The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 19,000 people around the world and put 2.6 billion people under lockdown. However, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has asked citizens to get back to work and has even dismissed the coronavirus threat, saying that it is blown out of proportion. Bolsonaro on Tuesday took aim at the “hysteria” …
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The White House and Senate leaders have agreed on $2 trillion as a measure help workers, businesses and health care which are all part of the economy hit by coronavirus. This is after many days of discussion in the midst of intense pressure “Ladies and gentlemen, we are done. We have a deal,” Ueland said as per a report in …
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263 Indians were evacuated from Italy in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak and the Air India flight carrying them home has landed in Delhi. Most of them are students and now they are back in their own country. They will be taken to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police-managed quarantine facility in Chhawla. This is after thermal scanning and immigration is …
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With the number of people in Pakistan affected by coronavirus increasing to 733, worried citizens have appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to impose a lockdown. These cases include including 396 in Sindh and 137 in Punjab, as per the authorities. AFP On Saturday, Pakistan suspended all international flights for two weeks and curtailed train services. So far three patients …
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As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to claim lives and affect thousands globally, scientists and researchers are racing against time, to develop a drug and a vaccine to counter it. While the government is stepping up all measures to tackle the novel virus, Indian scientists are leaving no stone unturned to develop a cure. Testing for the virus is one …
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Coronavirus is holding the world hostage right now. Every walk of life is being affected and its like being held for ransom and nobody is there to pay the money. One profession that has taken a hard hit is prostitution. No, we are not kidding. One of the most lucrative industries in the world has been badly dented thanks to …
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The global pandemic coronavirus has claimed thousands of lives across the word and the doctors and nurses who are on the frontlines of fighting the disease, and treating patients relentlessly. This leaves them exposed more than anyone else, and it takes a lot of courage to keep doing your duty, despite that knowledge. In India, a Kerala doctor who had …
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While the threat of coronavirus spread looms large, people are taking extreme precautions – quarantining themselves and avoiding social contact. But there are people who are still out, doing their jobs selflessly – those at grocery stores and pharmacies, risking their own health by working and exposing themselves to customers during the pandemic. Agencies These are largely hourly employees, many …
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Even as the stock markets crashed and global economy is predicted to tank, a new study by United Nations said the COVID-19 pandemic will significantly increase global unemployment, leaving up to 25 million more people out of work, and will dramatically slash workers’ incomes. In a new study, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned that the economic and labour crisis …
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It seems like Indians are yet to realize the magnitude of the coronavirus crisis. Somehow a large section of the population is still convinced that it is not going to affect them. So, they lie about their travel history, ignore warnings and will use their influence to avoid mandatory home isolation. An 18-year-old who became the first Covid-19 case in …
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