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OYO clarifies 5,000 job cuts is not due to Coronavirus scare

Oyo issues coronavirus advisory to its employees and announces 5,000 job cuts globally. The job cuts are a part of the company's restructuring announcement in January 2020, and not owing to Covid-19 scare, an OYO spokesperson clarified.

Mar 5, 2020

Coronavirus alarm: Death toll hits 22 in South Korea; COVID-19 cases jump to 4,212

According to the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDCP), the number of dead rose to 22 from Sunday's 20. South Korea has the largest Coronavirus outbreak in the world outside mainland China.

Mar 2, 2020

Fact Check: Did WHO issue advisory against buying Holi colours from Coronavirus-hit China?

World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Government of India (GoI) have issued an advisory asking people not to use Chinese Holi colours. Scroll down to find out the reality.

Feb 28, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: COVID-19 cases in China surges to 77,658; death toll crosses 2,600

The death toll from the outbreak in mainland China had reached 2,663 as of the end of Monday, up by 71 from the previous day.

Feb 25, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll hits 2,592 in China; 77,150 cases confirmed

The National Health Commission received reports of 409 new cases and 150 deaths on Sunday from 31 provincial-level regions on the mainland, reports Xinhua news agency.

Feb 24, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: 106 more deaths in China's Hubei, COVID-19 toll surges past 2300

A total of 234 infections among Chinese prisoners outside Hubei ended 16 straight days of declines in new mainland cases.

Feb 22, 2020

Novel predicted China coronavirus outbreak 40 years ago?

The eerie similarity between the fictitious virus name and the epicenter of the current outbreak of the coronavirus made people wonder if the novel predicted the breakout of the epidemic.

Feb 17, 2020

Coronavirus scare: Death toll surges to 1,367 in China, over 59,804 infected

In Hubei, the infections have jumped by 14,840 as the death toll reads 242. Wuhan, the worst affected city is the capital of Hubei province.

Feb 14, 2020

After death of whistleblower doctor, journalist covering coronavirus goes missing in Wuhan

Chinese citizen journalist Chen Qiushi, who has been reporting on the coronavirus epidemic from the epicentre city Wuhan, has been missing since Thursday, February 6.

Feb 10, 2020

Hong Kong records first death from new coronavirus; overall toll over 420

The Hong Kong death took to 427 the toll from the virus, including a man who died in the Philippines last week after visiting Wuhan, the central Chinese city at the epicentre of the outbreak.

Feb 4, 2020

Coronavirus scare: China's death toll hits 304, over 14,000 infected

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China had reached 304 as of the end of Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV said on Sunday, citing the country's National Health Commission.

Feb 2, 2020

Coronavirus: Air India plane with 324 Indians from China's Wuhan lands in Delhi

India has thanked the Chinese government for facilitating the special flight to evacuate the Indians from Wuhan.

Feb 1, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: WHO declares global emergency; death toll hits 200 in China

About 100 cases have been reported in at least 18 other countries, with no deaths outside China. Even as the WHO said cases had spread to 18 countries, Italy announced its first confirmed cases, in two Chinese tourists.

Jan 31, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll mounts to 132, experts warn of infection reaching climax in 10 days

The United States and Japan flew citizens out of China on Wednesday in light of the rising death toll.

Jan 29, 2020

How India is preparing to curb coronavirus spread

As new suspected cases of coronavirus are coming to light, health officials across the country are on alert.

Jan 28, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Air India Boeing 747 jet on standby to evacuate Indians from China

An Air India official said that the national carrier is awaiting a government nod regarding the evacuation of Indian citizens from Wuhan city of China.

Jan 27, 2020

Chinese New Year: Everything you need to know about Year of Rat

2020 is the Chinese Year of the Rat and that means that events of this year will be affected by the characteristics of the rat sign.

Jan 25, 2020

Coronavirus Q&A: Everything that you should know

The new virus has caused alarm as it is spreading quickly and no treatment in sight, it is advisable to know and practice precaution as health experts find their way to tackle the new virus.

Jan 24, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll mounts to 25 in China, more than 800 infected

Most of the cases are in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus is believed to have originated late last year.

Jan 24, 2020

China locks down Wuhan as coronavirus death toll reaches 17; around 600 affected

Global health authorities fear the transmission rate will accelerate as hundreds of millions of Chinese travel at home and abroad during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

Jan 23, 2020