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Health

Coronavirus: As Southeast Asian nations report new cases, Thailand admits it cannot stop spread

As on Wednesday, Singapore has reported 7, Malaysia 7, Thailand 14, Vietnam has reported 2 cases of coronavirus, while 23 are under observation in Philippines

Jan 29, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Business

Coronavirus can affect Bosch's global auto supply chain: CEO warns

Bosch is heavily dependent on China for the exporting of electronic motors, transmission and power electronics for the electric cars, coronavirus may affect its functioning

Jan 29, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

British Airways suspends direct flights to mainland China amid virus fears

British Airways has suspended all the direct flights to and from China citing safety issues due to the coronavirus crisis

Jan 29, 2020

By Reuters

A map of the infected countries of the epidemic of SARS between 2002-11-01 and 2003-08-07.

Health

Wuhan virus surpasses 2003 SARS numbers; death toll continues to rise

The infected persons' numbers surpass SARS rates in a matter of few days in mainland China while researchers and scientists rush to find a solution

Jan 29, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

A man covers his face as he walks to work in Delhi

Health

Social media infected with fake news and videos of Wuhan coronavirus

Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter are filled with a massive amount of fake news and videos related to the Wuhan's Coronavirus

Jan 29, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fake news Facebook

Science

Australia is one step closer to develop vaccine for Wuhan coronavirus

Scientists from Australia was able to recreate the virus, which could lead to a possible solution of a vaccine, if not a cure

Jan 29, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Health

Coronavirus spreads to middle-east: UAE reports first case in a family that arrived from Wuhan

On Sunday, Wuhan's mayor admitted that 5 million people had traveled out of Wuhan, before the city was placed in a complete lock-down

Jan 29, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Xi Jinping with Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Health

Death toll climbs to 132, with 1,000 new cases daily but WHO lauds China's efforts

The world health body will send experts to China to study the virus outbreak, referred to as "devil" by the Chinese President

Jan 29, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Business

Coronavirus hits global carmakers, as companies start evacuating employees

A number of foreign carmakers like Toyota, Honda and PSA Group have started withdrawing employees from China, while many are contemplating halting production

Jan 29, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Elon musk

Smartphones

Apple iPhone SE 2 release date might get pushed further due to Coronavirus outbreak

Apple could push the iPhone SE 2 release date as its Chinese factories won't be able to keep up with the production demand due to the Coronavirus outbreak in China

Jan 28, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Health

Doctors in US turn to ROBOT to treat the first diagnosed case of coronavirus

The robot has a built-in screen and is equipped with an in-built screen and sports a stethoscope, much like a real healthcare professional

Jan 28, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Technology

Coronavirus outbreak: Facebook bans its employees from going to China

Facebook has asked employees to suspend non-essential travel to mainland China to prevent the spread of the coronavirus

Jan 28, 2020

By Manthan C.

Facebook

Health

5 million people left Wuhan before lockdown; could be potential carriers of coronavirus

Mayor of Wuhan Zhou Xianwang said on Sunday that five million people travelled out of Wuhan before it was placed on lockdown on January 23

Jan 28, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Health

With death toll increasing by 29% in a day, coronavirus spreads to South Asia, Europe

Death toll reached 106, confirmed cases climbed to 4,515 as Beijing reported its first fatality, early Tuesday morning

Jan 28, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Business

Companies advise employees to work from home, as coronavirus starts taking its toll on businesses

While the Chinese government extended the Lunar New Year break by three days, many companies are asking employees to work from home till February 10

Jan 28, 2020

By R. Ghosh

Society

China virus on breakout path? 44,000 people in Wuhan infected, cases will double in next six days

Academics at the University of Hong Kong say the number of patients in Wuhan reached 43,590 by Saturday.

Jan 27, 2020

By Jacob J

Science

Coronavirus Timeline: COVID-19 cases cross 1,750,000 worldwide

Today's update: Number of people affected rises to 1,754,457 worldwide, with 107,520 deaths and 395,418 recovered so far, as per the latest GISAID update

Jan 27, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas