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In Jerusalem, a Palestinian family under coronavirus lockdown

Israel has reported more than 4,000 coronavirus infections and 15 deaths and authorities have tightened a partial lockdown

Mar 30, 2020

By Reuters

Twitter deletes videos of Bolsonaro visiting Brasilia

In a statement, Twitter said it had recently included among its criteria for excluding tweets, content that contradicted public health information from official sources

Mar 30, 2020

By IANS

Coronavirus

Old City Wall – Sher Darwaza, Kabul, Afghanistan

Afghan health minister says that lack of budget affecting the fight against Coronavius

Several lawmakers also confirm hurdles in the government's campaign against the spread of the coronavirus

Mar 30, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Coronavirus

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers the keynote address at the IISS Shangri-la Dialogue

Indian PM apologizes for coronavirus lockdown as the poor suffer and migrant workers stranded

Narendra Modi, while addressing in his weekly radio program Mann Ki Baat today, asked for forgiveness from people as lockdown was strict

Mar 30, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

Finance minister of Germany's business hub allegedly commits suicide over economic crisis worries due to COVID-19

Thomas Schaefer was a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and had been the finance minister of Hesse for nearly 10 years

Mar 30, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Coronavirus

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Twitter deletes tweet by Trump's attorney for corona misinformation

Twitter has admitted that it will not be able to remove every Tweet that contains incomplete or disputed information about new coronavirus, COVID-19

Mar 29, 2020

By IANS

North Korea's nuclear timeline till date: Country launches sixth unidentified projectile in a month

North Korea has fired sixth unidentified projectile within a gap of 30 days, here is the history of North Korea's nuclear weapon-making starting from the 1950s

Mar 29, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Coronavirus-infected Boris Johnson in isolation: Will Rishi Sunak sideline Dominic Raab if PM is forced to step down?

Who will succeed Boris Johnson, if his health deteriorates, and he is forced to vacate his position as the Prime Minister of UK

Mar 29, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

COVID-19 patients with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy could be denied life-saving care in US

Several US states have rolled out medical rationing that deprioritizes people with cognitive disorders, making them less likely to receive life-saving medical treatment

Mar 28, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Coronavirus

'Sorry some will die', says Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro while downplaying COVID-19 deaths

The Brazilian president is said to be downplaying the facts about the coronavirus and not taking enough measures to stop a crisis situation from rising in the country

Mar 28, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus

BREAKING: UK's Secretary of State for Health & Social Care Matt Hancock tests positive for Covid-19

The Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock in the UK has tested positive for the Covid-19 after the UK PM tests positive for the new coronavirus earlier today

Mar 27, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Coronavirus