coronavirus

Society

Pakistan chief justice asks Govt to remove state minister of health

The Chief Justice of Pakistan has requested the government to remove the health minister from the position after the cabinet showed signs of ineffectiveness during coronavirus crisis

Apr 13, 2020

By IANS

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson concerned about planned U.S. recognition of Jerusalem

Politics

UK cabinet divided over the decision to extend coronavirus lockdown

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital after being treated for coronavirus on Sunday

Apr 13, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Bookings continue for 2021 even as passengers on coronavirus infected cruise ships are still stranded at sea

Passengers from Argentina continue their struggle to head back home because of the severe restrictions in the country to allow them back

Apr 13, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles takes her pants off in viral handstand challenge

Viral handstand challenge has been performed by a lot of celebrities on social media

Apr 13, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Society

World's biggest water fight cancelled as Thailand combats Coronavirus

Thailand has reported 2,579 confirmed cases and 40 fatalities since the Coronavirus outbreak began in January

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Technology

Moscow blames hackers for coronavirus permit problems as cases rise

Russian capital Moscow and several other regions have imposed a lockdown to try to stop the spread of the virus

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Cybersecurity

Society

Decrease in commuters falls short of target needed to control Coronavirus, says Tokyo governor

Tokyo governor has confirmed that the number of coronavirus infections in the city increased by 91 on Monday

Apr 13, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Society

Coronavirus: FBI probes international N95 masks scam; 39 million masks promised by scamsters for $9m

Health care union and a businessman were roped in by the scamsters based in Kuwait and Australia

Apr 13, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Society

As death toll soars, UK finance minister warns economy could shrink by 30 percent: report

The number of COVID-19 deaths in hospitals across UK has passed 10,000 and a scientific adviser to the government has said the country risked becoming the worst-hit in Europe

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Society

'God is with us': Many Muslims in Pakistan flout the coronavirus ban in mosques

Religious parties in Pakistan have not been successful in electoral politics but they are able to whip up large

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Society

Spain loosens coronavirus lockdown, death toll passes 17,000 but pace slows

Most of the population were still confined to their homes, and shops, bars and public spaces will remain closed until at least April 26

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Society

'Ghosts' patrol streets in Indonesia to keep citizens indoors during the coronavirus lockdown

Indonesian folktale ghosts called 'Pocongs', have been deployed at Kepuh in java Island that jump in front of people to scare them so that people stay indoors during the lockdown

Apr 13, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Health

Coronavirus mental health fallout: Rapid response like psychedelic therapy need of the hour?

With more than 2.6 billion in some form of lockdown due to coronavirus, the mental health toll might have to be addressed with psychedelic therapy

Apr 13, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Depression

Society

South Korea to ship 600,000 coronavirus testing kits to US: report

Upon the US President's request, South Korea is set to send around 600,000 testing kits to the US, said officials on Monday

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Society

Imported coronavirus? Half of China's new infection reports linked to one international flight

A fight from Russia to Shanghai has carried Chinese nationals and more than half of these passengers tested positive after they landed in China

Apr 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

New Zealand, Australia say too soon to ease restrictions despite coronavirus slowdown

New Zealand and Australia believe that it is too soon to lift the lockdown despite the signs of success while combating the coronavirus

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

Science

A new world awaits NASA astronauts who are returning from ISS; but how will they cope?

Coronavirus has already killed more than 1,14,000 people worldwide, and this count is expected to go up in the coming days

Apr 13, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Society

How a leading US biotech company became coronavirus 'superspreader' with late Feb conference

According to Massachusetts public health officials, 99 people, including the employees and their contacts, fell sick after the conference,

Apr 13, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Entertainment

COVID-19: 'Guardians Of The Galaxy 3', 'The Suicide Squad' will not be delayed

Gunn wrote the second Suicide Squad installment, which tells the story of a group of super-villains forced by the government to work for good and save mankind

Apr 13, 2020

By IANS

Society

Americans spend grim Easter Sunday at home as COVID-19 deaths near 22,000

Americans turned to online church services to mark the holiest day in the Christian calendar on the day of Easter

Apr 13, 2020

By Reuters

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