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Queen Elizabeth set to return from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace over coronavirus concerns

The monarch was taken to Windsor Castle as a precaution as the COVID-19 outbreak is seeing an increasing spread within UK

Mar 16, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

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Is Coronavirus cure ready? First COVID-19 vaccine trial to take place in Seattle on Monday

This potential Coronavirus vaccine trail is funded by the National Institutes of Health which will take place in Seattle

Mar 16, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Hold breath 10-seconds to know if you've coronavirus: Truth behind 'tip from Stanford'

Stanford University has come forward debunking the false self-checkup tips that have gone viral on social media.

Mar 16, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Xi Jinping's critic Ren Zhiqiang disappears after scathing coronavirus op-ed

Although his whereabouts are unknown, it is widely reported that he has been detained for his criticism of the Chinese President

Mar 16, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Italy coronavirus horrors: 368 deaths in 24 hours, hospitals face crises, a funeral every 30 minutes

Italy records 1,809 deaths and 24,747 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as the country remains the worst-hit in Europe

Mar 16, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

Covid-19: Singapore issues 14-day stay-home notices for travelers coming from Asian countries and UK

Ministry of Health announces short-term pass-holders from China, Iran, Italy and France will not be allowed to enter Singapore

Mar 15, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Coronavirus

ISIS issues Sharia-compliant Coronavirus guidelines for its suicide bombers in COVID 19 hit countries

The Al Naba, which publishes the newsletters in Arabic, has been closely following since the Coronavirus outbreak from the beginning

Mar 15, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

London man gets mugged for toilet paper as COVID-19 panic buying grips the world

Dinendra, a 56-year-old man from London, was mugged as he was exiting a Savers store in Harringay, north London

Mar 15, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Coronavirus

Uzbekistan confirms first case of Coronavirus: Halts travel to several cities

Uzbekistan confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in a person traveling from France, cancels flights to several cities across the world

Mar 15, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

UK to ban mass gatherings from next week to curb Coronavirus

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has so far resisted pressure to take some of the stringent measures adopted by other European countries

Mar 14, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

This Kenyan woman claims she is COVID-19 negative

Kenyan woman claims she is COVID-19 negative; netizens ask if govt faked the claim

In a recent video that has surfaced online, a woman identified herself as Jane, claims that all the recent news on her being infected with Coronavirus is fake

Mar 14, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

20,000 job losses after Nepal suspends climbing permits on-arrival visas

The Nepal government has decided to stop the issue of on-arrival tourist visas and any Mt. Everest expeditions for the time being

Mar 14, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Taliban violence spikes in Afghanistan despite peace deal

In the past 24 hours, the Taliban has reportedly conducted around 95 attacks in at least 10 provinces despite the peace deal being in the talks

Mar 14, 2020

By IANS

China's 'lonely dictator' Xi Jinping's image during his Wuhan tour goes viral; truth revealed

An image of the Chinese Primer Xi Jinping was circulated online while many netizens named it as 'lonely dictator'

Mar 14, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

With fatality rate of 7.16%, why is Coronavirus death rate double in Italy than rest of the world?

With 17,660 Covid-19 cases and 1,266 fatalities, the fatality rate in Italy stands at 7.16%, as opposed to the global fatality rate of 3.7%

Mar 14, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

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