Earlier, China’s National Health Commission said that the number of people who have died from the outbreak of the new type of coronavirus had risen to 25, with the number of confirmed cases reaching 830.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Top administration officials will brief all US Senators on Friday regarding potential responses to the Coronavirus outbreak, Senate Health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander said in a statement.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian consumer rights watchdog (Rospotrebnadzor) called on Friday on Russian citizens to refrain from visiting China over the outbreak of a new coronavirus in the Asian country.

A new strain of coronavirus, labelled as 2019-nCoV or Novel Coronavirus, originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December, with at least 25 deaths confirmed so far by the Chinese authorities.

An outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia, later identified as a new strain of coronavirus, originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late December and has since then spread to several countries.

BEIJING (Sputnik) - The authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the origin of the new coronavirus outbreak, are planning to build a new hospital in six days to receive patients affected by the virus, media reported on Thursday.

New Delhi (Sputnik): A National Cadet Corps, (the youth wing of the Armed Forces), two-seater aircraft, made an emergency landing on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway in India’s Ghaziabad area on Thursday afternoon, after developing a technical problem.

According to the Health Commission of Hebei Province, an 80-year-old man died on Wednesday but the fact that his death was caused by the new coronavirus was only confirmed on Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Philippine aviation authorities on Thursday banned all flights to and from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the origin of an outbreak of a new coronavirus that has already spread to at least four other countries, the Philippine ABS-CBN broadcaster reported, citing the Civil Aeronautics Board.

The popularity of the game about deadly infections ravaging the Earth also reportedly spiked in 2014 during the Ebola virus outbreak in Africa.

New Delhi (Sputnik): On the backdrop of the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak in China, the Indian Government has stepped up preparedness and screening processes at airports, and has sounded a nationwide alert regarding the spread of the disease. 

New Delhi (Sputnik): Ahead of the summer Olympics slated to be hosted by Tokyo, Japan, in July, Indian archers are breathing a sigh of relief. Switzerland-based World Archery, the federation for the Olympic sport of archery lifted a five-month suspension on India on Thursday.

New Delhi (Sputnik): In 2008, Indian citizen Inderjeet Singh allegedly murdered his countryman in Abu Dhabi, UAE, after failing to repay the latter $81 (Rs. 5,800).

New Delhi (Sputnik): Chinese smartphone players are expanding their product portfolios in India – which, in recent years, has displaced the US as the second-largest market for mobiles in the world.

New Delhi (Sputnik): On 15 January, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was studying ways to expand energy cooperation with India, while focusing on energy efficiency, development, and the construction of facilities to generate energy from renewable sources.

New Delhi (Sputnik): In 2019, several cases of cyber-breaches on the WhatsApp messenger, ATMs, nuclear facilities and space agencies by rogue hackers from foreign countries made the headlines in India. As India readies to roll out 5G technology, it will further expand the use of the internet in multiple sectors.

New Delhi (Sputnik): Addressing the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland  on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said his country has not been treated fairly by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). He asserted India and China have taken advantage due to their developing status.

According to recent data, more than 600 cases of the disease have been confirmed in 25 Chinese provinces, and 17 people have died as a result of the so-called Novel Coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan in late December.

Chinese authorities earlier reported an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan in the central province of Hubei.

SM Entertainment has confirmed preparations for the comeback of the group as a whole unit after member Jungwoo’s battle with ill health.