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

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

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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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'Apocalypse now': Airlines turn to cargo for revenue as US Senate approves aid package

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it has written to the heads of governments of 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific region

Mar 26, 2020

By Reuters

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China overlooked COVID-19 'WARNING' 12 years ago? Scientists called the country a 'Time Bomb'

In 2007, almost a decade ago scientists revealed their concerns about China and claimed a dangerous outbreak could take place in the Asian country

Mar 26, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

China's factories reopen, only to fire workers as Coronavirus shreds global trade

Shi stated that his fabric supplier in hard-hit Italy suspended operations on Sunday, meaning no fresh raw materials from May

Mar 26, 2020

By Reuters

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Here's how to tell if you're suffering from common cold or coronavirus

Common cold, cough and fever are causing fear among people as there's no way to distinguish between a flu or coronavirus.

Mar 25, 2020

By Vinod DSouza

Coronavirus

Scientists in Iceland detect 40 mutations of the Novel Coronavirus

The researchers found the mutation in the gene of the news Coronavirus after analysing swabs of COVID-19 patients

Mar 25, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

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Fake news: Dr Wenliang proposed tea as cure for Coronavirus, COVID-19 is a bioweapon

It has become important to check the origin and spread of fake news as much as it is to contain the coronavirus

Mar 25, 2020

By Suman Priya Mendonca

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Istanbul prosecutor indicts Saudi suspects for Khashoggi killing

Earlier a Saudi prosecutor said there was no evidence connecting Qahtani to the killing and the court dismissed charges against Asiri

Mar 25, 2020

By Reuters

Half of the UK population could have already got infected by COVID-19, reveals Oxford research

New Coronavirus was circulating in the UK by mid-January, which means the virus could have enough time to spread widely

Mar 25, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

ISIS attacker storms Sikh temple in Kabul with around 200 worshipers inside, kills 25

Around 25 people were killed as the forces battled the militants who entered the Sikh temple in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, March 25 at 7:45 am local time

Mar 25, 2020

By Parvathy Rajagopal