Indians in Wuhan say strict lockdown, social distancing only ways to contain COVID-19
As the people in China’s Wuhan celebrated the end of the 11-week shutdown imposed to contain coronavirus, some Indians who stayed put in the city enduring the surge of the pandemic has a message for India — lockdown and self-isolation are the only ways to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. The Indians...
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Dubai suspends marriage and divorce during virus lockdown
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Boris Johnson improving, sitting up in bed
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Italy, Spain ICU pressures decline, but emotional toll rises
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New York sees highest death toll for 2nd day
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Intellectuals warn of ‘chaos’ if EU can’t find solidarity
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UN health agency on defensive after Trump slams it on virus
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‘Wuhan Virus’ No More
Suddenly, it’s no longer the “Wuhan virus.” The United States and China have reached a truce in a vitriolic feud over the coronavirus pandemic, with the two powers each seeing at least a tactical interest in cooling down. President Donald Trump, hardly known for the delicacy of his word choices, has dropped...
Sanders drops out of White House race
Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday dropped out of the White House race, paving the way for former vice president Joe Biden to become the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party and take on President Donald Trump in November presidential elections. “Today I am suspending my campaign. But while the campaign ends,...
Virus-hit Iran urges IMF to approve $5 billion loan
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday to give the sanctions-hit country a USD 5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus outbreak. Iran says coronavirus has killed close to 4,000 people and infected more than 64,500. Iran has said it needs what would be its...
Afghanistan frees 100 Taliban, but group hasn’t verified
Afghanistan released 100 Taliban prisoners on Wednesday, claiming they were among 5,000 detainees to be freed under a deal between insurgents and the US. The Taliban, however, said they are yet to verify whether those released were on the list they handed over to Washington during negotiations. The prisoner release is...
Thousands leave Wuhan as China lifts lockdown
Tens of thousands of people in Wuhan, the origin point and epicentre for the coronavirus pandemic, travelled out of the sprawling city on Wednesday as China lifted its 76-day lockdown that sealed off around 11 million people in the city, even as health experts warn that the threat of a...
Japan declares state of emergency, ramping up virus battle
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures on Tuesday to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. But the move came in the form of a stay-at-home request — not an order...
no new deaths in China first time
China will open-up the epicentre of its coronavirus pandemic Wuhan on Wednesday for outbound travel for the first time since the January 23 lockdown, as the country reported no new deaths from COVID-19, attaining a new milestone in the battle against the disease. Just as China started opening-up the epicentre, concerns...
