Coronavirus India lockdown Day 22 updates | Positive cases cross 11,000, death toll at 391
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced the extension of the current nation-wide lockdown to May 3, with intensive containment…
Trump states United States halting World Health Organization funding over its handling of virus
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has instructed his administration to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
France ends up being fourth country to pass the 15,000 coronavirus death toll
French Director General of Health Jerome Salomon. File | Photo Credit: Reuters But the number of people in intensive care…
A constricting window: On extension of lockdown
It appeared inevitable, and the Centre has accepted the view of several States to extend the national lockdown for the…
Corona bond: On Eurozone COVID-19 rescue package
Deliberations on the €540-billion emergency rescue package that Eurozone Finance Ministers agreed on Thursday underscore the difficult road ahead to…
Coronavirus | Ordnance Factory Board to make 1.1 lakh coveralls
Full protection: A suit made by the Golden Rock Railway Workshop in Tiruchi. Initial order from HLL Lifecare Ltd. will…
South Koreans vote in masks and at virus centers
Image copyright EPA Image caption Some voting booths are outside Covid-19 treatment centres South Korea is holding an election unlike…
‘We can’t survive a five-month closure’
As the lockdown in Italy enters its sixth week, some restaurants and bars are already going out of business. The…
United States to halt financing to WHO over coronavirus
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump said the WHO had "failed in its basic duty"US President Donald…
Coronavirus is ‘taking us out’ warns Oprah
Image copyright Reuters American broadcaster Oprah Winfrey has warned African Americans to take the coronavirus outbreak seriously, saying the disease…
McDonald’s employees file $500m unwanted sexual advances match
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Florida has the largest concentration of stores run by McDonald's in the US Two…
Coronavirus Stress And Anxiety Sleeping Disorders Is Real
To treat it, we first have to understand the pandemic as a slow-moving natural disaster. amenic181/iStock/Getty Images Plus Slate is…
Homemade coronavirus masks: Tips to wash your face covering appropriately
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Researchers recommend coronavirus could spread from remains
April 14, 2020 | 2:54pm | Updated April 14, 2020 | 3:20pm The first case of a dead body transmitting…
Health officials say more scientific data required to understand whether antibodies protect recuperated COVID-19 clients
Published: April 14, 2020 at 2:45 p.m. ET ‘It is a serious concern,‘ says a New Jersey researcher Getty Images…
Congress attacks Modi, says woes of migrant workers not addressed
In a video message, Congress president Sonia Gandhi thanked the people for leading the fight against corona de...Read MoreNEW DELHI:…
Just 2%of Covid-19 patients have actually submitted insurance claims
Medics interact with a patient in the isolation ward of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at Patna Medical College ...Read MoreBENGALURU: India…
‘Saptapadi’: PM lists 7 mantras to fight coronavirus
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invoked "seven vows" that he asked people to take in their battle…
Private sector drafted but Covid-19 battle rests heavily on govt hospitals
Medics wear mask seen at Government Hamidia hospital during the nationwide lockdown in wake of Coronavirus out...Read MoreWhile several state…
BCCI tells franchises IPL ‘delayed forever’ but no main word yet
NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Tuesday told IPL franchises that the event stands "postponed indefinitely" after the lockdown to combat…
Flight services may resume from May 4; Centre yet to decide on refund for cancelled ones
NEW DELHI: Scheduled passenger flights could now resume from May 4. After Prime Minister Modi extended the nationwide lockdown to…
Stephen Wolfram Invites You to Solve Physics
The novel coronavirus has derailed everyday existence for all of us, forcing us to make difficult choices. But a few…
You’re Still Spending For Live Sports on Cable. Here’s Why
Cable-TV companies are still charging customers for sports channels even as the coronavirus pandemic forces the suspension of all major…
How Health Care Workers Avoid Bringing Covid-19 Home
Health care workers are coming unglued. Every day, they struggle to protect their patients, their communities, and themselves from the…
Coronavirus Testing Is Coming Closer to Your Doctor’s Office
If the story of the United States’ initial response to the novel coronavirus was one of federal health agencies utterly…
The Increase of a Hindu Vigilante in the Age of WhatsApp and Modi
