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Covid-19 may be sensitive to heat but let's not bet on it, say studies

Covid-19 may have a temperature sweet spot at which it spreads fastest but it may not react to heat the same way other pathogens do

Lessons for handling virus shocks

The coronavirus has touched off an accelerating series of economic and social disruptions around the world

AI to the rescue

The highly connected 21st century can enable diseases to spread with rapidity. AI could be one of the ways to mitigate this danger

Coronavirus: Death toll from outbreak rises to 17 in China, 444 cases found

Chinese authorities have warned that the disease could spread further in the ongoing holiday season

Letter to BS: Mysterious new respiratory virus puts China govt on alert

With the new mysterious respiratory illness emerging as a public health challenge in China and spreading its wings to several other countries, no stone should be left unturned to contain its transmiss

Over 9,000 passengers from 43 flights screened for coronavirus: Govt

The Health Ministry has instructed Airport Health Organizations at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Cochin for screening of passengers coming from mainland China

Travel bookings to China dips after coronavirus outbreak, travel advisory

At Indian airports over 9,000 passengers have been screened so far and no case of virus detected in the country.

European luxury stocks slump amid scare over China's coronavirus outbreak

Statistics illustrate the damage that could be done to luxury goods companies if health fears deter Chinese consumers from travelling or going shopping at home

What is Coronavirus? How it spreads? China's new deadly virus explained

In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure, and even death.

China reports SARS-like virus spreads across country, nearly 140 new cases

In Wuhan, the central city where the coronavirus was first discovered, 136 new cases were found over the weekend, the local health commission said, without giving details about the person who died.

China reports 17 new cases of SARS-like virus ahead of Lunar New Year

Two people have died so far from the virus, including a 69-year-old man who died on Wednesday

After Ebola and Zika, this new virus is poised to infect humans: Study

According to the study, a SARS-like virus found in Chinese horseshoe bats.