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'This is not a drill': WHO urges world to take Coronavirus more seriously

The epidemic has wreaked havoc on international business, tourism, sports events and schools, with almost 300 million students sent home worldwide

Tea with BS: Ashoka University's Gautam Menon on getting ready for Covid-19

Menon explains to Rahul Jacob why viruses are "a given of humankind" and why wearing masks as protection is ineffective for most people

When I was in quarantine

California now has the largest number of cases testing positive for coronavirus in the US

Sonia Gandhi urges Congress CMs to ensure effective response to Coronavirus

Gandhi pointed out that WHO had warned of severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), especially for frontline health workers

Coronavirus spreading fast but stigma is more dangerous, says WHO

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said almost nine times as many cases had been reported outside China as inside in the previous 24 hours

Black Friday for markets: Sensex falls 1,448 points, Nifty drops 432 points

Indices see biggest single-day drop in 5 years; 5-day sell-off wipes off Rs 12-trn investor wealth

New coronavirus epidemic at 'decisive point' globally, says WHO chief

Tedros emphasised that all countries should ensure that their health systems were prepared for an outbreak

Coronavirus increases Iran's isolation, strains South Korea and Italy

Global stocks sank to their lowest levels in over two months on Tuesday in anxiety over coronavirus

Coronavirus LIVE: India likely to airlift its citizens from Wuhan on Feb 26

The number of coronavirus-related deaths in China rose to 2,592 on Monday, while the total number of confirmed cases on the mainland is now 77,150

Coronavirus may be the 'Disease X' WHO cautioned about years ago

The disease has now spread to more than two dozen countries and territories

Every Indian state must have a lab to test coronavirus: Belgian scientist

Peter Piot says many nations, including India, aren't geared up to take on theh spread of the virus, should it arrive on their shores

Coronavirus: WHO defends China after US criticism over transparency

Larry Kudlow, head of the US National Economic Council, had said 'We're a little disappointed in the lack of transparency coming from the Chinese'

China virus death toll reaches 1,110; world warned of 'very grave threat'

Coronavirus is believed to have emerged last year in a market that sells wild animals in Hubei's capital Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak.

WHO warns overseas coronavirus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'

The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus epidemic jumped to 908 and the number of confirmed cases has risen over 40,000

Coronavirus: UK claims breakthrough, WHO snubs it as death toll nears 500

Outbreak won't impact China-India trade ties, says Chinese ambassador

Coronavirus: China opens hospital built from scratch in under two weeks

The World Health Organisation has declared the crisis a global health emergency, and the first death outside China was confirmed in the Philippines on Sunday

WHO forecasts 81% cancer jump in poorer countries over lacking investments

The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report that these countries had focused their limited resources on combating infectious diseases and improving maternal and child health

Preparing for the next pandemic - and dealing with the current one

A new strain of virus is airborne. Veer Arjun Singh reports on the debate that follows the inevitable outbreaks

Top headlines: Eco Survey 2019-20, Wipro's Abidali Neemuchwala steps down

Economic Survey for 2019-20 was tabled in Parliament on Friday and projected the country's gross domestic product (GDP) to grow between 6 - 6.5 per cent in financial 2020-21 (FY21)

WHO declares international emergency over novel coronavirus outbreak

Top airlines including Air France, British Airways and Lufthansa have suspended or cut back services to China