The passengers arriving in flights from Japan and South Korea will also be screened for the novel coronavirus, in addition to the existing four countries. Aviation regulator DGCA has asked airports and airlines to screen passengers arriving from flights in Japan and South Korea once they step out of aerobridges in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.
The World Health Organization on Tuesday announced a new name for the Coronavirus-- COVID-19.
The map updates every few hours with data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization (WHO), Chinese and other government agencies, including those in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
The mainland death toll rose by 97 to 908 in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday and 3,062 new cases were reported.
Coronavirus is spreading unprecedentedly in China. With over 900 deaths now, the new mysterious strain of coronavirus has taken more lives than the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak which took 774 lives in 17 countries. The epidemic that broke through from Wuhan city in the Hubei province of China has now spread to over 20 countries across the globe. Two deaths have also been reported from outside mainland China in Hong Kong and the Philippines.
The death toll in mainland China due to the mysterious new strain of coronavirus has notched up to 908 as on Monday morning. The authorities confirmed that there were 97 deaths added to the count on Sunday while 3,062 new confirmed cases were registered.
A new test kit to detect coronavirus, which takes just 15 minutes, has been developed at Tianjin University of China. It will help save time in screening out potential patients.
Of the countries most at risk of importing coronavirus cases, India ranks 17th, researchers have found on the basis of a mathematical model for the expected global spread of the virus that originated in China's Wuhan area in December 2019.
Over 100,000 people have been screened for coronavirus infection at various Indian airports as a preventive measure, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare here on Sunday.
Amid Coronavirus outbreak, researchers have reviewed studies on the persistence of coronaviruses on surfaces in hospitals. The researchers reported that these viruses can persist on surfaces, and remain infectious at room temperature for up to nine days.
Doctor Li Wenliang who had warned other medics about coronavirus, died of the virus on Thursday. On December 30, Li Wenliang texted his medical school batchmates that seven patients from a local seafood market had been diagnosed with a SARS-like illness and quarantined in his hospital.
Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, who warned other medics of the coronavirus outbreak died of the epidemic on Thursday. Li, a 34-year-old doctor who tried to warn other medics of the epidemic, died of coronavirus on Thursday in Wuhan. He was one of the eight whistle-blowers who was reprimanded by the police for warning the medics about the virus.
The 15th edition of Auto Expo 2020 once again made a grand entry at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida. But due to novel coronavirus, a number of Chinese nationals at the Auto Expo were seen wearing masks.
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