coronavirus
New virus has infected more than 45,100 people globally
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 45,100 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Makeshift hospital in Wuhan accepts over 900 patients infected with coronavirus
A total of 925 patients infected with the novel coronavirus had been admitted to a 1,000-bed hospital built in 10 days in Wuhan, the epicenter of the virus outbreak, as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Factbox: China's fight against novel coronavirus outbreak
China has stepped up efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Here are the latest developments:
Coronavirus disease named Covid-19
The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19, reports BBC.
China still mostly closed down as virus deaths pass 1,000
The daily death toll in China from a new virus topped 100 for the first time, pushing the total fatalities above 1,000 Tuesday as the World Health Organization announced a new name for the disease caused by the virus.
FM mourns coronavirus deaths in China
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday expressed deep condolences at the loss of lives due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Wuhan city and other places in China.
Virus storytellers challenge China's official narrative
After nearly a week of roaming China's epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed hospitals, the strain of being hounded by both the new virus and the country's dissent-quelling police started to tell.
China's daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time
China's daily death toll from a new virus topped 100 for the first time and pushed the total past 1,000 dead, authorities said Tuesday after leader Xi Jinping visited a health center to rally public morale amid little sign the contagion is abating.
Coronavirus: Senior Chinese officials 'removed' as death toll hits 1,000
China has "removed" several senior officials over their handling of the coronavirus outbreak - as the death toll passed 1,000, reports The BBC.
Pakistan Senate passes resolution to support China against novel coronavirus
Pakistan's upper house of parliament passed a resolution unanimously here on Monday evening to express solidarity with China over its fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak.