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Coronavirus: Ladakh imposes lockdown till March 31

Leh, Mar 23 : The Union Territory of Ladakh has been placed on lockdown till March 31 to check the spread of coronavirus even as the reports of 16 fresh samples of suspected cases have tested negative, a senior government official said on Monday. The lockdown came into effect […]

Virus pandemic an unprecedented test for a young generation

CHICAGO — For Jalen Grimes, the virus pandemic is stirring up a slew of emotions. “Annoyed” is the first one the 13-year-old Chicagoan mentions. “Scared, confused, worried.” She was supposed to be enjoying the end of her eighth-grade year, a rite of passage in states like Illinois, with […]

Congressional rescue talks churn as viral crisis expands

WASHINGTON — Top-level negotiations between Congress and the White House churned late into the night over a now nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package, as the coronavirus crisis deepened, the nation shut down and the first U.S. senator tested positive for the disease. As President Donald Trump took to the […]

The Latest: China slams US for ‘scapegoating’ over virus

WELLINGTON, New Zealand. — The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 341,000 people and killed over 14,700. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 98,800 […]

Coronavirus: Guj mob flouts Janta curfew to pay tribute, Booked

Ahmedabad, Mar 23: A mob of 40 people was booked in Khadia in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad city for gathering at 5pm on Sunday to pay tribute to frontline staff in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak. A video of people chanting slogans, dancing and clanging utensils during Janta curfew, […]

Rihanna donates USD 5 million to coronavirus relief efforts

Los Angeles, Mar 22: Singer Rihanna’s non-profit organisation, the Clara Lionel Foundation, has donated USD 5 million to coronavirus response efforts. The charity will be supporting Direct Relief, Partners In Health, Feeding America, the International Rescue Committee and World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund as they continue to […]

Business, transport suspended in India during 14-hour lockdown for coronavirus

MUMBAI – Hundreds of millions of Indians stayed indoors on Sunday, heeding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to citizens to self-isolate as authorities battled to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus epidemic. At least 341 people have so far contracted the disease and four deaths have been reported in India […]

Crowdsourced virtual supercomputer revs up virus research

Gamers, bitcoin “miners” and companies large and small have teamed up for an unprecedented data-crunching effort that aims to harness idle computing power to accelerate research for a coronavirus treatment. The project led by computational biologists has effectively created the world’s most powerful supercomputer that can handle trillions […]

China’s virus strategy: a model for the world?

The head of the World Health Organization believes China’s battle with the coronavirus offers a beacon of hope, but others question whether Beijing’s strategy can be followed by other countries — particularly Western democracies. China has reported only one new local infection over the past four days, a […]

Nursing home outbreaks lay bare chronic industry problems

NEW YORK — Burgeoning coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes in Washington, Illinois, New Jersey and elsewhere are laying bare the industry’s long-running problems, including a struggle to control infections and a staffing crisis that relies on poorly paid aides who can’t afford to stay home sick. That came […]

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