Coronavirus: News
16 Mar 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Coronavirus outbreak: Australian players react to government's self-isolation policy
Australian ODI skipper Aaron Finch and opener David Warner questioned the effectiveness of the government's self-isolation policy to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
16 Mar 2020
BollywoodCoronavirus: Filmmakers rush to register 'corona' in movie titles
Bollywood seems to be setting a new example in creating art out of tragedy.
16 Mar 2020
Arvind KejriwalAmid coronavirus scare, Kejriwal bans large gatherings in Delhi
Amid the growing threat of a full-blown coronavirus outbreak in India, large gatherings were banned in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Monday.
16 Mar 2020
KeralaWhat are coronavirus isolation wards like? Here are first-hand experiences
Quarantine, isolation wards, and coronavirus are perhaps the three most searched words in recent days. While the last one is the real monster, having killed more than 6,000 people globally, isolation wards aren't that nasty and neither is it bad to quarantine oneself.
16 Mar 2020
IndiaMicrosoft launches dedicated tracker for COVID-19 outbreak
In order to keep the general public informed about the global outbreak of coronavirus disease COVID-19, Microsoft's Bing team has launched a dedicated online tracker.
16 Mar 2020
IndiaFourth batch of Indians evacuated from coronavirus-hit Iran: S Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday revealed that the fourth batch of 53 Indians stranded in Iran, where the impact of coronavirus has been catastrophic, has arrived in India. With this, the total number of people evacuated from the nation stands at 389, he added.
16 Mar 2020
Deepika PadukoneCoronavirus: Shoots stalled, Bollywood could lose Rs. 800cr
The coronavirus outbreak has brought businesses across the globe to a standstill. And, needless to say, showbiz is part of the game too.
16 Mar 2020
Donald TrumpTrump says Google chief Sundar Pichai apologized to him
At the recent White House press briefing, US President Donald Trump claimed that Sundar Pichai, the chief of Google and Alphabet, apologized to him.
16 Mar 2020
NBACoronavirus outbreak: Paul Pogba launches fund-raising campaign on his birthday
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has launched a fund-raising campaign to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
16 Mar 2020
IndiaWhat should India do to fight coronavirus
With the coronavirus cases seeing a surge in India, despite the early measures taken by the government, experts feel a pre-emptive lockdown is the only way to deal with the deadly virus that has taken over 6,000 lives worldwide and infected 169,577.
15 Mar 2020
ItalyCoronavirus: Italian nurse's viral photo highlights healthcare workers' plight
Over the past month, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has surged rapidly in Italy.
15 Mar 2020
Apple#NewsBytesWeeklyRecap: Alphabet's coronavirus tool, Iran's surveillance, Apple Stores closed, more
This week, a vast majority of developments in the world of tech were driven by the outbreak of coronavirus in various parts of the world.
15 Mar 2020
Honda#CoronavirusOutbreak: Honda India postpones the launch of 2020 City sedan
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese automaker Honda has postponed the launch of its fifth-generation City sedan in India.
15 Mar 2020
Narendra ModiSAARC meet: Modi announces COVID-19 emergency fund; contributes $10mn
Prime Minister Narendra Modi commenced the SAARC conference on Sunday at 5 pm.
15 Mar 2020
InstagramCoronavirus outburst: Third NBA player tested positive
A third NBA player tested positive for coronavirus as per a statement from the Detroit Pistons.
15 Mar 2020
KarnatakaAgra DM wants FIR against coronavirus-infected Bengaluru techie's wife
The 25-year-old Bengaluru woman, who allegedly tried to dodge coronavirus testing, now faces an FIR in Agra.
15 Mar 2020
Liverpool FCLiverpool await Premier League fate amid coronavirus crisis
The coronavirus outbreak has become a worldwide catastrophe and several major sporting activities around the world have been cancelled or postponed.
15 Mar 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Coronavirus outbreak: Spectator at Women's WT20 final tests positive
A spectator who attended the final between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on March 8 has tested positive for coronavirus.
15 Mar 2020
IndiaApple banning unofficial coronavirus apps from App Store
In a bid to combat misinformation on the novel coronavirus and its outbreak, Apple is going after unreliable apps on its App Store.
