There is no fixed number of cases or deaths that determine when an outbreak becomes a pandemic.

At a time when investors are witnessing sharp erosion in their wealth on account of fall in equity valuations, market participants say the bottom line is not known.

The national polls, held on March 2, were marred by accusations of fraud, and the country’s High Court has upheld an injunction blocking the election commission from proclaiming a winner.

The Olympic Flame was lit for the 2020 Tokyo Games amid an unprecedented lockdown as Greece experienced its first death from the coronavirus.

As the coronavirus spreads around the world and public anxieties spike, comparisons between today’s situation and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918 are proliferating in journalistic outlets and on social media.

Despite the enforcement of travel bans and screenings, there have been instances of undetected COVID-19 cases passing through borders, indicating that although these measures may temporarily delay the spread of the virus, it will not be effective in preventing…

Since the indexes plunged more than 10 per cent each day earlier, a circuit breaker was triggered for the first time since 2009 halting trading for 45 minutes.

A study published in 2014 estimated weekly deaths in 213 districts of nine provinces to compute “statistical measures of the severity, speed, and duration of the virulent autumn wave of the disease as it evolved and diffused throughout India”.

It is dedicated to pi, whose value up to five decimal places is 3.14159. The idea originated in the United States, where the convention is to write dates in a format that expresses March 14 as 3/14.

WHO: "Studies suggest that coronaviruses (including preliminary information on the COVID-19 virus) may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days. This may vary under different conditions (e.g. type of surface, temperature or humidity of the…

With public gatherings restricted worldwide, the question is how such moves affect COVID-2019 trends. A look at how the outbreak curve shapes, with or without social distancing, and why a flatter curve helps

It is a penal provision to ensure there is no profiteering from a commodity that is temporarily in extraordinary demand. It does not mean that masks and sanitisers are ‘essential’ to combat coronavirus.

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by the body's immune system overreacting in response to an infection. This overactive, toxic response can lead to tissue damage, multiple organ failure and death.

Essentially, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act authorises the President to issue declarations that provide a range of federal assistance to states and localities, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

Outside China, after Italy and Iran, South Korea has the highest number of cases, at roughly 8,000. Up until now, the country has recorded over 66 deaths from the virus, according to WHO’s latest situation report on the pandemic.

Coronavirus outbreak: Scrubbing hands with soap and water, one of the most effective methods to stop the spread of several illnesses, is universally recommended today; even considered common sense. In the mid-19th century, however, this advice was treated…

Verily will help the US government triage Covid-19 cases. Here is how it will work.

The SDRF is constituted under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and is the primary fund available with state governments for responses to notified disasters.

The newborn's mother has also tested positive for coronavirus. It is not yet clear if the infection was transmitted in the womb, during birth or after birth.

Britain has faced criticism for its soft approach to the coronavirus. Can herd immunity counter the infection?

Scindia camp said it was an obvious case of vendetta politics.