Li Wenliang

10,000 deaths globally, 5 deaths and over 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India and China reports no new local cases again

Officials are maintaining that there is no community transmission yet - all known cases have been traced to imported cases.

Coronavirus pandemic also a clash between authoritarian and democratic models where China and India present two test cases

The speedy and transparent dissemination of information is critical in battling a pandemic, and India has so far shown alacrity in taking proactive steps and augmenting healthcare.

Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese president Xi Jinping's early involvement in leading response raises uncomfortable questions

The publication of the 3 February speech was an apparent attempt to demonstrate that the Communist Party leadership acted decisively from the beginning, but also opens Xi Jinping up to criticism over why the public was not alerted sooner.

Coronavirus cases outside China 'could be spark that becomes a bigger fire', says World Health Organization

The toll from the epidemic rose to 908, all but two in mainland China, on Sunday as 97 more fatalities were recorded, the largest number in a single day since the virus was detected in the city of Wuhan in December.

Where's Xi Jinping? China's leader commands fight against coronavirus outbreak from safe heights

Xi Jinping has backed out of the spotlight as China faces its worst crisis in years, reflecting the political risks he faces if efforts to contain the virus fail.

China announces probe into death of Li Wenliang; doctor was first to raise alarm about coronavirus in early January

On 3 January, Li and the seven others were summoned by Wuhan police for 'spreading fake information on the internet', state-run China Daily reported

With 61 confirmed cases of coronavirus on quarantined cruise ship at Yokohama, Japan turns away luxury liner from Hong Kong

Japan on Friday reported 41 new cases of a virus on a quarantined cruise ship and turned away another luxury liner while the death toll in mainland China rose to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat.