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Pedestrian (lower left) fills out a job application, Saturday, May 16, 2020, during a walk- and drive-up job hiring fair in Seattle. (AP)

Lawsuits demanding better virus protection measures flood US courts

The first wave of lawsuits has come from prisons and immigration centres, demanding parole for prisoners citing poor...

24 May 2020 8:48 AM IST

Remdesivir is helping people recover faster. (Photo- Social Media)

Over 130 drugs under trail to treat Covid19, remdesivir leading...

Remdesivir is helping people recover faster, and is lowering the death rate among critically ill patients

23 May 2020 5:14 PM IST

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Portuguese resort to test all residents ahead of summer season

Portugal, which so far has nearly 30,000 cases and 1,277 deaths, is slowly easing restrictions from a mid-March lockdown

22 May 2020 6:23 PM IST

$Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson participates in a national \clap for carers\ to show thanks for the work of Britains NHS (National Health Service) workers and other frontline medical staff around the country as they battle with the novel coronavirus pandemic. (AFP)$ World

UK confident COVID-19 tracking system will be in place before lockdown...

Health workers have warned that any failure in tracing people with the virus and their contacts would result in a second...

22 May 2020 4:23 PM IST

Indian economy to contract in FY21; lockdown compounds economic challenges, says Moodys. (PTI Photo)

Economic damage for India from lockdown to be significant, says...

Indian economy already was growing at its slowest pace in six years and with the stimulus measures falling short of...

22 May 2020 2:06 PM IST

A caretaker fix the face mask of a resident of the public shelter Stella Maris as they wait seated respecting social distance while Brazils Armed Forces soldiers disinfect the place. (AFP)

Virus hits young people harder in Brazil

A closer look at the data from Brazil raises questions about the widely held idea that COVID-19 is mainly dangerous for...

22 May 2020 12:53 PM IST

Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million. (PTI Photo)

Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million with over 3,26,000 deaths

Latin America accounted for around a third of the 91,000 cases reported earlier this week

21 May 2020 1:32 PM IST

Covid recovery rate improving. (PTI Photo)

Covid recovery rate improving: Health Ministry

Health ministry officials said the recovery rate has gradually improved from 7.1% to 39.62% now as almost 40%

21 May 2020 11:00 AM IST

Out of 157 coronavirus cases in Assam that the state government has recorded, 114 are actives cases and under treatment. PTI Photo

Movement of corona positive guest workers a big worry

The major worry in this group is inability to practise social distancing.

21 May 2020 11:05 AM IST

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Japan to light up night skies with fireworks at secret time to cheer...

Japan freed 39 of its 47 prefectures from a blanket state of emergency that had lasted most of April, several more could...

20 May 2020 3:57 PM IST

Workers unload goods from a truck ahead of the expected landfall of cyclone Amphan, in Khulna. (AFP)

Cyclone Amphan: Bangladesh moves Rohingya refugees to island shelters

The cyclone could hamper efforts to control a coronavirus outbreak in the refugee camps, which reported their first...

20 May 2020 2:24 PM 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)

With record jump of 5,611 in single day, Covid-19 cases now stand at...

Of the 3,303 fatalities, Maharashtra tops the tally with 1,325 deaths.

20 May 2020 1:48 PM IST