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Travel and leisure companies punished; S&P 500 airline index falls 8.2pc, 13.4pc fall for American Airlines Group Inc.
Updated 06 Mar, 2020 02:15pm
China’s central province of Hubei, excluding the provincial capital Wuhan, reported zero new cases of coronavirus...
Published 06 Mar, 2020 11:06am
"Above all, I think, a physical shock like covid-19 is a reminder that the world is a physical place," writes Bill...
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:55am
AFP Fact Check has been debunking disinformation that has emerged regarding the coronavirus.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:54am
Oil slid nearly one per cent.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:49am
"This epidemic is a threat for every country, rich and poor."
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:36am
The aerial photographs were released by Colorado-based space technology firm Maxar.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:30am
The statement urged Saudi citizens who are currently in Iran or have returned recently to report their travel.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:26am
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:19am
New York state’s coronavirus caseload doubled overnight to 22, as the mayor of the nation’s largest city ...
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:15am
The California National Guard said it had flown test kits to the ship on Thursday morning.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:14am
Italy has ordered all major sporting events throughout the country.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:11am
A notification said that emergency was extended till June 1.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 10:03am
Well-placed sources said Tehran has requested Islamabad to allow trucks to enter into the country.
Published 06 Mar, 2020 09:55am
The coronavirus outbreak radiated across the United States, surfacing in at least four new states and San Francisco...
Published 06 Mar, 2020 09:46am
Saudi Arabia reopened two of Islam's holiest sites, Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid an-Nabawi in Madina, after...
Published 06 Mar, 2020 07:59am
The global march of the new virus triggered a vigorous appeal from the World Health Organisation for governments to...
Published 06 Mar, 2020 07:48am
The elderly patient had underlying health problems, said medical authorities.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 10:58pm
The country has reported 87 confirmed cases of the virus so far.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 10:34pm
Nguyen posted a screenshot of the email to Instagram, which sparked a flurry of replies conveying shock and disgrace.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 09:51pm
The move was a “temporary preventive measure” but the upper floors of the Grand Mosque were still open for prayers.
Updated 05 Mar, 2020 10:15pm
85 cases were reported in UK a day earlier.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 09:12pm
The patient had returned from Iran on February 25.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 09:02pm
The man and the doctor who checked him were both in self-isolation.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 08:44pm
The patient is currently in isolation.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 08:35pm
Muslims in the UAE have been advised to arrive for Friday prayers well in time as duration of the prayers, including...
Published 05 Mar, 2020 08:31pm
Sindh CM directs officials to trace and test all those in contact with the patient.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 07:42pm
The number of cases increased from 38 a day earlier.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 07:34pm
Birmingham City Council says it is fully prepared to deal with the virus and reduce risk of new cases.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 07:22pm
The new infections have been reported among a group that had recently travelled to Israel and Egypt by bus.
Published 05 Mar, 2020 06:58pm