‘We knew difficult times were coming’: Can Chinatown survive COVID-19?
Updated June 06, 2020 10:24:23 They've been a part of Australia for more than 100 years. A pandemic has slowed…
UK halts trial of hydroxychloroquine as ‘useless’ for COVID-19 patients
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists halted a major drug trial on Friday after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted…
No new schemes for a year, says finance ministry amid rise in Covid-19 cases
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (File photo)NEW DELHI: The finance ministry has asked all ministries and departments not to initiate…
At 14,500, Delhi is now second only to Maharashtra in terms of active Covid-19 cases
NEW DELHI: After Maharashtra, Delhi has maximum active cases of Covid-19. According to the data shared by states, while Maharashtra…
Now, Karnataka has no Minister to disseminate info on COVID-19
A student asks Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar to postpone the academic year till the pandemic is…
India’s defence secretary tests positive for Covid-19
NEW DELHI: In a development that has unsettled the country’s top defence establishment in South Block on the Raisina Hill…
From PUBG to Minecraft, here’s a look at the most-played online games during COVID-19 lockdown
Online games such as PUBG, Minecraft, Fortnight Battle Royale, League of Legends, Counter-Strike, World of Warcraft, and Clash of Clans…
Malaria drug touted by Trump fails to prevent COVID-19 in high profile study
(Reuters) - The malaria drug promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a treatment for COVID-19 was ineffective in preventing…
Coronavirus live updates: Record single-day spike of 8,909 Covid-19 cases in India
TIMES OF INDIATHE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 03, 2020, 16:06:28 ISTThe nationwide tally of confirmed Covid-19 cases crossed the…
Online Leadership Conclave on Rise of Digital Economy in the COVID Era | ETMasterclass
About the programme Is hyper-digital the next normal? As work from home becomes the new norm and the economy, businesses,…
10% of India’s population above 60 accounts for 50% of Covid deaths
Representative imageNEW DELHI: The elderly, who constitute 10% of India’s population, accounted for over 50% of the country’s Covid-19 deaths,…
Rigorous Hand-Washing Will Become Part Of Covid-19’s New Regular
The Trump Administration has committed to reopening the economy at all costs, the White House coronavirus task force has vanished…
Coronavirus update: United States protesters encouraged to get tested for COVID-19
Health experts are concerned protests erupting across the nation and the law enforcement response to them will upend efforts to…
Coronavirus: Testing on kids is a nervous next step on way to Covid-19 vaccine
NEW YORK: There are many questions surrounding children's role in the coronavirus pandemic but one thing is clear: they'll need…
Eli Lilly starts human study of potential COVID-19 antibody treatment
(Reuters) - Eli Lilly and Co said on Monday it had started an early-stage trial to test its potential treatment…
100-year-old Indonesian lady beats COVID-19
Kamtim with her daughter-in-law Siti Aminah in Surabaya on Sunday. | Photo Credit: JUNI KRISWANTO Surabaya’s Kamtim discharged after a…
People more vital than the economy, pope says about Covid crisis
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Sunday that people are more important than the economy, as countries decide…
Infosys CEO Parekh’s salary rises 27% to $6 million; calls out Covid risks on biz
Infosys CEO Salil ParekhBENGALURU: Infosys CEO Salil Parekh’s compensation rose 27% to $6.1 million in 2019-20, compared to $4.8 million…
Lockdown 5.0 live updates: Conduct sero-survey to track Covid spread, says ICMR to states
US records 960 coronavirus deaths in 24hrs, Johns Hopkins Universitym
Ex-AFL player Tim Boyle on owning a restaurant during COVID-19
There have been unluckier AFL footballers than Tim Boyle, whose injury-blighted career took in just 31 senior games in seven…
Maharashtra announces 50 lakh cover for all on COVID-19 task
The Maharashtra government will provide a comprehensive personal life cover of ₹50 lakh to all employees who are on active…
Five Delhi luxury hotels made extended Covid hospitals
NEW DELHI: To ensure sufficient beds to deal with the increasing coronavirus cases, the Delhi government on Friday directed that…
India registers biggest single-day spike of 7,466 Covid-19 cases
File imageNEW DELHI: The death toll due to Covid-19 rose to 4,706 in the country, while the number of cases…
Tyson Foods will shut U.S. pork plant as more workers capture COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: Traders gather at the post that trades Tyson Foods on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange…
U.S. passes dire turning point of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
Unthinkable just a few months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as…
