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A staff member (R) wearing a face shield talks with a passenger at a long-distance bus station in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

Top Chinese health official warns of virus rebound

As of Sunday, 962 asymptomatic cases, including 98 from abroad, were still under medical observation in the country

4 May 2020 9:35 AM IST

A globe showing Europe, Africa and Asia is pictured on an illustration representation of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus in Paris. (AFP)

China intentionally concealed severity of the pandemic: Report

The analysis states that while downplaying the severity of the virus, China increased imports and decreased exports of...

4 May 2020 9:21 AM IST

Corazzieri Guards wearing protective face masks, as they place a wreath at the monument commemorating those killed at work, as people keep away from May Day (May 1) workers celebrations during the countrys lockdown. (Photo taken in Rome and released by the Presidential Quirinale Palace press office)

Italy begins to emerge from world's longest nationwide lockdown

Italy's staggered reopening is complicated by a highly decentralised system that allows the country's 20 regions to...

4 May 2020 8:50 AM IST

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Pune hospital gets ICMR nod for plasma therapy on critical Covid19...

The ICMR has already clarified that the therapy is not a "therapeutic drug of choice"

3 May 2020 4:27 PM IST

Income Tax Department cautions people against phishing e-mails promising refund. (PTI Photo)

Taxpayers beware of phishing e-mails promising refund

The department issued nearly 14 lakh refunds involving an amount of over Rs 9,000 crore to various taxpayers

3 May 2020 4:05 PM IST

n this file photo taken on March 7, 2020 Britains prime minister Boris Johnson (left) with his partner Carrie Symonds attend the Six Nations international rugby union match between England and Wales at the Twickenham in west London. Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson in a tribute to their grandfathers and the doctors who helped save the prime ministers life. (AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy: Won't Boris be on paternal leave after weeks off for...

Boris is entitled to paternal leave of absence from his job

3 May 2020 3:47 PM IST

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About 63,000 passengers, crew onboard ships from China not allowed to...

Of these 63,000 crew and passengers onboard these ships, 56,000 reached the major ports

3 May 2020 2:38 PM IST

People walk on a pedestrian overpass near a mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in southern Tehran. (AP)

Iran will reopen mosques on Monday as lockdown eases: Rouhani

Iran on Saturday reported its lowest daily toll of new infections since March 10

3 May 2020 2:28 PM IST

Britains prime minister Boris Johnson displaying his Get Well Soon cards sent in by children while he was ill with the novel coronavirus COVID-19. (Handout image released by 10 Downing Street)

UK had contingency plans for Boris Johnson death

Johnson returned to work on Monday, a month after testing positive for COVID-19

3 May 2020 11:45 AM IST

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Blood pressure medicines don't raise COVID-19 risk: Research

There had been concern arising from animal studies that these drugs might increase body's protein levels which the...

3 May 2020 11:24 AM IST

Only those authorised by states allowed in special trains during lockdown. (PTI Photo)

Special trains only for passengers authorised by states: Railways

Railways only accepting passengers, brought and facilitated by state governments

3 May 2020 11:12 AM IST

A medical worker takes a swab to test for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 from a visitor to a drive-in testing facility at the Chessington World of Adventures Resort, in Chessington. (AFP)

UK shadows Italy as worst hit in Europe

United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll rose by 621 on Saturday to a total of 28,131 as of May 1

3 May 2020 11:04 AM IST