South Korea had started to prepare even before January 12, when China shared the genetic code of the novel coronavirus with the World Health Organisation (WHO). At the time, China had reported only 41 cases. But South Korea knew it was vulnerable — and it…

People should not panic, but take precautionary measures. Strong systems and processes are in place to deal with the outbreak, and the Ministry is constantly monitoring the situation

Many Indians have stopped eating chicken, believing rumours and misinformation on social media. This has led to a crash in prices, and massive losses for the poultry industry.

India has conducted roughly 6,000 tests so far, lower than the US (8,000), Japan (9,600), France (12,000), the UK (13,000), and Italy (23,000). South Korea has conducted as many as 2 lakh, which experts see as the reason for their significantly declining…

Many believe that the reason lies in the “wet markets” dotting cities across China, a country which has 50 per cent of the world’s livestock — where fruits, vegetables, hairy crabs and butchered meat are often sold next to bamboo rats, snakes, turtles, and…

Radiation levels in the sea off Fukushima were millions of times higher than the government's limit of 100 becquerels. And still today, radioactive substances can be detected off the coast of Japan and in other parts of the Pacific.

In the UK, which until recently was considering herd immunity as their strategy to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, has now stepped up its response. On Monday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised that people should work from home where possible.

United States President Donald Trump has recently said he can remove or demote the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome H Powell.

From what we have seen so far, this disease is mild in younger people — those who are below the age of 60 years. There is a need to be careful about the older lot, and those with underlying medical conditions.

How does the PCR test look for the virus in swab samples? How long does it take? How many samples is India testing daily, and can it test more? If it can, why has it not scaled up yet?

The Health Ministry has issued guidelines for the disposal of bodies, while noting that an increased risk of infection from a dead body is unlikely.

The process was explained to The Indian Express by Dr V Ravi, Senior Professor & Head, Department of Neurovirology, NIMHANS.

Stakeholders have claimed that the government seeking such details on specific dates for certain pockets in the country without mentioning the reason is highly unusual.

On the evening of May 22, 2017, Salman Abedi, a British born man of Libyan origin, detonated an explosive in the foyer of the Manchester Arena, where an Ariana Grande concert was going on. The concert was attended by thousands of children killing 23 people…

The coronavirus is a new pathogen, and little is known about the disease it causes, called COVID-19, or how patients respond to common medications.

The official statement made on Sunday referred to a previous proclamation made in 2014 by Felipe VI to the Spanish legislature, in which the then newly inaugurated monarch had said, “The Crown must [...] preserve its prestige and show integrity, honesty and…

The Indian Dental Association has recommended to dentists across the country to suspend non-essential and non-urgent dental care up to March 31.

UK has retracted under criticism after suggesting it would allow COVID-19 to pass through the population, so that ‘herd community’ could be achieved. What is this concept, why was the strategy questionable?

WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told reporters in Geneva that investigations into the possible adverse impact of ibuprofen were ongoing.

The bill would provide free coronavirus testing for those who need it. The Trump administration has struggled to make such tests available.

The new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the virus disintegrates over the course of a day on cardboard, lessening the worry among consumers that deliveries will spread the virus during this period of staying and working…