coronavirus

Society

Vietnamese airline will pay over $8,000 if one gets infected with COVID-19 while travelling

Anyone who breaches regulations stipulated by the government of Vietnam will not be eligiable fot the insurance policy

Mar 26, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Society

Coronavirus: Nurse reveals shocking stories about US hospitals tackling COVID-19

While the Novel Coronavirus has killed many healthcare workers and doctors, there are several challenging situation US nurses are facing in hospitals

Mar 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Sports

Too early to decide about the postponement of Tour de France: France Sports Ministry

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of over 21,000 people

Mar 26, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Economy

Distressed debt in US reaching as high as 2008 amid COVID-19 crisis; Expert says no quick recovery

Distressed debt in the US has quadrupled to $1 trillion right now, in less than a week, expert says there is no quick recovery

Mar 26, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Business

Gold steadies as dollar dips ahead of US jobs data

The US Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed a $2 trillion bill that is aimed at helping unemployed workers and industries hurt by the coronavirus

Mar 26, 2020

By Reuters

Bank of Japan announces negative interest rates

Business

Bank of Japan newcomer rejects rate cut as a tool for fighting Coronavirus impact

The BOJ has eased the monetary policy earlier this month by increasing all the purchases of the risky assets

Mar 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Weird World

Mysterious air raid siren goes off in East London, purpose still unknown

People in East London reported hearing air raid sirens. No one knows the purpose and where it came from

Mar 26, 2020

By Bharat Sharma

Health

Can Coronavirus spread through tears? Researchers reveal the truth

The mode of transmission of COVID-19 is an aspect of the disease where research is ongoing and this study looks into the role of eye fluids in the spread of the infection

Mar 26, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Society

Fact Check: If you are healthy do not wear mask, says World Health Organization

Here is a fact check about the message that healthy people need not wear mask is doing the rounds on social media. Check out to see what has World Health Organization has said

Mar 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Society

Human rights commission of Afghanistan calls for ceasefire due to Coronavirus crisis

The deadly virus outbreak has infected more than 400,000 people worldwide and has spread to over 180 countries

Mar 26, 2020

By IBTimes APAC Desk

Society

Malay King, Queen under quarantine after staff test COVID-19 positive

Abdullah and Azizah had themselves tested negative for coronavirus, Xinhua news agency quoted the Comptroller of the Royal Household Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin as saying in a statement

Mar 26, 2020

By IANS

Health

South Korea warns of deportation, jail term for quarantine violators amid rise in imported COVID-19 cases

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of over 20,000 people

Mar 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Society

Tired of being stuck at home? 15 things to do during Coronavirus quarantine period

Most of the countries have imposed a mandatory shutdown in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak and people find it difficult to stay under home quarantine

Mar 26, 2020

By Anu James

Society

Resilience Budget: Singapore is setting aside additional $48.4 billion for Coronavirus crisis

The Singapore government is setting aside a further $48.4 billion to support businesses, workers and families in the Republic

Mar 26, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Society

Saving the patient at any cost? This may change for medical workers in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Resuscitating a patient dying of COVID-19 has encountered dangers of exposing doctors and nurses to the virus, hospitals are discussing about do-not-resuscitate (DNR) policy

Mar 26, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Society

This new Coronavirus testing kit from India claims to deliver results in 2.5 hours

While countries are struggling to conduct enough COVID-19 tests for their citizens, an Indian company developed a new test kit which will show the result in 2.5 hours

Mar 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Fake news on "COVID-19 found in toilet paper" goes viral

Weird World

Coronavirus found on toilet paper packages? Here's the truth behind viral TV screenshot

The viral message is being shared with the screenshot of a tv channel showing 'COVID-19 found in toilet paper, strain of deadly virus breeds rapidly in tissue fibres'

Mar 26, 2020

By Anu James

Fake news

Society

What is Ventilator triage? New York medics brace for uneasy task of playing God

Ventilator triage will help save many lives but for doctors, the rationing of care means condemning some acutely ill coronavirus patients to to death.

Mar 26, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Science

SpaceX California headquarters gets hit by COVID-19 with 2 confirmed cases

Two individuals working at SpaceX's head office in California have tested positive for the COVID-19 disease

Mar 26, 2020

By Carlo Inigo Monzon

Spacex Space

Society

Japan warns of Coronavirus spread but no state of emergency now

Japan had 1,314 domestic cases of coronavirus as of Thursday, separate from 712 from a cruise ship that was moored near Tokyo in February

Mar 26, 2020

By Reuters

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