Iran has confirmed 15 new cases of the new coronavirus, taking the total to 43 with a death toll of eight. Most of the infections have been in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom.

Iran says 43 infected with coronavirus, eight dead: Official

Streets were deserted and residents warned to keep out of an emergency room on Saturday in an Italian town placed under lockdown as a second death from coronavirus sparked fears throughout the region.

Second coronavirus death sparks fears, lockdown in Italian towns

The novel coronavirus scare has reduced the consumption of chicken in Maharashtra, with the poultry sector in the state recording over Rs 100 crore loss in the last fortnight, officials said on Thursday.

Coronavirus: Maharashtra poultry sector faces Rs 100 crore loss in 15 days

Residents of a South Korean city at the centre of a new coronavirus outbreak described empty streets, deserted shops, and a climate of fear as a surge in confirmed cases linked to a church raised the prospect of wider transmission.

'Like a zombie apocalypse': Residents on edge as coronavirus cases surge in South Korea

Maharashtra Minister for Fisheries and Port Development Aslam Shaikh on Friday said the guidelines have been issued to the ports in the state, instructing them not to allow anyone coming from China to step out of the ports and if someone has to be allowed at all, he will have to undergo mandatory health screening.

Maharashtra intensifies screening for coronavirus at ports, restricts entry of anyone from China into state

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday confirmed that all 645 Indian evacuees from Wuhan, China have been tested negative for coronavirus. India, in a batch of two, brought back over 600 evacuees from China last week who were kept in isolation at Army Base and ITBP camps near Delhi.

All 645 Indian evacuees from China tested negative for coronavirus: Ministry of Home Affairs 

The Air India crew onboard the two special flights that evacuated more than 600 Indians from the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan has been sent on a week-long leave, an Air India spokesperson said on Monday.

Air India's Wuhan evacuation crew given leave for one week

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