15 Mar 2020
IranIran's coronavirus 'detection' app is spying on public
As the outbreak of coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in Iran, the government of the country is reportedly exploiting the situation to its own advantage.
15 Mar 2020
Narendra ModiCoronavirus: 107 cases reported across India; SAARC meeting scheduled today
The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 107 on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health.
15 Mar 2020
SpaceXMusk downplays coronavirus outbreak, draws flak from health experts
Elon Musk, the boss of SpaceX and Tesla, is drawing flak for downplaying the threat of COVID-19 - the deadly disease caused by the outbreak of coronavirus.
14 Mar 2020
CanadaCanadian firm announces coronavirus vaccine candidate; testing possible soon
As researchers globally race to develop a vaccine for the deadly novel coronavirus, a Canada-based biotechnology company on Thursday announced a vaccine candidate for the viral disease.
14 Mar 2020
AppleCoronavirus: Apple closes stores outside China, to hold online-only WWDC
Following President Trump's emergency declaration over coronavirus pandemic, Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced the decision to close down all company stores outside of Greater China.
14 Mar 2020
World Health OrganizationCoronavirus a 'notified disaster'; deceased's kin to get financial compensation
The Centre on Saturday declared the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak a "notified disaster."
14 Mar 2020
IndiaCoronavirus outbreak: Tihar, home to 17,000+ inmates, sets isolation wards
With the number of positive cases of coronavirus climbing each day, Asia's largest prison facility Tihar has started screening inmates and has also set up eight isolation wards, reports said on Saturday.
14 Mar 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)Curtailed IPL a possibility as team owners meet BCCI
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday discussed the option of conducting a curtailed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 with the eight franchise owners.
14 Mar 2020
Pakistan NewsPakistan responds to Modi's call for joint effort against coronavirus
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited SAARC nations for a joint response against the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan responded in the affirmative.
14 Mar 2020
SamsungYour phone is dirtier than toilet-seat. Samsung has a solution
Just as Google and Apple continue to take aggressive steps to combat the outbreak of coronavirus, Samsung is doing its own bit to prevent the disease from spreading.
14 Mar 2020
Italy#CoronavirusOutbreak: Italian man pleads authorities to collect sister's dead body
In Italy, where the impact of coronavirus has been calamitous, a man had to make an impassioned appeal on social media to get the authorities to collect the body of his dead sister, who passed away due to COVID-19.
14 Mar 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)Coronavirus outbreak: Australia vs New Zealand ODIs, T20Is called off
The limited-overs series (ODIs, T20Is) between Australia and New Zealand have been called off owing to the coronavirus outbreak which has caused a worldwide catastrophe.
14 Mar 2020
Donald TrumpAlphabet's Verily, not Google, building coronavirus screening tool
A few hours ago, US President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over the outbreak of coronavirus.
14 Mar 2020
KarnatakaBengaluru: Coronavirus infected techie's wife fled on train, tests positive
At a time when people have been advised to take concrete steps to minimize the coronavirus impact, the wife of a Google employee, who tested positive, fled from Bengaluru and took a train to Agra from Delhi earlier this month, putting thousands of people at risk.
14 Mar 2020
World Health OrganizationTrump declares national emergency in US as coronavirus crisis deepens
After worrying and angering his countrymen with his lax approach towards the coronavirus problem, United States President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency.
13 Mar 2020
Donald TrumpBrazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus: Reports
Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, has reportedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The country's local media has reported that his first test has come back positive for COVID-19.
13 Mar 2020
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)Coronavirus 'not a health emergency' in India; 81 cases reported
The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 81 on Friday, senior government officials said.
13 Mar 2020
World Health OrganizationHow Singapore tackled coronavirus and set an example for countries
In Italy, the rise in deaths due to coronavirus breached 30% in a single day on Wednesday and the national tally has surged to 1,016.
13 Mar 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)Coronavirus outbreak: India vs South Africa ODI series called off
The widespread coronavirus has impacted all sport across the world.
13 Mar 2020
Cricket: News, Stats and more!Coronavirus outburst: Road Safety World Series postponed
The Unacademy Road Safety World Series has been postponed until further notice, owing to the coronavirus scare.
13 Mar 2020
Indian Premier League (IPL)Coronavirus outbreak: England tour of Sri Lanka called off
The widespread coronavirus is taking a toll on all sport activities around the world.
