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Mumbai hospital isolated after 29 staff test positive 06 Apr 2020 - 01:44 pm

Mumbai - The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared the Wockhardt Hospital near Mumbai Central a containment zone after at least 29 staff...

New York reports first decline in daily coronavirus deaths 06 Apr 2020 - 01:00 pm

New York State reported 594 new coronavirus deaths on Sunday, fewer than the 630 it reported on Saturday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said at...

Three rockets land near Halliburton site in Basra - Iraq military 06 Apr 2020 - 12:08 pm

Baghdad: Three rockets landed on Monday near U.S. oil service company Halliburton's site in Basra in southern Iraq, without causing casualties, the Iraqi...

Czechs report slowest daily rise in coronavirus cases 06 Apr 2020 - 11:39 am

PRAGUE - The Czech Republic reported its slowest daily percentage rise in confirmed coronavirus cases on Monday, as the country entered fourth week...

Japanese celebrity Pikotaro redesigns signature song as hand washing melody 06 Apr 2020 - 11:32 am

Tokyo: Japanese social media celebrity Pikotaro returned as a leading twitter trend in Japan with a coronavirus hand washing song that repurposes his...

Pakistan's coronavirus death toll rises to 50 06 Apr 2020 - 11:09 am

Islamabad - Pakistan reported five more fatalities from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll to 50, officials said Monday....

Virus tide turns in Europe as US girds for 'Pearl Harbor' moment 06 Apr 2020 - 10:46 am

London: Europe's hardest-hit nations saw some tentative signs of hope in the fight against the coronavirus Monday but the United States braced for...

Indians light lamps to heed Modi's call for coronavirus comradeship 06 Apr 2020 - 10:41 am

Mumbai/Dhaka - Millions of Indians turned off their lights and lit up balconies and doorsteps with lamps, candles and flashlights on Sunday, in...

Germany’s virus outbreak slows with lowest new cases in six days 06 Apr 2020 - 10:31 am

Germany saw the lowest number of new coronavirus cases in six days in a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak....

Japan PM to declare state of emergency of up to 6 months -media 06 Apr 2020 - 09:31 am

Tokyo - Japan will declare a state of emergency as early as Tuesday in a bid to stop the coronavirus, media reported, with...

UN chief urges govts to protect women during virus lockdown 06 Apr 2020 - 09:25 am

United Nations, United States: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged governments to include the protection of women in their response to the...

Boeing extends factory shutdown in Washington state 06 Apr 2020 - 09:17 am

Washington - Boeing has said it will indefinitely extend a shutdown at its factories in Washington state because of the coronavirus pandemic. The...

UK PM Johnson hospitalised for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms 06 Apr 2020 - 02:58 am

LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing...

Madrid breathes clearer air amid coronavirus lockdown 05 Apr 2020 - 06:15 pm

MADRID: The air appears visibly clearer in Madrid since Spain imposed some of the world's strictest measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, Reuters...

UK to release up to 4,000 inmates as prison virus cases grow 05 Apr 2020 - 06:05 pm

As many as 4,000 low-risk prisoners will be freed in England and Wales as coronavirus cases inside prisons climb and the U.K. government...

Africa could lose 20 mln jobs due to pandemic: AU study 05 Apr 2020 - 06:00 pm

JOHANNESBURG/ADDIS ABABA: About 20 million jobs are at risk in Africa as the continent's economies are projected to shrink this year due to...

South Africa's arms firm Denel to produce ventilators in coronavirus fight 05 Apr 2020 - 03:14 pm

JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's Denel will design and develop medical ventilators in partnership with other state-owned entities, research bodies and medical technology companies to...