World
Coronavirus oubtreak: China confirms first death outside epicentre Hubei as toll rises to 18; Wuhan, Huanggang, Ezhou under lockdown
China decided on Thursday to lock down three cities that are home to more than 18 million people in an unprecedented effort to try to contain a deadly new viral illness that has sickened hundreds and spread to other cities and countries in the Lunar New Year travel rush.
India
Kerala nurse working in Saudi Arabia not infected by Wuhan coronavirus, says Indian Consulate in Jeddah
Amid reports that a woman from Kerala working in Saudi Arabia had tested positive for the deadly coronavirus (2019-nCoV)(Wuhan), the Indian Consulate in Jeddah on Thursday tweeted a clarification saying that she had been infected by another strain of the coronavirus, namely the 'Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus' (MERS-CoV).