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COVID-19 hits hotel industry: Revenue per room drops 13-29% in Jan-Mar. (PTI Photo)

Covid19 hits hotel and hospitality sector; Delhi, Bengaluru worst-hit

The occupancy level fell most in Delhi at 16.9 percentage points during January-March 2020

13 May 2020 11:59 AM IST

Health professionals hold candles during a symbolic protest and tribute for health workers who have died of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (AFP)

Brazil registers spike in daily Covid-19 deaths

Brazil, the Latin American country hit hardest in the pandemic, appears to be quickly becoming a new global flashpoint

13 May 2020 11:21 AM IST

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. (AP)

Fauci warns of disaster if US reopens too fast

The blunt warning from the country's top infectious disease expert is a sharp contrast to Trump, who pushes to right a...

13 May 2020 10:17 AM IST

Maria Branyas fought the respiratory illness off in isolation in her room at a care home. (Screengrab of Youtube video)

113-year-old Spanish woman survives coronavirus

Maria Branyas is likely to be the world's oldest person to have survived the the pandemic

13 May 2020 9:29 AM IST

Hyderabad: Park Hyatt Hotel , Banjara Hills. (Deccan Chronicle Photo)

Hyatt to lay off 1,300 employees as pandemic cripples travel

Hyatt said it had also cut pay for senior management, board members and all employees in corporate offices as part of a...

13 May 2020 9:01 AM IST

Gilead Sciences Inc said on Tuesday it has signed non-exclusive licensing pacts with five generic drugmakers based in India and Pakistan. (Photo- Twitter)

Gilead ties up with 5 generic drugmakers in India, Pakistan for...

The licenses are royalty-free until the World Health Organization declares the end of the public health emergency...

13 May 2020 8:44 AM IST

People wait for their turn outside a shop at a market after the government eased the lockdown in Islamabad. (AFP)

Pakistan decides not to enforce indefinite lockdown

Pakistan has also reduced the quarantine period before Covid-19 tests for inbound air passengers from 48 hours to the...

13 May 2020 8:34 AM IST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that a mass vaccine for the novel coronavirus may be over a year away. (AP Photo)

Covid19 vaccine may never be found, warns UK PM Boris Johnson

A mass vaccine or treatment may be more than a year away, said Johnson

12 May 2020 4:18 PM IST

Pompeo holds video conference with counterparts from India. (PTI Photo)

Pompeo holds concall with counterparts; focus on cooperation,...

Pompeo has discussed the importance of international cooperation, transparency, and accountability in combatting the...

12 May 2020 3:32 PM IST

Trump rules out renegotiating China trade deal. (AFP Photo)

US may not renegotiate China trade deal over virus war

Trump administration agreed to postpone any further tariff increases, while China promised to increase by $200 billion...

12 May 2020 12:32 PM IST

Maharashtra revealed that parts of the state, including Mumbai have witnessed community spread of the deadly disease. (PTI Photo)

Mumbai witnesses community spread of Covid19: State health official

Community transmission is the third stage of a disease outbreak, where source of new infections cannot be traced to a...

12 May 2020 11:46 AM IST

US Federal Bureau of Investigation and cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research on developing a vaccine against coronavirus. (AFP Photo)

Chinese hackers stealing research on coronavirus vaccine: FBI

The hackers are also targeting information and intellectual property on treatments and testing for COVID-19

12 May 2020 11:27 AM IST