Day after debate, Rahul Gandhi admires Maharashtra deal with Covid-19
MUMBAI: A day after his statement that the Congress was “only supporting” and “not running” the Maharashtra government sparked talk…
Coronavirus | ICMR removes ₹4,500 cap on COVID-19 test
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has written to all the States and the Union Territories, suggesting that the…
3 Ways Scientists Think We Could De-Germ a Covid-19 World
With Covid-19 restrictions easing and people returning to restaurants, bars, and shopping malls, a new strategy is emerging to protect…
Jai is just one of 15,000 apprentices who are out of work due to COVID-19, and tens of thousands more could follow
There are warnings tens of thousands of apprenticeships and trainee positions could disappear due to the economic fallout of COVID-19.Key…
Online Leadership Conclave on The Big Luxury Squeeze in the Times of COVID-19 | ETMasterclass
About the programme Coronavirus and fears around the dreaded disease have shaken the foundations of the global and the Indian…
‘The disease is really en route up’: WHO issues COVID-19 caution
As countries look to reopen their borders the World Health Organization issues a stark warning that coronavirus is "actually on…
S&P 500 tops 3,000 pts on hopes of economic recovery, COVID-19 vaccine
(Reuters) - U.S. stocks jumped and the S&P 500 breached 3,000 points on Tuesday as optimism about a potential coronavirus…
Merck to buy Austrian vaccine maker as it jumps into COVID-19 race
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N), which has largely kept to the sidelines of the race for COVID-19…
Morrison wants to revamp commercial relations in wake of COVID-19
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the Government will shelve contentious "union-busting" laws as a sign of good faith, while pointing…
Trump threatens to move Republican convention over COVID-19 restrictions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that he may move the Republican National Convention set for…
WHO warns of ‘2nd peak’ in locations where COVID-19 declining
FILE PHOTO: Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), attends a news conference at the United Nations…
ICMR sits on proposal to try Rs 5 arthritis drug in Covid cases
Representative imageCHENNAI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is sitting on a proposal for a clinical trial of an…
WHO warns of ‘second peak’ in areas where Covid-19 is declining
GENEVA: Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon…
Trump plays golf as U.S heads towards Covid 100000
WASHINGTON: A New York Times front page filled start to finish with one-line obituaries in small print of a thousand…
Bennett University to organize global webinar on AI solutions for Covid on May 25: Complete schedule
NEW DELHI: The Times of India Group's Bennett University is organizing a global webinar on Monday (May 25) 4pm onwards…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas on most significant demonstrations considering that COVID-19 curbs
Hong Kong police fired tear gas and pepper spray to disperse thousands protesting on Sunday against Beijings plan to directly…
Covid-19: New cases rise to 6,378; day’s toll 144
NEW DELHI: India reported 6,378 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the highest single-day jump in cases so far. This was…
The Promise of Antibody Treatments for Covid-19
“We need vaccines,” immunologist Jacob Glanville says. He knows about combating infections; the fast-talking, curly-haired former Pfizer staff scientist has…
Remote-First Companies Are Another Covid-19 Calamity
It’s Memorial Day weekend, as in, Surely by Memorial Day this thing will be over. That’s what we were saying…
Yemen’s health system ‘has in impact collapsed’ as COVID spreads: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) - The new coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen where the health care system “has in…
Coronavirus | Pidawa in Rajasthan, an unheralded success in fight against COVID-19
The picturesque road to Pidawa crosses streams, lush farmlands, rolling hills, and the former ‘badlands’ which are the border areas…
WHO tape-records greatest everyday variety of COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it had registered a new daily record number of COVID-19 cases as it quickly…
Ford shuts 2 U.S. assembly plants due to COVID-19 infections
FILE PHOTO: A Ford Motor assembly worker works on a 2018 Ford F150 pick-up truck at Ford's Dearborn Truck Plant…
New York City’s low-income, minority areas hit hardest by COVID-19, Cuomo says
FILE PHOTO: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at a daily briefing at North Shore University Hospital, during the outbreak…
Devices used for screening drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 cases
According to the guidelines, all samples of suspect COVID-19 should be first tested by the E gene screening assay. Diagnostic…