BEIJING – As many as 41 people have died by coronavirus in different parts of China, according to reports in international media. Thirty-nine people died in central Hubei Province, one in north Hebei while one in northeast Heilongjiang Province. Chinese health authorities announced that 1,287 ...

JEDDAH - As many as two million Muslims from across the globe are swamping Makkah in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Hajj is one of the five pillars of the Islamic faith, which every Muslim is required to complete at least once in a lifetime provided they are well enough physically and financially to ...

JEDDAH - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued the vaccination and health requirements for pilgrims applying for Hajj visas, according to the Saudi health ministry. The requirements for this year focus on the likes of the Zika virus, dengue, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS), ...

CHENNAI - The south Indian state of Tamil Nadu reported the first case of Zika on Monday, nearly two months after the World Health Organization confirmed such cases in India. The case was reported from a sleepy hamlet in Krishnagiri district by the state public health authorities, the Times of ...

NEW DELHI - Zika virus disease has reached India, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirming first three cases in southernmost state of Gujarat. The WHO endorsed the findings of laboratory tests conducted in the country, saying all three cases, including that of a pregnanat woman, were ...