Wuhan district in December last year has spread throughout the world. There are over 80 confirmed cases in India. India has also started evacuating its citizens from other countries after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and said that Europe is the ne...
Thailand Reports First Coronavirus Death
World News | Reuters | Sunday March 1, 2020
A 35-year-old Thai man who also had dengue fever has died from a coronavirus infection, Thailand's first death from the COVID-19 disease, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said on Sunday.
US Reports 4th Coronavirus Case Of Unknown Origin
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 29, 2020
US health officials reported a fourth case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin on Friday, indicating the disease was spreading in the country.
2 More Indians Test Positive For Coronavirus On Quarantined Japan Cruise Ship
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020
Two more Indians on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the novel coronavirus even as India assured that it will provide all possible assistance to its nationals on the ship to return home after they test negative in the final coronavirus tests that would begin on Monday, the Indian Embassy said today.
World Has "Window Of Opportunity" To Halt Virus Spread: WHO Chief
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 5, 2020
The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly new coronavirus outbreak have prevented significant spread abroad, providing a "window of opportunity" to halt transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces World's Largest Work-From-Home Experiment
World News | Shelly Banjo, Livia Yap, Colum Murphy & Vinicy Chan, Bloomberg | Monday February 3, 2020
Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, working from home is no longer a privilege, it's a necessity. While factories, shops, hotels and restaurants are warning about plunging foot traffic that is transforming city centers into ghost towns, behind the closed doors of apartments and suburban homes, thousands of businesses are trying to figure out how to...
Singapore Bans Entry, Transit To People With Recent China Travel History
World News | Reuters | Saturday February 1, 2020
Singapore said on Friday it was banning entry and transit to all visitors with a recent history of travel to China and suspending visas for Chinese passport holders, its latest moves to try to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus.
Dead Man Found On An Empty Street In China's Wuhan Amid Virus Outbreak
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 31, 2020
A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand.
WHO Says Global Risk From Coronavirus "High", Corrects Previous Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 27, 2020
The World Health Organization on Monday said the global risk from the deadly virus in China was "high", admitting an error in its previous reports that said it was "moderate".
80 Dead In China, 2,700 Infected As Wuhan Virus Outbreak Spreads
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 27, 2020
China said on Monday that the death toll from a deadly viral outbreak spiked to 80 as the hard-hit epicentre province of Hubei suffered 24 new fatalities, while total confirmed cases nationwide rose sharply to 2,744.
China Stiffens Defences Against Epidemic As Coronavirus Kills 56
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 27, 2020
China expanded drastic travel restrictions Monday to contain an epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the US, France and Japan prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicentre.
China Orders Temporary Ban On Animal Trade Amid Virus Scare
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 26, 2020
China on Sunday ordered a temporary ban on the trade in wild animals as the country struggles to contain a deadly virus believed to have been spawned in a market that sold wild animals as food.
China Coronavirus Kills 56, Around 2,000 People Infected
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 26, 2020
The number of confirmed deaths from a viral outbreak in China has risen to 54, with authorities in hard-hit Hubei province on Sunday reporting 13 more fatalities and 323 new cases.
"We Neither Created Virus Nor Intentionally Transmitted It": China Envoy
India News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 27, 2020
China on Wednesday said that it has neither created the coronavirus nor intentionally transmitted it and that usage of terms like "Chinese virus" or "Wuhan virus" is wrong.
UK Man Robbed For Toilet Papers Outside Shop Amid Coronavirus: Report
World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 15, 2020
A London man was robbed for his toilet paper just moments after leaving a store as the coronavirus pandemic has prompted widespread stockpiling in the British capital, a media report said.
Coronavirus Outbreak Highlights: PM Modi Leads Video Conference Of SAARC Nations
India News | Edited by Sumana Nandy, Saptaparni Goon | Monday March 16, 2020
The COVID-19 outbreak which began in a market in China's Wuhan district in December last year has spread throughout the world. There are over 80 confirmed cases in India. India has also started evacuating its citizens from other countries after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and said that Europe is the ne...
Thailand Reports First Coronavirus Death
World News | Reuters | Sunday March 1, 2020
A 35-year-old Thai man who also had dengue fever has died from a coronavirus infection, Thailand's first death from the COVID-19 disease, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen, director-general of the Department of Disease Control, said on Sunday.
US Reports 4th Coronavirus Case Of Unknown Origin
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 29, 2020
US health officials reported a fourth case of novel coronavirus of unknown origin on Friday, indicating the disease was spreading in the country.
2 More Indians Test Positive For Coronavirus On Quarantined Japan Cruise Ship
India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020
Two more Indians on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the novel coronavirus even as India assured that it will provide all possible assistance to its nationals on the ship to return home after they test negative in the final coronavirus tests that would begin on Monday, the Indian Embassy said today.
World Has "Window Of Opportunity" To Halt Virus Spread: WHO Chief
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 5, 2020
The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly new coronavirus outbreak have prevented significant spread abroad, providing a "window of opportunity" to halt transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Coronavirus Outbreak Forces World's Largest Work-From-Home Experiment
World News | Shelly Banjo, Livia Yap, Colum Murphy & Vinicy Chan, Bloomberg | Monday February 3, 2020
Thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, working from home is no longer a privilege, it's a necessity. While factories, shops, hotels and restaurants are warning about plunging foot traffic that is transforming city centers into ghost towns, behind the closed doors of apartments and suburban homes, thousands of businesses are trying to figure out how to...
Singapore Bans Entry, Transit To People With Recent China Travel History
World News | Reuters | Saturday February 1, 2020
Singapore said on Friday it was banning entry and transit to all visitors with a recent history of travel to China and suspending visas for Chinese passport holders, its latest moves to try to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus.
Dead Man Found On An Empty Street In China's Wuhan Amid Virus Outbreak
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 31, 2020
A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand.
WHO Says Global Risk From Coronavirus "High", Corrects Previous Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 27, 2020
The World Health Organization on Monday said the global risk from the deadly virus in China was "high", admitting an error in its previous reports that said it was "moderate".
80 Dead In China, 2,700 Infected As Wuhan Virus Outbreak Spreads
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 27, 2020
China said on Monday that the death toll from a deadly viral outbreak spiked to 80 as the hard-hit epicentre province of Hubei suffered 24 new fatalities, while total confirmed cases nationwide rose sharply to 2,744.
China Stiffens Defences Against Epidemic As Coronavirus Kills 56
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 27, 2020
China expanded drastic travel restrictions Monday to contain an epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the US, France and Japan prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicentre.
China Orders Temporary Ban On Animal Trade Amid Virus Scare
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 26, 2020
China on Sunday ordered a temporary ban on the trade in wild animals as the country struggles to contain a deadly virus believed to have been spawned in a market that sold wild animals as food.
China Coronavirus Kills 56, Around 2,000 People Infected
World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday January 26, 2020
The number of confirmed deaths from a viral outbreak in China has risen to 54, with authorities in hard-hit Hubei province on Sunday reporting 13 more fatalities and 323 new cases.
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