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'Forced to let people die by removing ventilator', says Indian nurse working in Italy

"We are forced to remove the ventilator support of some and connect it to someone else, who has better chances of survival," the nurse is heard saying in the audio.

Mar 23, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Video: Millions in India clap to thank health workers fighting coronavirus, some take to streets with bells 'to scare away' COVID 19

The country imposed an unprecedented "Janta Curfew" - a shut down starting from 7 am to 9 pm on March 22

Mar 23, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Coronavirus

Who is Shirin Rouhani? Photo of doctor from Iran who passed away while treating COVID-19 patients goes viral

Netizens from Iran have been appreciating Dr Shirin Rouhani from Iran who fought in the frontlines with several other doctors and key workers to rescue the infected people

Mar 22, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

Singapore confirms 23 new Coronavirus cases taking the tally to 456

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of more than 13,000 people globally

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Quarantine shaming: Many people are still not understanding the seriousness of COVID-19 outbreak

WHO clarified that even though elderly people are more prone to attack by the Novel Coronavirus, young people are also not spared

Mar 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Japan reports 14 new coronavirus cases at medical centre in Kyodo

Two of the female nurses got confirmed of the infection with the coronavirus although they showed very mild symptoms, Kyodo reported

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Top cleric in Iran's Coronavirus epicentre asks people to visit shrine and pray to be cured [VIDEO]

The video doing the rounds on social media shows Seyyed Mohammad Saeedi, the Imam of Friday prayer of Qom, imploring people to visit the Fatima Masumeh Shrine and pray

Mar 22, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Coronavirus

Taiwan plans to suspend airline passenger transits through island

The deadly coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world by claiming the lives of over 13,000 people worldwide

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

340 people arrested in SL for defying curfew

Several people in Sri Lanka have been arrested for not following the country's efforts to stop the spread of the Covid-19

Mar 22, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

November Supermoon: Striking visuals of the closest full moon until 2034

Japan urges citizens to avoid and defer travel to US due amid Coronavirus outbreak

The Asian country has been severely affected due to the virus with over 1,000 cases of infections registered and 35 deaths so far

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

China to divert international flights scheduled to land in Beijing to other airports

The East Asian nation is the biggest sufferer due the virus outbreak and was the epicentre from where the deadly outbreak started

Mar 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

SHOCKING: Iranian cleric makes COVID-19 patients smell balm 'from the Prophet' to cure them [Video]

The cleric can be seen walking into a ward with COVID-19 patients — without any protective gear — and making them smell a liquid that he says is from the Prophet himself

Mar 22, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Coronavirus

Hong Kong says surge in imported cases of COVID-19 may trigger community outbreak

The territory which is ruled by China has confirmed 273 cases of coronavirus and four deaths till now whereas the worldwide death toll has crossed 11,000

Mar 21, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Fake Covid-19 related pictures go viral: Swans, dolphins return to Venetian canals; elephants drunk in China

Amid global gloom and doom due to the Covid-19 pandemic, several heart-warming pictures have gone viral, claiming that nature is bouncing back as a result of minimized human activity

Mar 21, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

Man arrested for smearing lift with his saliva and sweat in Thailand amid Coronavirus fear [VIDEO]

As the number of cases in Thailand increases in large number a video released online showed a man smearing his sweat and spit in the lift while knowing the presence of a CCTV

Mar 21, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

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