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China has intensified measures to guard against infections arriving from abroad as the coronavirus spread worldwide

Ministers to discuss outbreak in their countries, ways to prevent further spread of the virus

This decision comes as nations around the world seal their borders, ban travel to stop the virus’ spread

As current evidence suggests that one infected person on average infects between two and three others

Saudi Arabia has so far confirmed 274 infections and no deaths

The men were executed at dawn in Tihar jail, on the outskirts of the capital

The virus has infected more than 234,000 people across the world and the death toll reaches 10,000

About 50 Iranians are contracting coronavirus every hour, says Health Ministry spokesperson

With over 242,000 infections and nearly 10,000 deaths, people compare this period to past events such as World War II

FO spokesperson says short-term impact will be counterbalanced by effective and swift mobilisation of resources

Dr Arif Alvi visited Beijing on Monday and Tuesday to express Pakistan’s solidarity with China after virus outbreak

Chloroquine, or hydroxychloroquine, has been used to treat malaria since 1944

A total 427 deaths were registered in Italy over the past 24 hours

The death toll in the Middle East worst-affected country climbed to 1,284, say Iranian health officials

Increase in white hate groups driven by 'fear of demographic change, says Southern Poverty Law Centre

China’s Hubei province has highest number of recovered people, while 4,025 healed in Italy, current epicentre of...

NASA move aims to curb spread of COVID-19 among employees after 2 test positive

Authorities say over 10,000 participants of mass religious gathering identified, urged to do medical tests

Iranian Health Ministry confirms total 18,407 cases of COVID-19 so far

More than half of the country’s 107 million population is under a month-long quarantine

Residents prevented from leaving their neighborhoods as occupational forces impose road blockades across the valley

Turkey announces second death and says cases of the highly contagious respiratory illness has nearly doubled to 191

20,000 British military service personnel were put on standby to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak

Italy's 2,978 official COVID-19 deaths account for more than half of those reported outside China

At least 35 deaths are confirmed to be associated with the Kirkland home

10 photos from around the world as people protect themselves from the virus

According to NORML, about 25 million Americans have smoked marijuana in the last year

Zhengliang says the country has completed 99 out of 100 steps necessary to combat the virus

No casualties or infrastructure damage reported so far

Japan’s ruling coalition is considering an economic package worth more than 30 trillion yen

Some 10,000 Muslims gathered as the South Asian nation reported its first death from the global pandemic

ForwardKeys estimates as many as 3.3 million seats on transatlantic flights alone are disappearing

US has more than 9,300 confirmed COVID-19 cases

With over 212,000 cases and 8,700 deaths in 164 nations, emergency lockdowns and injections of cash unseen since WWII

Those treated with the drug fared no better than those Covid-19 patients who received standard care

Local commercial banks will allow loans to be rolled over for small businesses if they cannot afford to pay them off

New package includes two rounds of direct payments to Americans, totaling $250 billion each

Total number of confirmed cases in mainland China stands at 80,928, with the overall death toll at 3,245

X-rays also showed improvements in the lung condition of coronavirus patients after having the medication

Altaf Ahmed Bhat says Kashmiris have never surrendered and kept on fighting for the right to self-determination

Investors have started factoring in new accumulation of non-performing assets due to adverse impact of coronavirus

Zalmay Khalilzad’s demand comes as deadlock on prisoners swap still persists between Afghan government and Taliban

This is a part of government's policy to contain the COVID-19 pandemic

An overwhelming 70 per cent said that the global pandemic presented a major threat for the US economy, says research

People only allowed to leave their homes for well-justified reason, all non-essential shops, restaurants closed

There are currently no vaccines or drugs approved to treat or prevent COVID-19

COVID-19 has nearly 200,000 and killed almost 8,000 people around the world

1,192 new infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours, raising the Islamic Republic’s total to 17,161

There have been 1,950 confirmed cases and 71 deaths in Britain

Woman was the second elderly patient in Iran to have survived the disease