coronavirus outbreak: As many as 108 deaths were reported on Monday and 2,478 new cases of the lethal disease confirmed

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Foxconn has resumed its operation in China amidst the Coronavirus outbreak. The company has only begun with 10 per cent of its workforce.

A mysterious new strain of coronavirus has killed more than 900 in China and infected thousands, including in other countries. Three positive cases have been reported in India, where authorities are working to contain the spread of the pathogen, known as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (2019-nCoV). On January 30, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the new coronavirus epidemic a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, or PHEIC. The same alert was issued for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year, and for Zika in 2016. What is this deadly disease? There are several myths around it. Watch the video to know the facts from the myths.Also Read: Coronavirus scare: Govt tweaks norms to allow export of gloves, surgical masks

Corrective action came on January 8 after DGFT realised that the Harmonised System Codes that came under the export prohibition order included a large variety of items that are meant for general or non-medical purposes

Overseas, over 300 cases of coronavirus have been reported, including from three from Kerala; by Sunday, 36 confirmed cases, including one death, had been reported in Hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases in Macao and 18 in Taiwan

Coronavirus outbreak: According to health ministry, a total of 1,510 samples have been tested and 1,507 samples were found negative except for three samples which had tested positive already from Kerala

A total of 1,202 samples have been tested as of Thursday which includes the samples of 645 people lodged at the quarantine centres set up by the Army in Haryana's Manesar

Doctor Li Wenliang was the first to report about the virus way back in December last year when it first emerged in Wuhan

Out of the 30 manufacturers of gloves, 11 manufacturers informed they together have a capacity of 1.7 billion pieces, with 18 per cent spare capacity (300 million)

The trust, which has received cabinet nod, will be independent and free to make all decisions regarding the construction of the Ram Temple

Doctors say containing effects of the viral outbreak will increasingly be a challenge as more people travel around the world, and that mortality in such cases is high among elderly and immunocompromised individuals

Hong Kong, which is a major business hub for the Surat Diamond industry, has declared an emergency due to the coronavirus outbreak in China, report experts

Coronavirus: Antibiotics do not work against viruses, they only work on bacterial infections. The novel coronavirus is a virus and, therefore, antibiotics should not be used as a means of prevention or treatment

Coronavirus in India: India has temporarily suspended the e-visa facility for Chinese travellers and foreigners residing in China due to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. Here's all you need to know

Coronavirus latest updates: The Maharashtra government could set up a coronavirus testing facility in Mumbai's Kasturba Hospital. Here's all you need to know

According to an official of MedPlus, a leading Indian pharmacy chain with 1,800 outlets across seven states, India is facing shortages for N95 masks from across regions as people are coming for bulk requirements

Greater investment in biological sciences is crucial because we are in times when both non-communicable diseases (like cancer and diabetes) and infectious diseases (caused by new viruses) are only going to rise

Coronavirus outbreak is likely to disrupt supplies of drug ingredients for Indian pharma manufacturers, mostly antibiotics and vitamin makers

China continues to reel under the deadly Coronavirus (nCov) outbreak with the death toll having reached 106, causing global alarm. The virus, which has spread across the country, has infected over 2,700 people mostly in Wuhan and other Chinese cities. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said no positive case had been detected in India so far though samples of seven passengers had been sent to the ICMR-NIV Pune lab. Meanwhile, the Indian and Chinese officials on Monday discussed plans to evacuate over 250 Indians from Wuhan city and Hubei province in view of the virus outbreak. Indian diplomats held a meeting with officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China regarding the evacuation of Indians from China. Watch the video for latest on the virus that is threatening the world.Also Read: China Coronavirus scare in Eastern UP as two cases reported in Nepal