COVID-19: News
07 Apr 2020
FacebookWhatsApp restricts number of messages you can forward: Details here
In a bid to prevent the spread of potentially dangerous misinformation, including those baseless rumors around COVID-19, WhatsApp is imposing new restrictions on message forwarding.
07 Apr 2020
MumbaiDelhi Cancer Institute shut after 18 staff-members test COVID-19 positive
In yet another concerning turn of events, the Delhi State Cancer Institute was shut after 18 of its staff members, including doctors and nurses, tested positive for coronavirus, the deadly virus that has taken over 100 lives in India.
07 Apr 2020
Government of IndiaHow effectively India is managing the whole COVID-19 situation?
The growing number of COVID-19 cases in India has got people worried about their lives, their jobs, and everything in between.
07 Apr 2020
IndiaIBM is sharing its AI tools to fight COVID-19 crisis
Following the lead of Google, Apple, and Facebook, tech giant IBM has also joined the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic.
07 Apr 2020
Indian RailwaysRailways, shut for first-time, asked to build more isolation coaches
The coronavirus pandemic has put a monumental strain on India's healthcare system, which was never at par with that of the developed countries.
07 Apr 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: India eases Hydroxychloroquine export restrictions on humanitarian grounds
With coronavirus cases surging across the world, countries are scrambling to procure Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug that India produces in abundance.
07 Apr 2020
TelanganaCoronavirus: India's death toll crosses 140; COVID-19 cases cross 4,000
The coronavirus outbreak in India seems to be accelerating as 704 positive cases were reported in the past 24 hours, the highest single-day jump yet.
06 Apr 2020
Antonio GuterresUNSC to finally take up COVID-19 issue this week
The United Nations Security Council will reportedly take up the issue of the coronavirus pandemic this week.
06 Apr 2020
United States of AmericaIn a first, tiger tests positive for coronavirus in US
A tiger at a zoo in New York, United States, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
06 Apr 2020
JapanLockdown- No, Emergency- Yes: How Japan plans to handle coronavirus
The first stage to curtail the coronavirus pandemic is a lockdown, as countries that have been hammered by COVID-19 have shown. Italy has shut everything, so has France and so did epicenter China (although only worst-affected cities were shut).
06 Apr 2020
MaharashtraViral message about phased lockdown extension by WHO is fake
Misinformation about a phased extension of the lockdown in India has been doing the rounds on social media.
06 Apr 2020
BollywoodBollywood producer Karim Morani's daughter tests positive for coronavirus
Bollywood producer Karim Morani's daughter Shaza has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), reports said on Monday.
06 Apr 2020
SingaporeCoronavirus: Singapore quarantines 20,000 migrant workers as COVID-19 cases rise
In Singapore, roughly 20,000 migrant workers have been quarantined as the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has troubled the city-state.
06 Apr 2020
MumbaiMumbai: Hospital sealed after 3 doctors, 26 nurses contracted coronavirus
In a concerning incident, Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai was shut temporarily on Monday after three doctors and 26 nurses tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
06 Apr 2020
LucknowKanika Kapoor discharged from hospital after testing negative for COVID-19
Bollywood singer Kanika Kapoor (41) has been discharged from a Lucknow hospital.
06 Apr 2020
SingaporeAmid COVID-19 crisis, Singapore's richest man has grown richer
The global outbreak of COVID-19 has left economies crumbling.
05 Apr 2020
Madhya PradeshCoronavirus: All Bhopal shops closed until further orders, says DM
The Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh will now face a stricter lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise.
05 Apr 2020
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareGovernment unveils aggressive containment plan to tackle coronavirus outbreak
Halfway through the 21-day nationwide lockdown which bought India some time to limit infections due to the novel coronavirus, the government unveiled a document detailing a containment plan.
05 Apr 2020
Health & WellnessWidely-used antiparasitic drug kills novel coronavirus in lab tests
In a major development, a team of Australian scientists has discovered that an antiparasitic drug, which is already widely available in the market, could be the way to treat the novel coronavirus disease.
05 Apr 2020
FacebookUK: Brits are destroying 5G towers due to coronavirus. What?
