Coronavirus Update: Global death toll crosses 30,000, two-thirds in Europe
The global death toll due to the novel coronavirus has crossed the 30,000-mark, with two-thirds of them in Europe.
19:49 | 29/03/2020
Manila to be placed on lockdown, Philippine diplomat at UN tested positive for coronavirus
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans on Thursday (Mar 12) for a sweeping lockdown of the capital's 12 million people, while a female diplomat from the Philippines mission to the United Nations tested positive for coronavirus.
13:24 | 13/03/2020
Chinese official claims US army may have brought coronavirus to China
Zhao Lijian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, has suggested that the US army may have brought the deadly coronavirus into China, while a US lawmaker warned up to 150 million people in the country could eventually be infected with the novel coronavirus.
13:23 | 13/03/2020
Tom Hanks and wife hospitalised in Australia for coronavirus
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, are in hospital in Australia after testing positive for coronavirus, the US actor said Wednesday (Mar 11).
10:58 | 12/03/2020
How to ward off coronavirus in rooms and toilets
New research from Singapore published on Wednesday (Mar 4) showed that patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) extensively contaminate their bedrooms and bathrooms, highlighting the need to routinely clean high-touch surfaces, basins and toilet bowls.
11:35 | 05/03/2020
COVID-19 outbreak: Virus ravages Iran as emergency services chief infected
COVID-19 has claimed 77 lives in Iran, officials said on Tuesday (Mar 3), as the emergency services chief became the latest high-ranking official to be infected in the deadliest outbreak outside China.
23:57 | 03/03/2020
Global death toll from coronavirus rises as China cases fall, airports to increase screenings
The novel coronavirus appears to now be spreading much more rapidly outside China than within, and airports in hard-hit countries were ramping up screening of travellers.
10:09 | 03/03/2020
COVID-19 outbreak generates rash of jokes, swindlers in Italy
"Problems can't be solved with sadness and fear," says the owner of a shop selling the Corona Cake - complete with crown-like spikes of the COVID-19 virus in Italy.
15:31 | 29/02/2020
COVID-19: South Korea cases exceed 2,300, New Zealand reports its first patient
South Korea reported 571 coronavirus cases on Friday (Feb 28), taking its total - the highest in the world outside China - to 2,337 as New Zealand confirmed its first coronavirus case.
16:25 | 28/02/2020
Homemade ‘Batmobile’ towed away by Moscow police
A replica of Batman's Batmobile has been seized by Moscow traffic police, Russia's interior ministry announced.
15:11 | 27/02/2020
Coronavirus updates: First cases in Austria, Croatia and Switzerland
Europe's biggest outbreak is in Italy with some 283 infections - from just three before Friday - and seven dead while Croatia, Austria and Switzerland all reported cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday (Feb 25).
23:09 | 25/02/2020
Italy reports second death among 30 COVID-19 cases
Both Italy and Iran reported more deaths among new cases of coronavirus on Saturday (Feb 22).
18:38 | 22/02/2020
South Korea reports second COVID-19 death, total 433 infection cases
South Korea reported its second death on Saturday (Feb 22) from the novel coronavirus as the number of new cases rose by 299, bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 433.
13:40 | 22/02/2020
Woman plays violin as surgeons remove brain tumor
A patient at a British hospital played Mahler and Gershwin on the violin while a tumor was removed and helped surgeons avoid damage to her brain, the UK hospital where she underwent the procedure said.
23:31 | 19/02/2020
Passengers leave coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan after 14-day quarantine
Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday (Feb 19) after testing negative for the disease.
15:23 | 19/02/2020
