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Rohingya, UN step up efforts to get Malaysia refugees screened for virus

More than 670 infections in the region have been linked to the gathering last month at a mosque located on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur

Mar 20, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Has FDA approved chloroquine to treat COVID-19 as Trump, Musk upbeat on it

While Elon Musk and Donald Trump say chloroquine a potential Coronavirus drug, FDA revealed the truth behind approval of the anti-malaria drug

Mar 20, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China reports zero local Coronavirus cases for second day as Trump continues the blame game

China reported zero cases of coronavirus for consecutive two days, all 39 cases that were reported were imported

Mar 20, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Coronavirus

With 1 death and 50 infections every 10 minutes, Iran's fight against COVID-19 is getting harder

Iran reported 149 deaths on Thursday, highest ever for the country in single day and the numbers are expected to increase in the coming days

Mar 20, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Coronavirus

South Korea, Japan, China foreign ministers to hold video conference over Coronavirus concerns

The three countries have been widely affected due to the coronavirus as China from where the virus originated has recorded the second-highest death toll around the world

Mar 20, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

India: Supreme Court grants death sentence to 2012 Delhi gang rape case convicts

India executes four men for brutal 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

The four convicts from the rape and murder of a woman that shook the world in 2012 have been hanged on Friday early morning

Mar 20, 2020

By Reuters

Spiderman and Game of Thrones actors diagnosed with Coronavirus

Two Asian origin actors, Daniel Dae Kim and Indira Varma revealed that they recently tested positive for the COVID-19

Mar 20, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Will wudu or ablution water used by Muslims kill Coronavirus? Here is the truth

The latest social media tip to prevent the virus infection is that the 'water used in an Islamic ablution ritual can kill the novel COVID-19'

Mar 19, 2020

By Anu James

Coronavirus

Italy's COVID-19 cases to 'significantly reduce' by next week; parallelly new stimulus decisions are announced

Now companies cannot lay off workers for the next two months in Italy as per the new decisions taken by Italy, while infections might reduce by next week as a study says

Mar 19, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus