coronavirus

Business

Emirates offers pilots unpaid leaves; Qatar Airways lays off staff as coronavirus spreads

Emirates, reportedly, is the latest airlines to request employees to go on unpaid leave, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to hit the aviation industry

Mar 19, 2020

By R. Ghosh

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Society

US-Canada border to shut, stocks drop again as coronavirus impact widens

Justin Trudeau said that he spoke with Donald Trump and they agreed to restrict non-essential travel across the border

Mar 19, 2020

By Reuters

Entertainment

Charlotte Lawrence tests positive for coronavirus, singer asks people to stay indoors for their own safety

Singer Charlotte Lawrence revealed that she has tested positive for coronavirus but stated that she'll be all right and recover soon.

Mar 19, 2020

By Vinod DSouza

Health

BREAKING: Coronavirus cases in New York jump by 1,008 in just 24 hours

A tweet posted on Wednesday has revealed that New York state governer says a drastic rise in coronavirus cases in the state

Mar 19, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Hong Kong Coronavirus suspected dog who returned home from quarantine mysteriously dies

The Hong Kong Pomeranian who was in quarantine returned home on Saturday and died on Monday without showing any symptoms for COVID-19 disease

Mar 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Irish company develops innovative Covid-19 test kit based on pregnancy test technology

An Irish company has developed a rapid test kit which uses pregnancy test technology to check for Covid-19

Mar 18, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims ignore virus risk to gather in Indonesia

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world causing the death of around 8,000 people

Mar 18, 2020

By Reuters

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Society

This Israeli thief returns stolen ancient artifact amid fear of coronavirus apocalypse

A man who stole a catapult stone from the City of David returned it to the authorities after being scared of the ongoing pandemic which has led the man to believe in the apocalypse

Mar 18, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

Coronavirus makes Taliban realise they need health workers alive not dead

The deadly novel virus has claimed the lives of nearly 8,000 people around the world and has spread to over 120 countries

Mar 18, 2020

By Reuters

Health

Novel Coronavirus genome sequence finally reveals the origin - natural, not bio-weapon

Scientists have analysed the genome sequence of the new Coronavirus and released their findings on Tuesday

Mar 18, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Markets

What is Buffett Indicator? US stock market investors should be ready for bigger crash

Before the dotcom bust the US market cap was 146 percent of the of GDP, while it was 137 percent before the 2008 Financial Crisis. On March 4, 2020, it was 146 percent.

Mar 18, 2020

By Jacob J

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Health

Robbers with guns arrested for stealing 100,000 face masks in Ukraine amid Coronavirus crisis

Police arrest five armed robbers who got way with 100,000 face masks from a black marketeer during an underground deal

Mar 18, 2020

By Vinod DSouza

Health

With global COVID-19 fatality rate of 4%, how did South Korea, Germany manage to keep rates below 1%?

South Korea's Covid-19 fatality rate stands at 0.99% and Germany's at 0.26%, as against Italy and Iran with fatality rates of 7.94% and 6.11%, respectively

Mar 18, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Chinese and Cuban doctors arrive in Italy

Society

This Cuban drug has been effective in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic

Cuban drug Interferon Alpha 2B has been effective in fighting COVID-19 pandemic and has been in demand globally

Mar 18, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Sports

Tokyo 2020 Olympics ticket holders tensed about schedule of Games

The deadly coronavirus has affected many sporting events worldwide and the Tokyo Olympics may also fall prey to the pandemic

Mar 18, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Society

Britain's Parkrun called off due to Coronavirus outbreak

The coronavirus has affected many people around the world and has posed a major threat to the global econmy

Mar 18, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Health

Imported coronavirus cases in China outpace local infections for fifth day

The coronavirus has infected almost 200,000 people around the world while claimed the lives of nearly 8,000 people

Mar 18, 2020

By Reuters

Health

Iran working on a new treatment for lung lesions of Coronavirus patients

Iran has developed a combination of drugs which can treat the lesions in the lungs of Covid-19 patients

Mar 18, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Business

Private jet industry hit by COVID-19; why are companies rejecting lucrative offers from ultra-rich?

Travel restrictions by the governments to contain the pandemic caused by coronavirus has hit private jet industry too, large amounts by ultra-rich did not work

Mar 18, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Fact check: Is this photo of an untouched vegan shelf in a supermarket related to Coronavirus panic buying?

Society

Is this photo of an untouched vegan shelf in a market related to COVID-19 panic buying? Hoax busted

The photo that is doing the rounds on social media shows an untouched vegan food shelf, while the nearby shelves are empty in a supermarket

Mar 18, 2020

By Anu James

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