Pakistan witnessed a sudden increase in coronavirus cases as the number of patients rose to 16, officials said on Tuesday. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza confirmed that nine new cases were identified in Karachi, capital of Sindh province.

Coronavirus cases rise to 16 in Pakistan

The World Health Organization (WHO) has now confirmed that the mortality rate due to coronavirus is 3.4 per cent. Also read: 15 Italian tourists test positive for coronavirus; total number rises to 28 in India The earlier estimates were projecting the death rate at just about 2 per cent.

WHO confirms mortality rate due to coronavirus at 3.4%, higher than previous estimate

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned of a global shortage and price gouging for protective equipment to fight the fast-spreading coronavirus and asked companies and governments to increase production by 40 per cent as the death toll from the respiratory illness mounted.

WHO warns of global shortage of medical equipment to fight coronavirus

The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday, with six countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) raising its global spread and impact risk alert to "very high".

WHO raises global risk of coronavirus from 'high' to 'very high'

New Zealand's health ministry on Friday confirmed the country's first case of coronavirus in a person who recently returned from Iran. The person, who is in their 60s, tested positive in results that were formally reported earlier in the day, the ministry said in a statement.

New Zealand confirms first case of coronavirus: Health ministry

An Italian man who arrived in Nigeria three days ago has become the African country's first case of coronavirus, the health minister said on Friday, as infections spread rapidly worldwide.

Italian man becomes Nigeria's first case of coronavirus: Health minister

The new coronavirus epidemic is at a "decisive point" globally, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning it could "get out of control" if affected countries did not move swiftly to contain it.

Coronavirus could 'get out of control' if affected countries don't move swiftly, warns WHO

There are now more new cases of the coronavirus reported each day outside China than inside the hardest-hit country, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Coronavirus cases emerging faster outside China: WHO

The World Health Organization warned Saturday that African health systems were ill-equipped to respond to the deadly coronavirus outbreak should cases start to proliferate on the continent.

WHO sounds alarm over Africa coronavirus preparedness

Bangladesh on Wednesday kicked off a drive to vaccinate more than a million people against cholera, which infects tens of thousands a year, as part of an international campaign to eliminate transmission by 2030.

Bangladesh kicks off vaccination blitz to eliminate cholera

Taiwan urged the World Health Organisation on Tuesday not to be "kidnapped" by China, as more countries put travel curbs on its citizens because the health agency groups the island's coronavirus cases with China in the battle on the outbreak.

'Don't be kidnapped by China': Taiwan tells World Health Organisation in bid for separate virus tally

The World Health Organisation defended China's handling of coronavirus which is continuously spreading across continents. WHO's chief of emergencies Dr Michael Ryan said that China had a strong public health system and the rhetoric surrounding the outbreak had not been helpful.

WHO defends China's handling of coronavirus as death toll rises to 1,665

American Airlines have announced that they have extended its suspension of flights to mainland China and Hong Kong until April amid the novel coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 40,000 people worldwide. Watch report:

WION Dispatch: Global airlines suspend flights to China

By Ian M Mackay and Katherine Arden A recent announcement by a Chinese health official suggested the new coronavirus might spread more easily than we thought, via an “airborne route”.

There’s no evidence new coronavirus spreads through the air – but it’s still possible

The death toll from coronavirus in China has risen to 1367 with 254 new cases. Chinese city Hubei has recorded its highest number of coronavirus deaths in a day. China has sacked the top political leaders of virus-stricken Hubei province and it's capital Wuhan, the highest-profile figures to be removed so far in a crisis.

Hubei's top political leader sacked after spike in coronavirus deaths

India's Health Ministry is briefing a press conference on coronavirus outbreak. Watch the video for more updates.

India Health Minister Harsh Vardhan briefs on coronavirus

Food giant Unilever is going to stop marketing its products for children to keep a check on rising obesity rates, the company said. The company plans on doing it by directing its advertisements towards parents instead of children.

Unilever to stop advertising ice cream for children in bid to tackle obesity

The new coronavirus that has killed over 1,000 people in China and sickened more than 43,000 others globally has been named 'COVID-19', the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday

WHO renames Coronavirus as 'COVID-19'

The total number of deaths on the mainland reached 1,016 in the 24 hours until midnight, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Death toll rises to 1,016

The death toll in mainland China topped 1,016, according to Chinese state media. One death each has been reported Hong Kong and the Philippines. The number of infections in mainland China reached almost 42,300

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The head of the World Health Organization has warned that confirmed cases of coronavirus being transmitted by people who have never travelled to China could be the "tip of the iceberg".

World Health Organisation warns overseas virus spread may be 'tip of the iceberg'

China is providing the World Health Organization (WHO) with wrong information about the number of coronavirus cases in Taiwan, the island’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the WHO published incorrect case numbers earlier this week.

Taiwan says China feeding World Health Organisation wrong information about virus cases on island

The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly new coronavirus outbreak have prevented significant spread abroad, providing a "window of opportunity" to halt transmission, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

World has 'window of opportunity' to halt virus spread: World Health Organisation chief

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