The highly contagious new coronavirus that has exploded into a global pandemic can remain viable and infectious in droplets in the air for hours and on surfaces up to days, according to a new study.

The Ansaruallh movement says the years-long Saudi-led war and blockade against Yemen has fueled famine and disease, resulting in the deaths of 50,000 children annually.

Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan, Guinea and Mauritania all confirmed their first cases of the new coronavirus on Friday.

A chocolate shell sprinkled with red almonds - an edible representation of the new coronavirus made by French chocolatier Jean-Francois Pre, who took his inspiration from a 3D model of the disease.

A leaked presentation reveals a secret US document which fears 480,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States.

A former director of the US Office of Government Ethics has slammed the Trump administration for launching a misinformation campaign about the coronavirus epidemic.

COVID-19 first emerged in China in December last year.

A health official in Iranian city of Qom confirms two deaths as a result of a new coronavirus.

The coronavirus epidemic could damage global economic growth this year, the IMF head said Sunday, but a sharp and rapid economic rebound could follow.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country is facing a “grave situation,” as a mysterious viral disease infects nearly 2,000 people and claims the lives of at least 56 others across China.