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Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza, in a morning update, said nine new cases were identified in Karachi, capital of Sindh province.

His arrival in the city, where the virus is believed to have first taken hold late last year, comes after its spread in mainland China has sharply slowed in the past week and as attention has turned to preventing imported infections from overseas hot spot...

Israel, which has recorded 50 cases of the illness, had already imposed major restrictions on travellers arriving from several countries.

Among criticisms is that Shinzo Abe's government was too slow to put curbs on visitors from China - a key source of economic growth - after the outbreak originated there late last year. In a recent opinion poll, 50% said they didn't approve of Abe's handl...

Bail security and house arrest with a guard were not considered sufficient enough by the court to grant bail to the fugitive diamantaire.

Toilet paper has emerged as the unlikely No.1 stockpiling target for people across Asia who are worried that the spread of the coronavirus epidemic will lead to supply shortages.

Iran has confirmed 1,234 new cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 4,747, said health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour.

The United Nations Human Rights Office called for strict accordance with human rights standards in a way that is necessary and proportionate to the evaluated risk.

The source of the 86-year-old patient's contamination is unknown.

The outbreak has killed more than 3,400 people and spread across more than 90 nations, with six countries reporting their first cases on Friday.

The scientists have identified a cellular protein that is important for the entry of the novel Coronavirus into lung cells and how this process can be blocked.

Elected representatives on the body that runs London's historic centre and financial district voted to revoke the freedom of the city granted to Suu Kyi three years ago.

After the White House coronavirus response coordinator reminded everyone to wash hands and not touch their faces, the US President said he hasn't touched his face in weeks and misses it.

The canine, which belongs to a 60-year-old woman patient, had repeatedly tested 'weak positive' for the new coronavirus since Friday, when it was quarantined at an animal centre.

The preacher had been quarantined in the northeastern city of Sulaimaniyah before his death.

Although scientists responded to both diseases, formulating treatment plans and eventually vaccines, experts say the new coronavirus epidemic shows there has not been any sustained, coordinated efforts on infectious diseases.