On rare occasions, the Indian government—which prides itself on visions of universal digital literacy, online services, and biometrical identity schemes—still…
Spain, Austria ease coronavirus curbs, U.S. debates risks
MADRID/LONDON (Reuters) - Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work on Tuesday but Britain, France and India extended lockdowns…
U.S. State Department reports very first coronavirus fatality among Washington staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Tuesday reported its first coronavirus fatality among the staff at its headquarters…
Trump’s Might 1 target too positive for U.S. coronavirus reopening, Fauci says
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s May 1 target for restarting the economy is “overly optimistic,” his top…
As infection tears through booking, Navajos give lifeline to elders and families
SHIPROCK, N.M. (Reuters) - To the sound of birdsong on rolling grassland, a pickup truck crawls up a dirt track…
Obama on board: Democrat Biden lands key endorsement in White House race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee on Tuesday, breaking his silence…
J&J sees medical devices business recovery at end of year after taking coronavirus hit
(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) on Tuesday said it expects its medical device business to begin recovering in the…
Explainer: How smartphone apps can help ‘contact trace’ the new coronavirus
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A global race is on to develop smartphone apps and other types of mobile phone surveillance…
Two big U.S. banks offer glum outlook for coronavirus recession
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The main things investors wanted to learn from first-quarter results by JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N)…
New york city hospitalizations succumb to first time in coronavirus pandemic: governor
(Reuters) - The total number of people hospitalized in New York fell for the first time since the onset of…
Global economy in 2020 on track for sharpest downturn since 1930s: IMF
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The global economy is expected to shrink by 3.0% during 2020 in a stunning coronavirus-driven collapse of…
Coronavirus | Bhopal gas survivors left in the lurch
Four of the five patients who died of COVID-19 in Bhopal were survivors of the city’s 1984 gas tragedy, and…
Coronavirus | Longer lockdown essential to break chain of infection, says government
India on Tuesday registered an increase of 1,211 COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths in the past 24 hours, making it…
Coronavirus | Infections have ‘certainly’ not peaked yet, warns WHO
Spain and Austria allowed partial returns to work on Tuesday but Britain and France extended lockdowns to try to rein…
Coronavirus | Migrant workers in Surat take to the streets again
They demand to be allowed to return to their villages, cite lack of food and facilities For the second time…
Coronavirus | Workers face heat, hunger as lockdown is extended
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the countrywide lockdown by another 19 days, there is only one…
Coronavirus | Migrant workers protest outside Bandra railway station, demand help to return home
Over a thousand migrant workers gathered outside Bandra railway station on Tuesday afternoon, demanding that they be sent home at…
Coronavirus | Survey of India maps to bolster Arogya Setu app
To “complement” the Arogya Setu App, a government endorsed application that helps trace the contacts of those who may have…
Elgar Parishad case | Anand Teltumbde, Gautam Navlakha surrender to NIA
Civil rights campaigner Gautam Navlakha and scholar and activist Anand Teltumbde surrendered to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday…
No laughing matter
“When we were wishing each other with a namaste – they laughed. When we were washing our hands and legs…
Coronavirus upgrade: Trump ‘does not have total authority’ says defiant Cuomo
Posted April 15, 2020 03:22:50 Worldwide, more than 1.9 million infections have been reported and over 120,000 people have died…
Barack Obama offers Joe Biden his assistance in presidential race
Updated April 15, 2020 02:58:29 Former United States president Barack Obama has publicly endorsed Joe Biden ahead of the US…
Irradiated fires threatening Chernobyl are mostly extinguished
Updated April 15, 2020 02:42:06 A large forest fire that tore through the area surrounding the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power…
IMF says Australia’s economy will shrink by 6.7 per cent this year
Posted April 14, 2020 22:31:51 Australia's economy is expected to shrink dramatically this year as the global economy suffers its…
Winner of $50,000 writing reward takes apart ‘the lazy old lies we connect with domestic abuse’
Updated April 14, 2020 23:46:27 Journalist Jess Hill has won the $50,000 Stella Prize for writing by Australian women for…