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More than 400 people have contracted coronavirus and 12 have died of it in Italy, in the worst contagion of the virus so far recorded in Europe

The disinfectants are thought to be effective against the novel coronavirus. But until tests confirm this, its ability to kill the novel coronavirus has not been scientifically proven.

Recent days have brought reports of shoppers clearing out supermarket shelves from Wuhan and Hong Kong to Singapore and Milan in response to the spread of coronavirus. This behaviour is often described as "panic buying". However, the research show

Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 and above will each receive a cash handout of HK$10,000 (US$1,200) in a HK$120 billion relief deal rolled out by the government to ease the burden on individuals and companies, while saving jobs, the Post can reveal.F

Expert tells nations to access the expertise of China and prepare for a potential pandemic as the outbreak spreads across Europe

The riot in India's national capital is spiralling out of control. Latest reports indicate that a mob set a mosque on fire and attacked journalists too. The

WASHINGTON — The United States is considering a range of responses to China's "egregious act" in expelling three U.S. journalists, a spokesman for White House National Security Council (NSC) said on Monday. Beijing said on Thursday it mi

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which is widely believed to have originated in wild animals, has prompted China's top legislature to roll out a swift decision to comprehensively ban the eating of wildlife across the country.

NEW DELHI/NEW YORK -- Even for U.S. President Donald Trump, whose love of big crowds is famous, a crowd of more than 100,000 was a first.In his first

In a liturgical guideline, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) suggested that for Ash Wednesday ashes be sprinkled on the crown ...

President Donald Trump said Monday the United States will sign an agreement to sell $3 billion worth of U.S.

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The coronavirus death toll in Iran rose Sunday to eight — the largest outside of China — prompting neighboring countries to close their borders with the Mideast nation as panic over the outbreak mounts. The number of people currently infected

In the coronavirus outbreak, it's not the rising numbers that are worrying experts: It's that they can't trace where some disease clusters started

A 70-year-old man in China's Hubei Province was infected with coronavirus b...

China is bringing in seven cruise ships to house medical workers in Wuhan, state media said on Saturday, at a time when such ships are under scrutiny after hundreds of passengers on the Diamond Princess liner in Japan contracted the coronavirus.

"This city of 21 million looks like a ghost town. No one goes out. Or very few. And it has been like that for three weeks." “Food is hard to find. Most restaurants are not open. Grocery store shelves are quickly emptied. I am very concerned by all the restaurant workers who cannot earn any money

China has increased efforts to censor access to international coverage of the coronavirus despite official claims the situation is improving.

A journal highlighted the close link of bats and the coronavirus-like pathogens after researchers were attacked by bats in secret labs just a stone's throw away from the notorious wet market in Wuhan where it has been thought up to now the virus origi

The newest deadly strain of the coronavirus may have come from a laboratory near the Wuhan market after all, according to a paper put forth by scientists.