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Emergency proves futile as Japan wakes up to 6,009 Coronavirus cases Friday

In view of the 2020 Olympics, Japan tried to minimize the number of coronavirus tests to show the world that Japan was safe to conduct the games, but the misadventure has backfired

Apr 17, 2020

By Nagesh Narayana

Bolsonaro fires Brazil's health minister, calls to reopen economy

The Brazil Health Ministry under Mandetta provided guidance supportive of the social distancing measures

Apr 17, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Angry British locals attack 39 telecom engineers, damage 50 mobile towers over 5G Coronavirus conspiracy

The false claims that have connected the spread of the deadly coronavirus (COVID 19) with the 5G mobile technology are now proving to be dangerous

Apr 17, 2020

By Johnlee Varghese

Are medical ventilators helping Coronavirus patients or harming them?

Many patients who go under ventilators die and survivors usually face life-long breathing issues, caused either by the machine or the damage done by the virus

Apr 16, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

New French study joins rancour over hydroxychloroquine as potential drug for Coronavirus

Even though US President Donald Trump on several occasions praised hydroxychloroquine, health experts said people should not take the medicine considering dangerous side effects

Apr 16, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Indonesia confirms 380 new Coronavirus cases and 27 deaths

The deadly virus outbreak has created a major stir around the world claiming the lives of more than 120,000 people globally

Apr 16, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Japan to expand state of emergency for rest of the country due to Coronavirus outbreak: Report

The coronavirus outbreak has created a major stir around the world in recent times claiming the lives of more than 120,000 people

Apr 16, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Philippines confirms 203 new Coronavirus infections and 13 fresh deaths

The virus outbreak has spread to more than 170 countries infecting more than 2 million people worldwide

Apr 16, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Coronavirus

Groceries: Not only Amazon's Bezos but sons of a pig farmer become billionaires amid Coronavirus lockdown

Grocery chain Sheng Siong Group's surge in wealth reflects how groceries market and profit in the time of coronavirus pandemic lockdown

Apr 16, 2020

By Vinay B.S.

Coronavirus

Trump's deportation of Coronavirus-infected migrants led to spike in Guatemala cases?

Guatemala's Health Minister Hugo Monroy said the United States' deportation of migrants back to Guatemala have made up at least half of the country's 200 coronavirus cases

Apr 16, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

Gangnam smile: North Korean defector wins South Korea's swankiest seat

Thae Yong Ho won one of three constituencies in Seoul's glittering Gangnam district for the main opposition conservative party in Wednesday's parliamentary election

Apr 16, 2020

By Reuters

Wife of Japan's Abe criticised for group shrine visit, adding to his coronavirus woes

Japan prime minister's support has been hurt by what critics say is a timid and sluggish response to the outbreak

Apr 16, 2020

By Reuters

Coronavirus

Coronavirus stimulus checks signed by Trump are being sent to dead US citizens

Along with millions of US residents, the stimulus checks were also sent to people who have died years ago

Apr 16, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Singapore struggles due to Coronavirus infections from dormitories as daily cases reach record high

New coronavirus cases in Singapore hit another daily high on Wednesday (April 15), with the Ministry of Health announcing 447 new cases, taking the country's total tally to 3,699

Apr 16, 2020

By Manthan C.

Coronavirus

China coronavirus whistleblowers remain missing since exposing true scale of COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan

Chen Qiushi, Fang Bing and Li Zehua these three people are missing since February and nobody knows what happened to them

Apr 16, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

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