China

News was announced minutes before the country reported its first death from the virus

Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria have all also recently registered coronavirus cases

Overall cases in the region have more than doubled in the last two days to over 340

Every confirmed case appears to infect between 2 and 3 other people on average

Six people have so far tested positive for the new coronavirus in the country

A day earlier, the foreign ministry spokesperson said the US army may have brought the virus to Wuhan

Got must swiftly move to allocate a special fund and ensure its fair distribution

India with its 1.3 billion population and proximity to China has so far reported 81 cases

Experts say the country is unprepared if there is a major outbreak, doubt the official figures India has announced

Treasury chief says Trump likely to consider exemptions for small businesses

Around 21 firms in Pakistan qualified to process citrus for export to Beijing

Foreigners to be subject to quarantine, public gatherings discouraged as Nepal seeks to avert outbreak

Italy is the second-worst affected country, and has issued a nationwide lockdown in a bid to contain the pandemic

Several politicians and officials both sitting and former, have been infected, with some dying from the illness

Novel coronavirus cases globally stood at 133,970, with 4,958 deaths, across 120 countries

Coronavirus has infected more than 1,660 people across the US

Virus has infected more than 130,000 people and killed nearly 5,000

Coronavirus has already killed 61 people in France and infected 2,876

Australia has seen around 184 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three fatalities

More than 127,000 people have been infected globally and over 4,700 have died

Court says it cannot intervene in policy matters

Pan American Health Organization warned governments to get ready to cope with the pandemic

More than 127,000 people have been infected globally and over 4,700 have died

Diplomat works at the UN General Assembly's Sixth Committee, which deals with legal matters

At the start of the epidemic, eight people were reprimanded by Wuhan police for 'spreading rumours' about the virus

Chinese official says it might be the US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan

With new infections falling dramatically, authorities this week began to loosen some restrictions in Hubei

The new semester in China has been suspended due to the novel coronavirus outbreak

Life back to normal, production fully resumed in Xinjiang

Decision to reopen academic institutes will be reviewed on March 27, says provincial educational minister

WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic

Of the 1,923 parents surveyed, 32.2% said their children spend one to three hours online

New Zealand has had five confirmed cases, but no fatalities

Dr Zafar Mirza says the social media platform could help sensitize people in the country against the pandemic

About 4,500 people have died so far worldwide

Saudi Arabia has 45 coronavirus cases

President Xi says the spread of the disease has been 'basically curbed' in China

Overseas Pakistanis Foundation Board green-lights Rs20 million for the project

Country remains the hardest-hit country overall with more than 80,000 cases and 3,000 deaths

Virus has caused 4,251 fatalities worldwide

China remains the hardest-hit country overall with more than 80,000 cases and 3,000 deaths

Patient was admitted in Civil Hospital on 29 February

Guidance provided checklists for schools and advice for authorities on implementing emergency plans

On Monday night, the health ministry said the total number of confirmed cases in Egypt had risen to 59

Mobile testing lab has been deployed to test the suspected patients for COVID-19

242 new cases were reported compared with only 35, a day earlier

Coronavirus cases are multiplying around the world, sparking panic buying in shops

The virus has infected nearly 81,000 people in China so far, raising the death toll to 3,158

In Pakistan too, we should not be afraid if we see a rise in numbers as a result of enhanced surveillance

Two-day spring festival is a rowdy explosion of colour, with people smearing each other’s faces with bright colours