As India and other South Asian nations work to stop the spread of the virus, they face another battle: reams of misinformation.

A B.C. woman is worried her father may be stranded in India after that country announced a full lockdown to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic.

It's the most extensive stay-at-home order yet in the world's efforts against COVID-19.

At least 341 people have been infected in India by the new coronavirus, including the first case in the largely impoverished eastern state of Bihar, according to health officials.

About one fifth of India's 271 confirmed coronavirus cases has been reported in the western state of Maharashtra -- home to Mumbai, the country's largest city and economic powerhouse. So far, India has registered four deaths due to the virus.

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Another person has been charged in connection with a crash that killed three people in

The Ministry of Health and Social Services has announced that a fourth probable case of COVID-19 has been observed in Quebec.

Experts fear already-announced precautions won’t be enough for India’s beleaguered, under-funded and under-staffed health system to stave off an epidemic.

Experts say the attacks on reporters covering the riots -- and censorship afterward -- signal growing intolerance for independent reporting in India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.