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Tech & Trend

Coronavirus effect: Face masks are selling like hot cakes; even the digital ones

Snapchat's parent company, Snap, has reported a 10-fold increase in downloads of an augmented reality tool that lets users apply an augmented reality face mask onto their face

Mar 23, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

Society

Octagon, Freejack and Zodiac: US military has a secret plan in case Coronavirus apocalypse destroys Trump government

The secret military plans codenamed Octagon, Freejack, and Zodiac - "are the underground laws to ensure government continuity"

Mar 23, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Society

Covid-19 cases rise in India: Major cities go into lockdown following PM Modi's citizen curfew

Major cities hosting businesses and industries go into lockdown as cases rise to 390 in India.

Mar 23, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

Coronavirus: MSF shuts down Jurong East sports facility used to shelter Malaysian workers

Singapore and Malaysia agreed that around 300,000 Malaysian workers can continue to work in the Republic during the partial lockdown

Mar 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Technology

California COVID-19 lockdown: Police use drones to force people indoors

Law enforcement in California is using drones to make sure that people do not flout quarantine measures amid a lockdown in the state

Mar 23, 2020

By Manthan C.

Weird World

Fake news: Russian President Putin unleashes 500 lions to keep people indoors and curb Coronavirus

But the fact is that the picture of the lion whose name is Columbus, is from Johannesburg and was shot in 2016

Mar 23, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

Fake news

Society

'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

Health

Israel faces crisis as 3,000 medics quarantined, with COVID-19 cases crossing 1,000

The increasing number of positive cases among medical workers has been attributed to the lack of protective equipment, along with an unsafe working condition

Mar 23, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Health

Where did coronavirus come from? Expert says Italy saw 'strange pneumonia' cases well before China

Italy reported its first COVID19 case on January 26 and the first case of local transmission on February 21

Mar 23, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Society

Chloroquine poisoning: Nigeria warns against the use of potential Coronavirus drug

Two people have been taken to the hospital after they took Chloroquine, which is still undergoing testing for safety and effectiveness

Mar 23, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

Death toll crosses 5,000 in Italy: internal travel banned to stop Covid-19 spread

Italy goes into further restrictions and bans as the country reports more than 5,000 deaths with around 651 fatalities reported within one day.

Mar 23, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Society

US deploys national guards, becomes third most affected after Italy, China with 33,000 cases

President Donald Trump has mobilized as many as 7,300 National Guard members across the 50 states and other US territories in a desperate attempt to combat COVID-19.

Mar 23, 2020

By Manthan C.

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Society

Germany's Merkel goes into quarantine after contact with infected doctor

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel went into quarantine on Sunday after she met a doctor who tested positive for Covid-19

Mar 23, 2020

By Reuters

Science

Coronavirus killing spree: Author says Covid-19 outbreak is punishment for Christian persecution

Several conspiracy theorists believe that the coronavirus outbreak is an indication of the second coming of Christ

Mar 23, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Technology

Israel launches COVID-19 tracing app as number of cases in the country crosses 1,000

Israel has released a mobile app that tells users if they have come in contact with an infected coronavirus patient over the 14 past days before the patient's diagnosis

Mar 23, 2020

By Manthan C.

Sports

Soccer-Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz passes away after contracting COVID-19

He was taken to the hospital on Tuesday as he was suffering from the Novel Coronavirus and died on Saturday

Mar 23, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Science

End of COVID-19 pandemic? Not in near future

There are probabilities of answers to when the pandemic could end, taking the situation under control is needed now.

Mar 23, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Tech & Trend

CDC launches Microsoft Azure-powered chatbot to help Americans stay safe from Novel Coronavirus

The new chatbot, dubbed Coronavirus Self Checker tool, will ask a set of questions about coronavirus infection related symptoms and come up with associated guidelines

Mar 23, 2020

By Anirban Roy

Society

Teenagers in Virginia cough inside store to film prank video, spark coronavirus fears

Two teenagers were allegedly caught coughing on the produce that was on display at a store in the town while filming the act and posting it on social media

Mar 23, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Entertainment

Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus, in isolation in NY state prison?

The disgraced movie mogul was found guilty on two charges of a criminal sex act and rape in the third-degree, and was sent to the Wende Correctional Facility.

Mar 23, 2020

By Suman Varandani

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