A virus may be detectable on a surface days after a patient leaves behind traces, but this does not necessarily mean it is still infectious, experts say.

With families across Europe confined to their homes to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, fears are rising of a surge in domestic violence.

The US Department of State and US Embassy Bangladesh have arranged a special chartered flight for US citizens and their families departing Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces creation of the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund with voluntary contributions from all.

The government has extended suspension of all passenger flights to and from 10 countries till April 7.

President Donald Trump signs $2 trillion rescue plan to salvage a US economy crippled by the novel coronavirus, on a day the nation recorded more than 100,000 confirmed cases of virus infections.

The United States now has nearly 100,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus and there have been 1,475 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker.

Italy records 919 deaths from coronavirus in a single day, the highest daily toll anywhere in the world, while the number of confirmed cases eclipses the total in China where the virus first emerged.

Bob Dylan has released his first track in eight years -- a 17-minute song about the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy.

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have permanently relocated to California amid the coronavirus pandemic, media reports said yesterday.

The United States indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and several top aides on Thursday for “narco-terrorism” and offered a

A British charity has teamed up with scientists to see whether dogs could help detect COVID-19 through their keen sense of smell, they said on Friday.

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe yesterday raised the alarm over an “extremely high” surge in coronavirus cases in the country and warned things will be “difficult” in the coming days.

At least 25,066 deaths have been recorded, ore than 17,000 of which are in Europe, according to an AFP tally compiled at 1100 GMT Friday based on official sources.

China reported 54 imported cases of the coronavirus yesterday, hours after announcing a ban on foreigners entering the country.

As the coronavirus pandemic that originated in a central Chinese city has gone global, factories in China and South Korea have nimbly turned to new and very profitable markets -- face masks and test kits for export.

In New York hospitals, staff are working extra shifts and searching desperately for more bed space as they battle a surging toll of dead and infected at the US epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

Britain says 759 people had died after testing positive for coronavirus by 1700 GMT on Thursday, a jump of 181 people in 24 hours.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus and is self isolating but will still lead the government's response to the outbreak.

The United States will likely see another cycle of the coronavirus sometime after the current outbreak has ended, but entire cities will not be need to be closed down again because of what is being learned now, the government's top infectious diseases expert says.