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
Coronavirus latest: Italy records highest one-day toll with 475 new coronavirus deaths
Italy on Wednesday (Mar 18) reported 475 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, the highest one-day official toll of any nation since the first case was detected in China late last year. However, some experts say the numbers in Italy will only begin to stabilise by mid-April
08:01 | 19/03/2020
Coronavirus latest (COVID-19): Iran reports another record highest one-day death toll
The novel coronavirus killed a top Iranian cleric on Monday (Mar 16), as the Islamic republic reported yet another record high single-day death toll.
07:38 | 17/03/2020
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
Hong Kong confirms pet dog infected with COVID-19
The pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong (China) was confirmed to be infected with the disease, in a likely case of human-to-animal transmission, the city's authorities said on Wednesday (Mar 4).
22:52 | 04/03/2020
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
How coronavirus is changing global habits, lifestyles
Around the world people are changing their habits at work, home and in worship to reduce the risk of contracting the new coronavirus and prevent it from spreading any further. We look at changes in behaviour due to the coronavirus, which has killed more than 3,000 worldwide.
15:23 | 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: Mainland China excluding Hubei reports only four new cases
Mainland China excluding Hubei province, where the new coronavirus outbreak originated, reported four new cases of infection on Friday (Feb 28), the lowest since the national health authority started compiling nationwide data in January.
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
