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Brazils Armed Forces soldiers prepare to disinfect the public shelter Stella Maris as a measure to combat the outbreak of new novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP)

Brazil suffers record surge in coronavirus deaths

US president Donald Trump indicates he is considering a travel ban from Brazil

20 May 2020 12:24 PM IST

A policeman disperses guest workers gathered outside Mumbai railway station. (AFP)

Guest workers more prone to virus due to malnutrition and low immunity

Most guest workers, with proximity to clusters and bad health conditions, could be asymptomatic carriers of virus

20 May 2020 10:57 AM IST

Coronavirus cases crossed the one lakh threshold in India. (PTI Photo)

Covid cases in India rise as states lift lockdown curbs

In several states, public and private transport was back on the roads, shops opened and people started going to office...

20 May 2020 10:24 AM IST

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen arrives during her visit to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Taipei. (AFP)

US hails Taiwan as a model against China

Taiwan fears of a major impact, if Beijing comes to view its complex relationship with it through the lens of growing...

20 May 2020 9:45 AM IST

Johnson & Johnson stops selling talc-based baby powder in US, Canada amid lawsuits claiming it causes cancer. (AFP Photo)

Johnson & Johnson stops selling baby powder in US, Canada

J&J faces more than 16,000 lawsuits from consumers claiming its talc products, including Johnson's Baby Powder, caused...

20 May 2020 9:32 AM IST

United Kingdom government accused of coronavirus testing failures. (AFP Photo)

UK government accused of coronavirus testing failures

The UK authorities initially sought to trace and test everyone who had been in contact with people infected with the...

19 May 2020 3:57 PM IST

Fiat India Automobiles, Tata Motors JV plant resumes operations at Ranjangaon. (DC Photo)

Fiat India Automobiles, Tata Motors JV plant resumes operations at...

The company implemented layers of protection, including cleaning, disinfecting and social distancing

19 May 2020 3:34 PM IST

Govt implements cut in employees provident fund contribution to 10% for May, Jun, July. (PTI Photo)

EPFO alert! Government implements cut in EPF contribution to 10% for...

Reduction in EPF contributions shall be applicable "in respect of wages payable by it for the months of May, June and...

19 May 2020 3:19 PM IST

WHO to review virus response as Trump renews attack. (AFP Photo)

WHO to review covid response after Trump attack

WHO Director-General Tedros us acknowledged there had been shortcomings and told the virtual assembly he welcomed calls...

19 May 2020 1:12 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported three more deaths due to Novel Coronovirus . (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus claims 3 lives in J&K

Also, as many as 106 new positive cases surfaced across the Union Territory (UT) including 49 policemen and five doctors

19 May 2020 11:11 AM IST

In this Tuesday, May 12, 2020 file photo, senators listen as Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks remotely during a virtual Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington. On Friday, May 15, 2020, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting Fauci has sat on Microsoft¢â‚¬â„¢s board of directors with Bill Gates as his boss. Fauci has become a target of misinformation as he oversees the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo | AP)

YouTube, WhatsApp abound with conspiracy theories accusing Bill Gates...

In recent months, 5G networks and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros have also been blamed for creating...

18 May 2020 10:09 PM IST

For new patients, the model will perform a baseline prediction that is updated each time new health data becomes available.

System using machine learning can soon tell which COVID patients are...

Researchers hope to create a predictive risk score that can determine adverse cardiac events up to 24 hours ahead.

18 May 2020 3:59 PM IST