The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 1,873, as almost half of China’s 1.3 billion-strong population remain subject to varying forms of travel restrictions and other quarantine measures. On Tuesday, Liu Zhiming, director of the Wuchang hospital in Wuhan, the city at the center of the outbreak,...

The death toll from the coronavirus reached a new high on Wednesday even as Chinese officials said the infection rate showed signs of slowing. The World Health Organization on Tuesday proposed an official name for the illness caused by the new coronavirus: COVID-19. The acronym stands for coronavirus disease...

A portion of a rail over-bridge at Bhopal railway station collapsed on Thursday morning, injuring nine people, an official said. The victims were rushed to nearby hospitals, a public relations officer of the West Central Railway said. However, some eyewitnesses said stairs leading to the over-bridge collapsed, injuring nine...