An elderly man was spotted lying dead on a pavement in China's Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus on Thursday. The fear of the deadly virus amongst a few passerby was apparent as they did not dare to touch the grey-haired man.

Watch- Man lying dead on streets of Wuhan, epicentre of coronavirus

A plane of Japanese evacuees from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan arrived in Tokyo on Thursday as the total number of confirmed deaths from the newly identified pathogen in the country rose by 38 to 170 and infections also jumped.

Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 170, the infection spreads to every Chinese region

Numerous foreign nationals from nations such as Japan, the US and several EU countries are being evacuated from Wuhan. However, local authorities have prevented family members of many UK citizens in China because their relatives held Chinese passports.

Coronavirus fears grip China's borders: Families of UK Citizens barred from departing as they hold Chinese passports

A suspected case of coronavirus has been reported in Rajasthan, following which the patient has been kept in isolation, state Health Minister Raghu Sharma said on Sunday.

Suspected case of coronavirus reported in Rajasthan

Chinese health authorities announced Monday that 24 new fatalities have brought the death toll from the coronavirus outbreak to 80 and more than 2,744 have been infected so far.

Coronavirus outbreak: China reports 2,744 confirmed cases, 80 deaths

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health on Thursday said that there were no cases of deadly coronavirus in the territory of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, amid an outbreak that has killed 25 people in China.

China coronavirus: Indian nurse in Saudi Arabia doesn't have Wuhan virus, government clarifies

Nine people--seven in Kerala, two in Mumbai and one in Hyderabad--who were among the hundreds of passengers who returned from China in the recent days are under observation in hospitals to check for possible exposure to the deadly novel coronavirus, central and state officials said on Friday.

Coronavirus: 9 people who returned from China under watch in hospitals in Kerala, Mumbai and Hyderabad

Nepal on Friday confirmed the first case of new coronavirus. A Nepali student who had returned from China tested positive for the virus, a health ministry official told news agency Reuters.

Coronavirus outbreak: First case reported in Nepal, ministry of health confirms 

The city of Wuhan in China is the focal point of the deadly virus outbreak. The infection has now spread a long ways past China. The city of Wuhan is under lockdown alongside 9 different cities of the country.

China coronavirus: Medical staff in Wuhan fighting an uphill battle among infected patients

China is hurrying to assemble another emergency clinic in just 10 days to treat patients at the focal point of a fatal virus outbreak that has stricken several individuals, state media announced Friday.

Coronavirus: 26 dead and millions on lockdown; China to build new hospital within 10 days

The death toll in China's coronavirus rose to 25, with the number of confirmed cases jumping to 830, the government said on Friday. The increase in numbers came hours after the World Health Organization declared the outbreak as an emergency but stopped short of calling it an epidemic of international concern.

China coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 26 with 1,072 reported cases, heightening global alarm

As China stepped up measures to control the spread of coronavirus, locking down Wuhan and Huanggang cities in the Hubei province where several Indians live, the Indian Embassy in Beijing has set up hotlines for their assistance.

Coronavirus outbreak: Indian Embassy in Beijing opens hotline for Indians

The United States will begin screening efforts at three US airports to detect travellers from the central Chinese city of Wuhan who may have symptoms of a new respiratory virus that so far has killed two people and infected 45 more, public health officials said on Friday.

US to screen passengers for new China coronavirus at three airports