At a time when coronavirus cases are skyrocketing and high-speed internet is more important than ever, people in the UK are setting their 5G towers on fire.
05 Apr 2020
Indian GovernmentAarogya Setu COVID-19 tracker app crosses 1 crore downloads
The government's recently launched Aarogya Setu COVID-19 tracker app has recorded over 1.1 crore downloads in India.
05 Apr 2020
YouTubeMore than 15,000 private Zoom meetings leaked online: Details here
Zoom, the video conferencing service that shot to fame in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, is drawing flak for leaking private meetings of its users.
05 Apr 2020
Narendra ModiCoronavirus: Trump asks India to release hydroxychloroquine ordered by US
United States President Donald Trump has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the hold on an order of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine.
05 Apr 2020
Narendra ModiModi's appeal to switch off lights for 9 minutes tonight
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the people of India to turn off all lights for 9 minutes tonight in a show of solidarity with the nation's fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
05 Apr 2020
TelanganaCoronavirus: India's death toll nears 100-mark; over 3,000 cases reported
In the last 24 hours, the number of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jumped by 525, the Ministry of Health confirmed. This is the largest single-day spike in coronavirus cases.
04 Apr 2020
HaryanaGovernment advises against alcohol-based sanitizers while lighting diyas on Sunday
Ahead of the lights-out event on Sunday, the government has issued an advisory against the use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers while lighting lamps and candles.
04 Apr 2020
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCoronavirus: Government imposes curbs on exports of diagnostic kits
As the number of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise, India on Saturday imposed restrictions on the export of diagnostic kits with immediate effect.
04 Apr 2020
Health & WellnessCoronavirus: Government details process to make face masks at home
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the government has recommended reusable homemade face masks for healthy persons.
04 Apr 2020
Donald TrumpCoronavirus: US reports 1,500 single-day deaths; new global record
The United States on Saturday recorded the highest number of single-day deaths for any nation around the world due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
04 Apr 2020
FootballCoronavirus outbreak: FIFA recommends postponing international matches scheduled for June
The COVID-19 working group has recommended the postponement of all international matches scheduled for June in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
04 Apr 2020
White HouseScientists fear coronavirus could be spreading through just breathing, talking
At a time when medical professionals are scrambling to find a vaccine for coronavirus, that has claimed 59,172 lives and infected more than 10 lakh, a damning study by a celebrated group in the United States suggests that it might be spreading through breathing or talking.
04 Apr 2020
HollywoodActor Justin Long and his brother believe they have coronavirus
Justin Long just came up with a worrying revelation.
04 Apr 2020
AppleBengaluru-based start-up launches home testing kit for COVID-19
In a major development, Bione, a Bengaluru-based biotech start-up, has launched a rapid "at-home test" for the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19.
03 Apr 2020
IranAmid coronavirus crisis, Iran-linked hackers tried accessing WHO staff emails
The outbreak of COVID-19 around the world - and the fear stemming from it - has made hackers more potent in their activities.
03 Apr 2020
IndiaCOVID-19: South African cricketers test negative after returning from India
The South African cricketers, who returned from their incomplete tour of India last month, have tested negative in relation to the coronavirus.
03 Apr 2020
PTITOEFL, GRE to be taken at home amid coronavirus outbreak
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, global exams like TOEFL and GRE will now be taken at home, except in China and Iran, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) said.
03 Apr 2020
FacebookBritish comedian Eddie Large dies due to coronavirus
Veteran British comedian Eddie Large, best known for his part in Little and Large passed away in England after contracting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
03 Apr 2020
SingaporeSingapore PM announces one-month shutdown to tackle coronavirus outbreak
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday said that all schools and most workplaces will remain closed for a month in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
03 Apr 2020
Madhya PradeshAttacked by goons, doctors on coronavirus duty return for screening
The entire nation was shamed this week when a group of doctors was attacked in Madhya Pradesh's Indore for merely doing their duties. In the city's Tatt Patti Bakhal area, healthcare workers were pelted with stones and abused, a video of which went viral.
03 Apr 2020
IndiaCoronavirus: World Bank approves $1bn emergency fund for India
The World Bank on Thursday approved a $1 billion emergency fund for India to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed over 70 in the country and infected 2,543.
