coronavirus

Health

Bangladesh scraps plans to evacuate remaining nationals from China

Bangladesh had earlier evacuated 312 citizens and quarantined them in Dhaka on February 1, as per reports

Feb 9, 2020

By IANS

Science

Using steroids to treat novel Coronavirus could cause more harm than good, say scientists

In a commentary published by researchers from the University of Edinburgh, scientists conclude that the benefits provided by steroids or corticosteroids are minimal

Feb 9, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Indonesia: Hundreds of people affected by haze-related illness

Society

Coronavirus outbreak: After India, Singapore airlifts 174 citizens from Wuhan

174 Singaporeans return home from Wuhan while PM Lee reveals the country's strategy against Coronavirus outbreak

Feb 9, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Coronavirus death toll hits 813, equal to SARS toll in 2002-03; Japan announces its citizen's death

On Saturday, China reported 89 fatalities and 2,656 new cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection

Feb 9, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Entertainment

Coronavirus fear affects South Korean entertainment industry, K-pop stars cancel concerts, events

Popular K-pop bands, including ASTRO and WINNER, have cancelled their upcoming concerts and fan meetings due to concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

Feb 9, 2020

By Ilin Mathew

K-pop

Health

Coronavirus may survive up to 9 days on surfaces but some disinfectants can destroy it: Study

A team of German researchers from the Greifswald University Hospital and Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB), have compiled data from all known research on coronaviruses

Feb 8, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Health

Singapore says second evacuation flight from Wuhan to return on Sunday

A flight carrying medical supplies and diagnostic test kits, departed this afternoon for Wuhan, as per the ministry

Feb 8, 2020

By Reuters

Health

Five Britons contract Coronavirus in French ski resort

The total number of people who have been infected with the deadly coronavirus in France has now reached 11

Feb 8, 2020

By Reuters

Movies

5 Hollywood movies that predicted a viral outbreak stunningly similar to Wuhan coronavirus

We look at five Hollywood movies that touched upon various aspects of what has become a reality in China and the rest of the world, long before the novel coronavirus happened.

Feb 8, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Society

Angels of Wuhan: Citizens turn volunteers helping medical staff and people infected with Coronavirus

A group of volunteers have joined hands together to help the people suffering from deadly Coronavirus

Feb 8, 2020

By Vinod DSouza

The portable lab that plugs into your smartphone to diagnose diseases like malaria or coronavirus.

Health

New device can help in detecting novel Coronavirus and other diseases in a split second

A portable device was found by engineers from University of Cincinnati that can be connected to the smartphone can help in the detection of various viral and non-viral diseases

Feb 8, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Coronavirus: Deadliest day in China claims 86 people as US citizen becomes first foreign victim

A US citizen became the first foreign national to die in China after contracting coronavirus while undergoing treatment

Feb 8, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Health

Norovirus Outbreak: 200 people taken ill after contracting the stomach bug in US

The victims were attending an event at L'Auberge Casino in Lake Charles area in the US and the Louisiana Department of Health has launched an investigation into the matter

Feb 8, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Health

Singapore raises Coronavirus alert level: Pentagon to lessen size of delegation for the airshow

The alert level surpassed Yellow and reached Orange after three more patients were found with no link to the previous patients or travellers from China causing panic

Feb 8, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Health

40 healthcare workers at a single Wuhan hospital got infected with Coronavirus: Study

The study reveals dangers to those at the front-lines fighting the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) epidemic in China

Feb 8, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Health

Coronavirus cases near 35,000 worldwide; why is China not responding to help offers from WHO, CDC?

Though coronavirus infection cases are mounting at a rapid pace, China has still turned down WHO and CDC's offer for assistance

Feb 8, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Weird World

Hoax busted:Report that China sought court approval to kill 20,000 coronavirus patients to avoid spread of virus, is fake

The report published in ab-tc.com made a rather preposterous claim that China has sought permission for a "mass killing" of the coronavirus infected patients.

Feb 8, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Science

Chinese researchers say pangolins could possibly be intermediate host of Coronavirus

The study found that the genome sequence of the Wuhan coronavirus isolated from pangolins was 99 percent similar to that separated from infected people

Feb 7, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Society

There's a coronavirus emergency in North Korea but no curiously NO cases of infection

ChosunIlbo has reported, citing sources, that several suspected coronavirus infections have happened in North Korea.

Feb 7, 2020

By Jacob J

In Pictures: Captivating glimpses from 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris

Technology

TikTok deletes Kendall Jenner's verified account which was fake

Kendall Jenner's TikTok account turns out to be fake and within 12 hours the social media platform deleted the handle

Feb 7, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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