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Patients who undergo surgery after COVID infection at increased death risk: Study
Mortality rates were higher in men versus women, and in patients aged 70 years or over versus those aged under 70 years
30 May 2020 1:10 PM
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpasses Spain's
Brazil is second in the number of confirmed cases, though trailing far behind the United States which has 1.7 million infections
30 May 2020 11:02 AM
Merkel gives a firm 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit
US president Donald Trump had earlier suggested he will host an in-person summit of G7 leaders despite concerns over coronavirus pandemic
30 May 2020 10:33 AM
US to cut all ties with World Health Organization over virus
Trump accuse Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured the agency to “mislead the world”
30 May 2020 9:08 AM
Israel looks to export its coronavirus coping skills
Covid-19 patients equipped with "oximeters" are contacted twice daily by medical teams who ask them to report their data
29 May 2020 3:32 PM
New Zealand keeps the borders closed as virus has grim global hold
The country is almost off the coronavirus grid, with only one Covid-19 patient in hospital, and no new positive cases for last one week
29 May 2020 2:34 PM
As pandemic rages, Japan's suicide hotline rings non-stop
Health workers worry the current crisis will reverse Japan’s downward trend in suicide rate
29 May 2020 10:42 AM
Turkey resumes intercity train services as coronavirus curbs ease
The virus has killed more than 4,300 people in Turkey, from nearly 160,000 infections
28 May 2020 3:16 PM
Five coronavirus patients die in Bangladesh hospital fire
Lax regulations and poor enforcement have often been blamed for large fires in Bangladesh that have killed many in recent years
28 May 2020 12:27 PM
Bill Gates conspiracy theories viral in Africa
A Kenyan politician's false online post has added major fuel to the spread of misinformation regarding the American business magnate
28 May 2020 9:55 AM
After WHO, France puts ban on hydroxychloroquine
Under the new French rules, the drug can be used only in clinical trials to test its efficacy against coronavirus
27 May 2020 3:42 PM
Mumbai returnee tag stigmatises guest workers
Villagers are scared that guest workers returned from places with high number of corona positives will spread the virus
27 May 2020 11:58 AM
South Korea reports spike in coronavirus cases
More than 2 million students, including kindergarten students, were expected to return to school on Wednesday
27 May 2020 9:43 AM
Brazil surpasses US in daily coronavirus death toll
Brazil has the second-worst outbreak in the world, with 374,898 cases, behind the U.S. with 1.637 million cases
26 May 2020 2:55 PM
TVS Motor cuts staff salaries by up to 20% as sales plummet
There will be 5 per cent salary reduction at the junior executive level and about 15 to 20 per cent at the senior management level
26 May 2020 2:25 PM
WHO suspends testing hydroxychloroquine on virus patients
Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald Trump and many others as a possible treatment for COVID-19
26 May 2020 12:16 PM
Tea producers' body estimates Rs 2,100 cr revenue loss in 3 months
The lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the financial stress of the tea industry
26 May 2020 10:22 AM
Europeans soak up the sun but travel rules cause confusion
European countries aim to open their borders for European travel in mid-June, but it isn’t clear when intercontinental travel will resume
25 May 2020 9:47 AM
Americans pass pandemic holiday on beaches, in parks as death toll nears 100,000
All 50 states in the US have relaxed coronavirus restrictions to some degree
25 May 2020 9:19 AM
White House bans travel from Brazil
Trump had already banned travellers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran, but not Russia
25 May 2020 9:03 AM
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