coronavirus

Technology

MWC 2020 cancelled after biggest exhibitors withdraw due to coronavirus outbreak

GSMA decided to cancel MWC 2020 show of the year after companies like LG, Nokia, HMD, Deutsche Telekom and BT added themselves to the list of dropouts

Feb 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Health

Major breakthrough on the way? British scientists testing vaccines for new Coronavirus on mice

Scientists from London's Imperial College has been trying to test a new vaccine on animals in order to find a solution to the ongoing Covid-19 disease

Feb 12, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Human Rights

Where is Chen Qiushi? Journalist who reported from Wuhan 'forcibly quarantined'

Chen Qiushi (34) went to Wuhan on January 24, was last heard on Thursday, it was later learnt that he was forced into quarantine

Feb 12, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Society

Chess, squabbles aboard cruise ship cast away by Coronavirus fears

After being stranded in a cruiseliner because of the coronavirus the passengers are finding different ways to entertain themselves

Feb 12, 2020

By Reuters

Russian prankster scares people inside train

Weird World

Coronavirus: Russian prankster triggers panic in train; faces 5 years in prison [VIDEO]

The viral video is that of a man wearing a face mask collapsing and suffering a seizure inside a crowded Moscow underground train.

Feb 12, 2020

By Anu James

Health

Taiwan says it didn't need China's permission for WHO meeting

Taiwan complained that it has been unable to get timely information from the WHO and accused that China has passed incorrect information

Feb 12, 2020

By Reuters

Health

Coronavirus will be dead and gone in six months as it can't survive peak summer, predicts expert

Pathology professor John Nicholls predicts that Coronavirus will be dead and gone in six months time.

Feb 12, 2020

By Vinod DSouza

Crime

Chinese passenger arrives in US with a bagful of dead birds amid coronavirus scare

Was a Chinese company selling the product by making it look like a Japanese product?

Feb 12, 2020

By Anu James

Health

WHO claims Coronavirus vaccine is 18 months away; gives new name to the novel virus from China

The disease caused by the novel coronavirus gets a new name COVID-19 and the WHO says that a new vaccine is on the way in 18 months

Feb 12, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Chinese woman allegedly kills 2 in supermarket

Crime

China coronavirus: Woman allegedly kills 2 over a bottle of antiseptic [VIDEOS]

The Chinese woman is said to have killed two people, including a 12-year-old girl, to get the last bottle of antiseptic at a supermarket in China

Feb 12, 2020

By Anu James

Health

As Coronavirus death toll goes over 1,110; at least 500 medics get infected in Wuhan

Though the number of fatalities and cases declined on Tuesday, WHO held that 'Covid-19' spreads at a faster pace than SARS and Ebola

Feb 12, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Health

Japan cruise ship coronavirus cases climb to 175, including quarantine officer

More people were tested positive in the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan as well as one quarantine officer bringing the total infections to 175

Feb 12, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus: People spotted spitting on public places

Weird World

Are these people trying to spread deadly coronavirus through THIS disgusting act? [VIDEOS]

Multiple videos allegedly from China show people spitting or spewing saliva in public places creating panic on coronavirus attack.

Feb 11, 2020

By Anu James

Science

WHO, Chinese ambassador to US deny 'Coronavirus' conspiracy angle

Conspiracy theorists allege that the Chinese government is trying to coverup sinister facts about coronavirus

Feb 11, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Weird World

Netizens asked not to share 'how to spread Wuhan' video made by youngsters in Singapore

In the viral video, a youngster is seen tasting soft drinks and putting them back on the NTUC Fairprice supermarket shelf in Singapore.

Feb 11, 2020

By Anu James

Health

Bat meat still popular in parts of Indonesia, despite Coronavirus fears

The bat meat is still popular in Indonesia despite research suggesting that the coronavirus spreading in China might be because of bat meat

Feb 11, 2020

By Reuters

Health

How many have recovered from Wuhan Coronovirus so far? Highest recovery rate reported from Hubei

In terms of other countries, ten recoveries were reported in Thailand, while Japan and Singapore reported nine and seven respectively

Feb 11, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Singapore: Woman seriously injured after crows attack her

Society

Murder of crows crowding in a Chinese street at night has left netizens all puzzled [VIDEO]

Videos on Twitter shows large sightings of crows and mosquitoes around various districts in China and people are talking about the ancient wisdom

Feb 11, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Health

Coronavirus: British man infects at least 11 in three countries without setting foot in China

The man from Britain caught the novel coronavirus in Singapore where he went for attending a conference

Feb 11, 2020

By Shubhangi Shah

Who is Jia Jia, Chinese columnist missing over letter asking President Xi to resign?

Business

Xi warned officials that efforts to stop virus could hurt economy: sources

With growth at its slowest in nearly three decades, China's leaders seem very much eager to strike a balance between protecting already-slowing economy and stamping out an epidemic

Feb 11, 2020

By Reuters

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