BEIJING: People wearing protective face masks cross a street, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in China.

Virus cases exceed 1 million, wreaking world havoc

Monitoring Desk BEIJING/NEW YORK: Global cases of the new coronavirus have shot past 1 million with more than 53,000 fatalities,…

BEIJING:Passengers register their information at the New China International Exhibition Center, a transit hub to screen incoming passengers from the Beijing Capital International Airport for COVID-19, caused by th

BEIJING: People wearing face masks look at their cellphones at Beijing Capital International Airport, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in China.

BEIJING: Medical workers wearing face masks jump rope as they take a break outside the hotel where they stay, in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, Hubei province, China.

BEIJING: A woman wearing a face mask walks past a screen showing a video about protective measures against the new coronavirus in China.

BEIJING: People wearing face masks walk along a street, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in China.

BEIJING: Travellers with face masks and shields are seen at the Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station on the last day of the Spring Festival travel rush, as the country is hit by an outbreak of novel coronavirus, in Shanghai, C

BEIJING: Workers in protective suits are seen at a checkpoint for registration and body temperature measurement, at an entrance to a residential compound in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei p

BEIJING: People wearing face masks walk at Longtan Park, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in China.