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Roche gets USFDA nod for coronavirus antibody test

The brand claims its test relies on intravenous blood draws, which gives results with higher accuracy than finger-prick...

4 May 2020 12:34 PM IST

A security guard checks the temperature of a shopper before allowing entry into a shopping mall. (AFP)

As lockdown curbs ease, South Korea throws open malls

The term bobok sobi - revenge shopping - trends on the nation's social media as people rush to make purchases delayed...

4 May 2020 11:53 AM IST

An illuminated Indian Navy warship release flares as a signal of gratitude to frontline medical staff fighting the COVID-19 pandemic off the Ramakrishna beach in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, May 3, 2020. (DC Photo: K Murali Krishna)

Conservative estimate: Armed Forces Thank You show cost Rs 50 crore....

Sources: Just the Su-30 flypast over Marine Drive in Mumbai would have cost between Rs 45 lakh

4 May 2020 11:45 AM IST

$US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a Fox News virtual town hall \America Together: Returning to Work,\ event. (AFP)$ World

Trump says up to 100,000 Americans may die from coronavirus

The US president relaunched his election campaign on Sunday with a live television event inside the iconic Lincoln...

4 May 2020 11:11 AM IST

A student is scanned for temperature before entering Dinh Cong secondary school in Hanoi, Vietnam. (AP)

Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million

Experts caution that both cases and deaths from COVID-19 are almost certainly underreported in every country

4 May 2020 10:22 AM IST

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

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

An Indian Navy helicopter (unseen) throws rose petals on the INHS Asvini (Indian Naval Hospital Ship) staff to pay tribute to all those involved in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Mumbai. (AFP)

Coronavirus global death toll hits 2,40,000

The United States has the highest number of total deaths with 65,645 out of 1,121,414 cases.

3 May 2020 12:20 PM IST