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Health workers seen inside the premises of Max Hospital, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Coronavirus infects 90k frontline healthworkers across the globe

International Council of Nurses reveal the disease has killed more than 260 nurses, as per data from 30 countries

7 May 2020 12:38 PM IST

Workers clean drains at Vashi ahead of pre-monsoon season, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI)

Neighbouring cities deny entry to locals employed in Mumbai

According to the civic officials, the Covid-19 cases in the neighbouring areas are on rise due to the infections coming...

7 May 2020 11:21 AM IST

Zomato targets alcohol deliveries, aims to cash in on demand for liquor. (AFP Photo)

Zomato India mulls liquor deliveries over surge in demand

Zomato would target areas that are relatively less affected by Covid-19

7 May 2020 11:18 AM IST

A medical worker wearing protective equipment to protect against coronavirus smokes as he and his colleague rest in the yard of the Pokrovskaya hospital in St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP)

Russian doctors jump to death from hospital windows over pressure

Many medical workers say they have been threatened with dismissal or even prosecution for going public with their...

7 May 2020 9:27 AM IST

AI chatbots have drawn increased interest during the global virus pandemic, which has led to a sharp rise in isolation and anxiety.

Covid isolation makes more people dependent on relationships with...

The Replika app allows users to design an avatar-friend or romantic partner, while mental health chatbot Woebot helps...

6 May 2020 10:55 PM IST

A staff member wearing a face shield walks through a long-distance bus station in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China will not entertain foreign investigation until complete win over...

WHO says it is waiting on an invitation from China to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the...

6 May 2020 4:48 PM IST

A Nepalese volunteer sprays disinfectants on a man while he arrives to get free food distributed by social workers during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Kathmandu. (AP)

6 Indian coronavirus patients recover in Nepal

Another group of seven Indians undergoing treatment at the same hospital are still kept under observation and are...

6 May 2020 4:01 PM IST

The P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

What happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus...

6 May 2020 2:32 PM IST

Indias services activity collapses as coronavirus palayses global economy. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus lockdown causes historic spike in layoffs in India

The steep downturn in activity underlined the widespread havoc wrought by the pandemic worldwide

6 May 2020 1:32 PM IST

European Union flags are seen in front of the European Commission building in Brussels. (AFP)

EU to beef up scrutiny of money-laundering risks, adds Panama to...

The listing left out Saudi Arabia which was included in a draft list until it was struck down after pressure from the...

6 May 2020 11:45 AM IST

Clinical staff wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they care for a patient at the Intensive Care unit at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. (AFP)

UK overtakes Italy, reports highest coronavirus death toll in Europe

Only the United States, with a population nearly five times greater, has suffered more confirmed fatalities from the...

6 May 2020 10:28 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump administration ignored COVID-19 warnings, alleges fired American...

Scientist in US turns whistleblower against government's decision to flood its market with malaria drug without proper...

6 May 2020 9:35 AM IST