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Can disposable masks be disinfected with rice cooker for reuse? Taiwan releases demonstration video

Taiwan currently has 376 confirmed cases of coronavirus and 5 deaths reported so far. Taiwan started taking strict measures in December itself to prevent the spread of coronavirus

Apr 8, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus

Face mask row: WHO recommendation compounds confusion; Wear it if you care for others!

Compared to Southeast Asian people, in western countries like the US, people tend to avoid wearing masks despite the Coronavirus becoming a pandemic

Apr 8, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Coronavirus infected patients in Wuhan are cremated alive, screams heard from funeral homes, say locals

Locals in Wuhan claim coronavirus infected patients are being incinerated alive and they've heard screams coming from funeral home furnaces, according to a Radio Free Asia report

Apr 8, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

UK PM Boris Johnson 'breathing without assistance'; which experimental drugs doctors may use?

On Wednesday it was reported that PM Johnson is 'breathing without assistance' in intensive care and he has not required mechanical ventilation

Apr 8, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Thailand confirms 111 new Coronavirus cases and 3 more deaths

The coronavirus outbreak has infected over 1,400,000 people in the world and had claimed the lives of more than 80,000

Apr 8, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

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Trump calls WHO China-centric, blames it for bad advice during initial stage of Coronavirus outbreak

Donald Trump said WHO "really blew it' on Coronavirus and criticised for the advice the agency had given considering the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 8, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

World's worst maintenance project? Section of China's Great Wall smeared with cement

Great Wall of China defaced on re-opening day, video of misbehaving tourist goes viral

Officials in China are planning to release a tourist "blacklist" to shame visitors caught intentionally causing damage to the Great Wall of China.

Apr 8, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

China's Wuhan lockdown ends, but local coronavirus cases rise across country

The capital of Hubei province, Wuhan, which is the initial epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak, saw just three new confirmed infections in the past 21 days

Apr 8, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus