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Xi Jinping, who has called virus a 'demon', dons a blue mask to meet doctors at Beijing Ditan hospital

WHO advance team on coronavirus on way to Beijing

China agreed to allow WHO to form a team of experts to travel

WHO chief informs on how some countries are still failing to share clinical data on confirmed cases of the virus

Hundreds of foreigners have been evacuated from Wuhan and placed in quarantine centres around the world

Primers and probes are first coronavirus detection materials to reach from Japan to help Pakistan fight against virus

We are at the phase where it is an epidemic with multiple foci, says Sylvie Briand

Chinese Southern Airlines flight with 57 Pakistanis and 12 Chinese lands at IIA

199 information booths have been set up at various airports to cope with threat of coronavirus, says Dr Zafar Mirza

Authorities put on high alert in Kohistan, Shangla, Battagram, Mansehra and Abbottabad

Japan has emailed its citizens in the province to tell them of its plan

Sindh's polio tally for 2019 climbs to 30

Foreign Minister Yi says Islamabad has spared no effort to give China a helping hand

‘Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems’ says WHO...

The coronavirus has now killed 170 nationwide while the number of confirmed new cases has also grown steadily to 7,711

The US Embassy in Beijing also confirms a chartered plane will pick up its consular staff on Wednesday

Chinese envoy Lijian Zhao says Huoshenshan hospital will be completed within 9 days to treat coronavirus patients

A WHO panel of 16 independent experts twice last week had declined to declare a global emergency over the outbreak

WHO explains it had stated incorrectly in its previous reports that the global risk was 'moderate' and not 'high'

Health officials fear the transmission rate will accelerate as Chinese people travel during Lunar New Year holiday

Warns that so-called vaping increases the risk of heart disease and lung disorders

The island has found itself blocked from world bodies under pressure from Beijing, which views it as its territory

Minister says global community recognises country’s efforts to overcome current challenges

Money paid in advance to Indian company for 1.42m markers

55 people have died since the epidemic began in mid-October, 50 of them children aged four or under

New Delhi has been choked on and off for weeks, as pollution cast a toxic pall over the metropolis

Anti-tobacco activists lament elimination of mobile app from system

A packet of a blood pressure medicine was being sold for Rs1,200 instead of Rs170

Over 40% of Pakistan’s population is at risk of various diseases as they lack access to water and soap

According to WHO, more than 90 per cent of people breathe dirty air, causing death and disease

RWMC sets up dengue awareness camp

WHO and International Committee of the Red Cross were banned over 'suspicious activities'

A number of cases have been unreported

Govt officials, students, sportsmen participate in dengue awareness walk

Fires in Brazil's sprawling Amazon rainforest have receded slightly since President Jair Bolsonaro sent military

PM’s aide says govt remains committed to eradicating disease despite new cases

There were 89,994 cases of measles in 48 European countries in the first six months of 2019

Microplastics larger than 150 micrometres are not likely to be absorbed by the human body, says WHO

Dr Zafar Mirza says health mission’s roadmap will be followed

Officials propose the formation of a steering committee to train staff at JPMC

According to sources, child specialists will also be a part of the WHO team

Provincial health minister outlines government’s efforts to control the epidemic

Of 751 HIV patients, 364 children and 63 adults yet to be treated; medicine stocks to end by July 15: WHO report

First UN World Food Safety Day marked on June 7

Nearly 700 people, including children, diagnosed with the virus in past few weeks

On World No Tobacco Day, WHO urges people to quit now and say no to second-hand smoke

SHC seeks explanation for delay in setting up AIDS commission

Over 650 persons tested positive for HIV in Rato Dero in the last one month

Experts decry worsening healthcare situation

More than 150 million people are gaining access to electricity every year