South Korea has reported its first death from coronavirus outbreak, as number of cases globally approaches 75,000.

Coronavirus: China faces shortage of medical supplies

President Xi Jinping and other leaders knew about the seriousness of outbreak weeks before it was revealed to the public, speech indicates.

The country struggles to ease economic hardship as hundreds of doctors and nurses sent to the epicentre of the epidemic.

The National People's Congress, the gathering of thousands of communist party officials, usually takes place at the beginning of March.

Some experts say a quarantine on board a cruise could be making the coronavirus worse because a large group of people are being kept so close together.

Two confirmed cases were found on different floors of a suburban apartment block.

Hubei province communist party chief among top officials relieved of their duties as infections nears 60,000.

Across mainland China, there were 15,152 new confirmed infections of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday. The record jump reflects a "broader definition" of a case of infection, a World Health Organization official said.

Dr. Michael Gardam, who was on the front lines during the SARS crisis, answers pressing questions about the coronavirus outbreak.

Passengers stuck on a cruise ship with a coronavirus outbreak are fighting to get off as more cases are found and the Canadian government says they are “working on it.”

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Only days into their two-week quarantine on cruise ships, passengers are becoming more anxious about how they will access medical supplies and even maintain basic communication.

Chinese doctor's death provokes public anger

Mourners angered over the death of Li Wenliang and Chinese government's initial secretiveness over virus

Seven Canadians have tested positive for the coronavirus on board a the Diamond Princess, a quarantined cruise ship docked in Yokohama, Japan. Confirmed cases on the ship have tripled over 24 hours. All 3,700 passengers will be kept in...

Death toll on the mainland rises to 811 people as criticism grows over the leadership’s handling of the crisis.

Death toll on the mainland rises to 811 with two foreigners - a Japanese and an American - among the dead.

China is undertaking some extreme measures to try and contain the coronavirus including putting people in so-called containment centres inside school gymnasiums and sports stadiums.

Passengers under quarantine on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan give The National a look at how they’re coping on board the ship.

Fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, where there are currently 15 cases, prompted health-care workers to strike and put more pressure on the government to close the border with mainland China.

Death announced after China records biggest single-day increase in fatalities since outbreak began late last year.

Hong Kong has recorded its first death from the coronavirus outbreak.

Hong Kong pharmacy sells 50-pack of face masks for six times normal price, amid shortage