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China’s three largest airlines reported declines in January passenger traffic because of the coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus update: Death toll reaches 1,770; more than 70,000 infected globally

5 min read . 12:52 PM IST

A video of a restaurant employee taking a bath in the kitchen sink went viral. (Facebook/ Connor Sommerfield)

This guy took a bath in restaurant kitchen sink. Video is viral

1 min read . 11:18 AM IST

The machine will replace the UK’s existing supercomputer, which is already one of the 50 most powerful in the world

UK to spend $1.6 billion on world’s best climate supercomputer

1 min read . 08:42 AM IST

A bus believed to carry the US passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, leaves the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo (Photo: Reuters)

Americans to be evacuated from ship but 40, infected with virus, won’t fly

2 min read . 01:17 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

Xi Jinping's early involvement in coronavirus outbreak raises questions

5 min read . 16 Feb 2020

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.

Coronavirus could damage global growth in 2020: IMF

1 min read . 16 Feb 2020

Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients at the intensive care unit of a designated hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus: How China is testing patients for the deadly infection

4 min read . 16 Feb 2020

Nepal evacuates 175 citizens from Wuhan after coronavirus outbreak

1 min read . 16 Feb 2020

Misri expressed hope that the epidemic will be effectively controlled in the very near future, (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus outbreak: India to send medical supplies to China

1 min read . 16 Feb 2020

Locking people up to stop virus spread could prompt legal fights

2 min read . 16 Feb 2020

No drugs or preventives have yet been approved against the virus, which has already claimed the lives of 1,665 people and affected almost 70,000.

Coronavirus: China tries 3,000-year-old traditional remedy to treat patients

1 min read . 16 Feb 2020

Hubei, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, reported fewer new infections for a second straight day with 139 deaths overnight

Coronavirus: Death toll rises to 1666,Finance Ministry to assess impact on trade

22 min read . 08:11 AM IST

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said there are approximately 400 US citizens onboard the Diamond Princess (Photo: AP)

US to evacuate Americans from cruise ship quarantined at Japan port

3 min read . 16 Feb 2020

There were 2,641 new confirmed infections across mainland China, bringing the national total to 66,492 (REUTERS)

Coronavirus: More than 1,500 killed; France reports first fatality outside Asia

19 min read . 15 Feb 2020

Small depositors like individual consumers are so far not being charged on savings. (iStock)

Negative interest rates turn saving, borrowing upside down

6 min read . 15 Feb 2020

Photo: Bloomberg

China’s capital Beijing imposes 14-day quarantine on arrivals

1 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients at the intensive care unit of a designated hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province (Photo: Reuters)

China develops convalescent plasma therapy for coronavirus patients

1 min read . 14 Feb 2020

The new diagnostic criteria are only being used in Hubei (Photo: Reuters)

Coronavirus outbreak: 1,716 Chinese medical staff infected with the deadly virus

1 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Coronavirus: WHO readies master plan to tackle rapid spread in China

2 min read . 14 Feb 2020

A man wearing a protective face mask as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, buys flowers to mark Valentine's Day

Love in the time of coronavirus: A quiet Valentine's Day in China

4 min read . 14 Feb 2020