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Can Israel be the first country to develop Coronavirus vaccine? Researchers conduct test

Israel researchers were asked to join the race to find a cure for Coronavirus by PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Apr 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Will Coronavirus stay in cabbage for 30 hours? Debunking the truth behind viral claim

Did the WHO instruct us to stop eating cabbage and bakery products amid coronavirus?

According to recent fake viral messages, the WHO has requested people to avoid eating cabbage and bakery products as the virus can stay for a long time in them.

Apr 2, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus Fake news

Taiwan becomes first Asian country to ban dog and cat meat; offenders face 2-year jail, $65,500 fine

Shenzhen becomes the first Chinese city to ban consumption of dogs and cats

The decision was taken in the backdrop of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the origin of which is attributed to a local sea-food and wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan

Apr 2, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Sony pledges $100 million Global Relief Fund to fight Coronavirus crisis

Sony launces 'Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19' with $100 million funding to globally support those affected by COVID-19

Apr 2, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

Top UK doctors on the front lines of the Coronavirus pandemic die after contracting COVID-19

There are four doctors who had ancestry in regions including Africa, Asia and the Middle East, died in UK while saving other lives affected by Novel Coronavirus

Apr 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Hoax busted: Video showing 'dead bodies dumped into a pit in Italy due to Coronavirus' goes viral

The video shows visuals of many dead bodies being dumped to a pit and is going viral claiming to be visuals from Italy amid the Coronavirus outbreak

Apr 2, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

US senator warns China of change in trade relations if 'gross' animal markets don't close

Senator Lindsey Graham told in a warning that trade relations with China would have to change if 'disgusting' wet markets doesn't close

Apr 2, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

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Trump questions China's official Coronavirus death count; Says 'How do we know?'

After an intelligence report was presented in the White House, US lawmakers urged to launch an investigation into what is called China's "cover-up" of the Coronavirus pandemic

Apr 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Hoax busted: Video of Sufi ritual Zikr goes viral as mass sneezing to spread Coronavirus infection

A video of Sufi ritual of Zikr being practiced is being falsely shared as mass sneezing in India's mosque is going viral. Here is the truth about the video

Apr 2, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus Fake news

Coronavirus might have been released by Wuhan lab after all, suggests shocking Chinese documentary

A Chinese documentary has reawakened a conspiracy theory that suggests the coronavirus virus was created in Wuhan's Center for Disease Control

Apr 2, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Who is Jia Jia, Chinese columnist missing over letter asking President Xi to resign?

US intelligence report reveals China is faking Coronavirus death toll

Since the Coronavirus outbreak, China has been criticised for being in the shadows and now intelligence report proved this right

Apr 2, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China and Australia target Pacific with coronavirus aid

Beijing pledged to provide $1.9 million for testing kits and protective equipment this week considering the surge of virus outbreak

Apr 2, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

South Korea to allow absentee voting for coronavirus patients in parliamentary elections

Around 4,000 patients receiving treatment will be able to case their ballot via mail or early absentee voting

Apr 2, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

WHO is expecting Coronavirus cases in Malaysia to peak in mid-April

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world and is currently spreading like wildfire

Apr 2, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

China continues to sell cats for meat despite evidence that the feline can spread Coronavirus

China continues to sell cat meat at its recently reopened wet markets despite Chinese study confirming that transmission of COVID-19 is possible between cats

Apr 2, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

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