Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced the closure of all retail shops, coffee bars, pubs, restaurants and beauty salons, and called on the private sector to let employees take leave or work from home as much as possible. ....

China on Thursday said the peak of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country was over, hours after the World Health Organization declared the epidemic outbreak as a pandemic. ....

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for action on the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the disease a pandemic. ....

The number of coronavirus cases in Qatar jumped to 238 in a span of one day, bringing the overall infections to 262, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health. ....

UK Health Minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has said she has been diagnosed with coronavirus. ....

With three new cases confirmed on Monday in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala the number of coronavirus cases have risen up to 43 in India. ....

Authorities on Monday sealed a village in Leh district of Ladakh region after a pilgrim who had visited Iran died in the hospital of suspected coronavirus infection while a lady also tested positive for the dreaded virus in Jammu. ....

The number of people to have died from the coronavirus in Italy has shot up by 133 in a day to 366, officials said. ....

Some members of the Talibans negotiating team have said that the intra-Afghan talks with the Kabul government will be easier for them than their 18-months of discussions with the US which concluded with the signing of the landmark peace deal. ....

Bangladesh has confirmed the first coronavirus cases in the country, but the government has urged people not to panic and to consult physicians if they showed any symptoms of the disease, it was reported. ....