Coronavirus live updates: All 645 evacuees from Wuhan test negative

10 Indians who sought evacuation from Hubei province failed health screening: MEA

Coronavirus could cost Australian universities 'billions'

The coronavirus outbreak could deliver a painful multi-billion-dollar hit to Australian universities, as high-paying Chinese students are forced to defer their studies, economists warned on Thursday. Top universities stand to lose around $2 billion (Aus$3 billion) in fees alone, according to preliminary estimates from analysts at Standard & Poor's. Read more

All 645 evacuees from Wuhan, China have tested negative for #Coronavirus. No new case has been reported: Health ministry

Yesterday 12 more people with suspected coronavirus got admitted at a state-run hospital. Total 34 tests have been carried out till now & all turned out to be negative including that of 2 Chinese people. Report of one person is still pending: Srinivas, Director Public Health, Telangana

640 Indians evacuated from coronavirus-hit China in complex operation: MEA

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said apart from those evacuated, 10 other Indians have indicated that they want to come back from China, but were unable to clear the health screening process. Read more

We have not received any request regarding it from Pakistan Government. But, if such a situation arises and we have resources then we will consider it: Raveesh Kumar on video of Pakistani students in China asking for help from India

Visa restrictions are applicable only to the Chinese mainland: Raveesh Kumar, MEA

Coronavirus: Have evacuated 640 Indians from China, 10 others indicated they want to return but failed screening process, says MEA

Saudi Arabia bars citizens, residents from travel to China, reports AP.

Saudi Arabia on Thursday barred its citizens and residents of the kingdom from travelling to China amid the new virus outbreak. The kingdom's General Directorate of Passports said the measure was in response to the new virus believed to have stemmed from central China.

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das suggests that a contingency plan should be prepared to deal with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy, reports PTI.

Viral hysteria: Hong Kong panic buying sparks run on toilet paper, reports AFP.

Panic buyers in Hong Kong have descended on supermarkets to snap up toilet rolls as the government warned that online rumours of shortages were hampering the city's fight against a deadly coronavirus outbreak. Videos obtained by AFP showed long queues of frantic shoppers packing trolleys with multiple packets of toilet rolls, with some arguments breaking out. Read more

Tencent lists 25k deaths, 1.54 lakh infections from coronavirus, reports IANS quoting Taiwan news.

Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company Tencent has allegedly published "real" data on the novel coronavirus deaths, with briefly listing death toll as 24,589 -- way too higher than over 500 deaths China has officially announced to date. Read more

Kerala: With groom in quarantine, wedding rituals postponed

A man who arrived in Kerala from China for his wedding two weeks ago had to postpone the ceremony on the insistence of health authorities as he is presently under home quarantine for the novel coronavirus. The marriage had been scheduled for Tuesday at Kadangode grama panchayat. Read more

Rejected by hotels, China tourist lands in Kerala hospital

A Chinese youth, who is on a trip to India, was quarantined at the General Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram following the intervention of police. The 27-year-old from Sichuan province, around 1,300km from Wuhan, the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, had arrived in Kerala on Tuesday afternoon. Read more

China likely considering disaster clause in Phase 1 deal with US, reports Reuters.