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Women working for the regional public transport company distribute face masks in the main train station in Frankfurt, Germany, (AP)

Latest coronavirus updates from around the world

More than 2.97 million people have been reported to be infected and 205,948 have died, according to a Reuters tally, as...

27 April 2020 1:47 PM IST

A woman wearing PPE crosses an empty road at Oxford Circus, London. (AFP)

Britain has no lockdown exit strategy in sight

The number of deaths related to COVID-19 in hospitals across the United Kingdom has risen above 20,000

26 April 2020 4:56 PM IST

Volunteers of the Detente y Ayuda (Stop and Help) DYA non-profit organization in protective gear take samples from fishermen, before putting out to sea, at a COVID-19 disease testing centre at the seaport of the Spanish Basque city of Hondarribia. (AFP)

Spain witnesses a dip in daily death toll

With 23,190 coronavirus fatalities, Spain has the third-highest number of deaths after the United States and Italy

26 April 2020 3:54 PM IST

People living in the streets sit down to receive food at a soup kitchen set up at a temporary shelter in the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Anand K Sahay: Corona shock has laid bare the pretensions of Indians

We may be the fifth largest economy but the only thing shielding migrant workers from hunger is the food provided by...

26 April 2020 5:25 AM IST

Kerala policemen conduct a march to enforce the COVID-19 lockdown in Kochi. The Kerala government has been forced by the Centre to step back on relaxations it had planned to give. (PTI)

AA Edit: Stop micro-managing Covid action in the states

The Union government failed to act when its intervention was needed but chose to act when the job should have been left...

26 April 2020 3:56 AM IST

The ICEA, whose members include leading handset makers like Apple, Foxconn, and Xiaomi, said on an average approximately 2.5 crore new mobile phones are sold every month, many of which are replacements, and the number of active users of mobile phones is 85 crore currently.

By May-end, 4 crore Indians may not have a working phone, due to...

The India Cellular and Electronics Association said phone sales and services should be deemed essential services and...

24 April 2020 8:30 PM IST

Among payment modes (during lockdown), UPI made the highest contribution of 43 per cent, followed by debit and credit cards with 39 per cent and netbanking with 10 per cent.

In 30 days of lockdown, online payments dropped by 30 per cent, says...

This is due to drop in transactions in travel, logistics and real estate, but adoption of digital payments has grown in...

24 April 2020 7:50 PM IST

A group of seven Hyderabadis on a 13-day trip to Antarctica. (DC Photo)

Jet set, no-go

When setting off on a 13-day return trip to Antarctica, these seven Hyderabadis didn't imagine home could be so far

23 April 2020 10:20 AM IST

Now more than ever, having someone to talk to makes a world of a difference, says the tagline for Passport on the Go Tinder blog

Tinder Passport frees you from location 'lockdown', lets all users...

Earlier available only to premium users of Tinder, the feature that lets you pick matches in any location is now free...

5 April 2020 4:47 PM IST

Work from home is taking a toll on the mind and body.

All work and no play: Isolated from colleagues, work from home...

Techies end up working more from home, neglecting their physical and mental health

4 April 2020 1:16 PM IST

Twitter image posted by the Odisha chief ministers office of a quarantine facility set up near KIMS in Bhubaneswar. (Twitter)

Odisha names Covid-19 patient after he ignores calls to come for...

State government puts three cities under lockdown after community transmission detected

3 April 2020 5:53 PM IST

Video grab of prime minister Narendra Modi in a video conference with chief ministers to discuss how to end the 21-day coronavirus lockdown. (PTI Photo)

PM invites CMs' suggestions on phased end to corona lockdown

People living within hot spots may continue to be restricted

3 April 2020 7:50 AM IST