Mass gatherings could be banned in the UK from as early as next weekend amid the outbreak of coronavirus. A government source said ministers are drawing up plans for the
Coronavirus has killed 168 more people in Italy in the past 24 hours, raising death toll to 631 till Monday. The whole of Italy – a country of some 60
The Washington Post is encouraging its staff to work at home and the Los Angeles Times is restricting air travel, two illustrations of how news organizations compelled to cover the
Joe Biden claimed victory in Michigan, Mississippi and Missouri – vaulting the former vice-president further ahead of rival Bernie Sanders. It’s not yet clear who will win the remaining states
Canada has recorded its first death from COVID-19, health officials in the westernmost province of British Columbia announced on March 9. The victim, a 80s man living at an elderly
Stanford University has informed students that beginning Monday, classes will be held online for the remainder of the winter quarter because of the growing spread of the new coronavirus. The
The death toll in the US rose to 15 as of Friday, most of these in Washington state. There have been at least 14 reported deaths from COVID-19, the disease
A 74-year-old woman suffering from the new coronavirus has died in Switzerland, marking the country’s first death in the outbreak that has claimed more than 3,200 lives globally, police said
The Pope, who is ill, tests negative for the virus, says an Italian newspaper. Earlier Pope Francis announced on Sunday that a cold he is suffering from has forced him
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds are engaged and are expecting a baby in early summer, the couple have announced. Ms Symonds wrote on Instagram that