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Coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship treble to 61 as passengers, crew face quarantine

Coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship treble to 61 as passengers, crew face quarantine

The cruise ship Diamond Princess is docked at Yokohama Port, near Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on the cruise ship that’s been quarantined. (AP)At least

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Coronavirus evacuation: Air India’s second flight from Wuhan did emergency landing due to window crack

Coronavirus evacuation: Air India’s second flight from Wuhan did emergency landing due to window crack

Air India conducted two special flights to Wuhan to evacuate total 647 Indians and seven Maldivians.Air India’s second special flight that evacuated 323 Indians and seven Maldivians from Wuhan in China had done an “emergency

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Coronavirus death toll in China climbs to 811

Coronavirus death toll in China climbs to 811

On Saturday, 600 people recovered and walked out of the hospitals.The death toll in China due to novel coronavirus epidemic rose to 811, while the confirmed cases jumped to over 37,000, the National Health Commission

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Coronavirus scare: Six under home quarantine in Mizoram

Coronavirus scare: Six under home quarantine in Mizoram

The students did not develop any symptoms of being infected by the coronavirus so far, the epidemiologist said. (Representative image)The Mizoram government has placed six students, who had recently returned from China, under home quarantine

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China praises PM Modi’s letter to Xi Jinping on Coronavirus assistance

China praises PM Modi’s letter to Xi Jinping on Coronavirus assistance

The prime minister also conveyed to Xi his appreciation for facilitating evacuation of around 650 Indian citizens from the worst-affected Hubei province last week. (File image)China on Monday appreciated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s letter to

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Coronavirus: WHO warns overseas virus spread may be ‘tip of the iceberg’

Coronavirus: WHO warns overseas virus spread may be ‘tip of the iceberg’

A total of 908 people have died of coronavirus and 40,171 confirmed cases of infection were reported in 31 provincial-level regions so far, China’s National Health Commission said on Monday.The head of the World Health

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Coronavirus outbreak infected 27 foreign nationals in China, two died

Coronavirus outbreak infected 27 foreign nationals in China, two died

Geng said China provided best treatment to the 60-year-old American woman who died due to the virus.(Reuters image)The coronavirus outbreak infected 27 foreign nationals in China and two of them have died, Chinese Foreign Ministry

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Gujarat pharma units face API shortage as imports from China slow down

Gujarat pharma units face API shortage as imports from China slow down

Pharmaceutical bodies like IDMA and the government are monitoring the developments in the neighbouring country closelyGujarat-based pharmaceutical units have a reason to worry over coronavirus threat in China as supply of important active pharmaceutical ingredients

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Kerala’s coronavirus-infected patient recovers completely

Kerala’s coronavirus-infected patient recovers completely

A health desk is set up to screen travelers for signs of the coronavirus at Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala, India, January 31, 2020. (Reuters)Coronavirus outbreak: The first coronavirus-detected patient from Kerala’s Thrissur district

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Coronavirus outbreak: Germany confirms two more cases, overall number rises to 16

Coronavirus outbreak: Germany confirms two more cases, overall number rises to 16

Car supplier Webasto said last month a Chinese employee had tested positive for the virus upon returning to China following a visit to the headquarters near Munich. (Representative image)Germany on Tuesday confirmed two more cases