Asia Pacific

Suspected COVID-19 patient dies of swine flu in Indonesia

Although Indonesia's health ministry confirmed that the patient died due to H1N1, his burial in accordance with coronavirus containment procedures raises suspicion

Feb 28, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Who is Jimmy Lai? The self-made millionaire arrested on illegal assembly charges in Hong Kong

Jimmy Lai and two other pro-democracy activists were arrested by the police on Friday on charges of illegal assembly

Feb 28, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Tensions escalate as 34 Turkish soldiers killed in airstrikes by Syrian forces backed by Russia

Apart from aiding anti-Assad forces, Turkey has decided it will no longer guard its northern borders, thus allowing thousands of Syrian refugees to enter Europe

Feb 28, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Iran's death toll from coronavirus reaches 26 - health ministry

Jahanpur stated that there were plans to impose some restrictions at holy Shi'ite Muslim sites and cancel some sermons on Friday

Feb 27, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

COVID-19 fear: Saudi Arabia suspends visit to Islam's holiest sites for 'umrah' pilgrimage

On Thursday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which hasn't reported any case of coronavirus, took extraordinary steps to prevent the disease from spreading to the country

Feb 27, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Medical attendants perform ballet to celebrate recovery of COVID-19 patients in China [VIDEO]

Largely the video is being hailed as a noble gesture towards people who won the battle against coronavirus

Feb 27, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a grand military parade celebrating the 70th founding anniversary of the North Korean Army

North Korea's first confirmed Coronavirus COVID 19 patient shot dead: report

Though North Korea has maintained that the country has no cases of COVID 19, there are fears that Kim Jong Un might be trying to conceal the truth

Feb 27, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Coronavirus outbreak: China seizes 31 million fake masks as sellers indulge in price gouging

With the rapid increase in the spread of coronavirus, and cashing in on the plight of people, vendors are indulging in price gouging while selling medical masks

Feb 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

COVID-19 scare: N95 masks sold out, social media creating artificial demand?

There is a huge demand for N95 masks as the news of it preventing the attack of coronavirus is going viral on social media

Feb 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Kisses and hugs are not just signs of affection anymore, they can also spread COVID-19 [VIDEO]

Specialists and officials are warning the public from showing signs of affection following the possibility and risks of spreading of the Covid-19

Feb 26, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Coronavirus LIVE updates

Check all recent updates and worldwide news related to the Coronavirus outbreak here

Feb 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Coronavirus in China: Video shows how officials arrest suspected COVID-19 victim near traffic toll

While the total number of Coronavirus-related deaths in China reached 2,715, a video showed that Chinese officials stopped a car and arrested a suspected coronavirus victim

Feb 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus