Novel strain of coronavirus can pass from person to person: WHO
18 people infected with the virus died
Unprepared for Ebola
The rapid spread of Ebola to three continents shows that the world needs effective surveillance and response system to check infectious diseases
Coronavirus: Passengers from China to be screened at Indian airports, advisory issued
Second death in China; second case in Thailand reported
Four test negative for Coronavirus, confirms health ministry
Ten persons in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad under surveillance
Too early to declare Coronavirus outbreak an int'l emergency: WHO
'Neither severity, source nor extent of virus' transmission completely known yet'
Coronavirus continues its march across Asia and the world
New cases reported in Singapore and Hong Kong; suspected cases in Scotland; three Chinese cities shut to prevent infection
Second case of Coronavirus confirmed in the US
Individuals with no ailments infected more, say first set of clinical findings for Chinese patients
Are you in danger of catching the coronavirus? 5 questions answered
What you should know about the novel Coronavirus
WHO gears up amid new coronavirus cases in Japan, Thailand after China
About 41 people in Wuhan were infected with the virus that was traced to a seafood market
Coronavirus spreads to France, Australia, Malaysia; India tightens watch at 7 airports
China plans to stop interprovincial road transport to Beijing from January 26
How contagious is the Wuhan coronavirus and can you spread it before symptoms start?
How bad is it? Why does it spread so fast? A biosecurity expert answers common queries on coronavirus
Coronavirus: Expert fears global epidemic
Human-to-human transfer can lead to local epidemics, independent of Wuhan: Hong Kong expert
Coronavirus spreads to 16 countries, India asks its citizens not to travel to China
6,078 cases of infection and 132 deaths have been confirmed
Bats likely source of novel coronavirus: China scientists
Death toll rises to 9 in China; first case detected in US; WHO to hold emergency meet
Are enough kits for coronavirus sampling available with NIV?
Global tally of cases crosses 6,000-mark, 132 dead
Coronavirus hits India: One confirmed case in Kerala, says Centre
Patient stable, under observation in isolation
WHO declares coronavirus outbreak as global health emergency
After Vietnam, Germany and Japan; US too confirms human-to-human transmission in their countries
Coronavirus: How will govt ‘test’ over 43,000 China-returned travellers?
NIV in Pune currently has reagents to test only 5,000 people
Second case of coronavirus confirmed in India
The patient, again from Kerala, has been quarantined and is being monitored
Do not travel to China: Indian govt to citizens
Issuance of Indian e-visas to Chinese passport holders or foreign nationals living or travelling from China has been temporarily suspended
Novel coronavirus outbreak not a pandemic: WHO
It is only an epidemic with multiple foresides as most cases are concentrated in China, says UN body
Novel Coronavirus: What’s in a name?
World bodies have to be extremely careful when naming a new disease
Re-creating live-animal markets in the lab lets researchers see how pathogens like coronavirus jump species
Within markets like the one in Wuhan, there are abundant opportunities for the type of interactions that promote pathogen transmission among species
False information fuels fear during disease outbreaks: There is an antidote
Editors and journalists no longer control the flow of news and opinion. Anyone can generate and distribute text, images, sound clips and video on …
Call novel Coronavirus 'COVID-19', says WHO
Current outbreak's death rate in epicentre estimated at 18%; it was 10% globally for Sars in 2002-03
