Tokyo: Japan’s prime minister on Monday proposed a state of emergency for several major regions seeing a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, as well as
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India curbs diagnostic testing kit exports as virus spreads
India is restricting the export of most diagnostic testing kits, as coronavirus cases in the South Asian nation topped 3,350 on Sunday despite a three-week
ISIS: Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunity
JOHANNESBURG: Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the
As ten employees of Mysuru’s pharma company test positive for Covid-19, source of virus remains a mystery
Bengaluru: Four more employees of the pharmaceutical company in Nanjangud near Mysuru were tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total number of confirmed
coronavirus updates: Europe’s virus toll surges, world plunges into recession
ROME: Europe was reeling from a staggering surge in coronavirus deaths Saturday, still days or weeks from what experts desperately hope will be the epidemic’s
coronavirus: International tourism to plunge up to 30% due to virus: UNWTO
MADRID: The number of international tourist arrivals will fall by 20-30 percent in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus, putting millions of jobs at risk,
coronavirus in forces: Virus cases spike on US aircraft carrier: Media
WASHINGTON: The number of coronavirus cases on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Pacific Ocean has spiked to at least 23, with authorities
india lockdown: Lockdown’s success in China offers hope for world’s virus fight
By Naomi Kresge and Samuel Dodge As lockdowns spread across the U.S., the U.K. and other countries, early lessons on how effective they’ll be against
coronavirus: Donald Trump plans to use defence production act for virus test kits
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration plans to use the Defence Production Act on Tuesday to procure 60,000 coronavirus test kits, amid severe shortages of kits, masks,
Coronavirus effect on airlines: ‘Greatest existential challenge ever’: Virus forces Singapore Airlines to cut operations drastically
Amid rapid tightening of border control measures around the world in the wake of the widening novel coronavirus contagion, the Singapore Airlines (SIA) today announced