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China shuts down Everest over coronavirus

China has cancelled permits for Mount Everest because of the coronavirus, expedition organisers said Thursday, ahead of the spring climbing season on the world’s highest peak. Last year’s traffic-clogged spring window saw a record 885 people summit Everest, 644 of them from Nepal and 241 from the northern […]

Most coronavirus patients recover, still anxiety, fear loom

SEATTLE — Amid all the fears, quarantines and stockpiling of food, it has been easy to ignore the fact that more than 60,000 people have recovered from the coronavirus spreading around the globe. The disease can cause varying degrees of illness and is especially troublesome for older adults […]

Italy weighs tougher virus lockdown, boosts aid for economy

ROME — Italy mulled imposing even tighter restrictions on daily life and announced billions in financial relief Wednesday to cushion economic shocks from the coronavirus, its latest efforts to adjust to the fast-evolving health crisis that also silenced the usually bustling heart of the Catholic faith, St. Peter’s […]

Travel chaos erupts as Italy quarantines north to halt virus

ROME — Italy announced a sweeping quarantine Sunday for its northern regions, igniting travel chaos as it restricted the movements of 16 million people — more than one quarter of its population — in a bid to halt the relentless march of the new coronavirus across Europe. Confusion […]

As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic

LONDON — As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it’s plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak. The World Health Organization has so far resisted describing the crisis […]

Bhutan bars tourists after first coronavirus case, India total hits 31

NEW DELHI – Bhutan said on Friday it would bar arriving tourists for two weeks after confirming its first case of the coronavirus, a tourist who spent several weeks in neighbouring India. The tiny Himalayan kingdom, which is heavily reliant on high-end tourism for foreign exchange, said a […]

As virus cases near 100,000, fear of ‘devastation’ for poor

BANGKOK — The number of people infected with the new virus charged toward 100,000 Friday, with the global scare upending routines, threatening livelihoods and prompting quarantines in its spread. Asian and European shares were down following a rough day on Wall Street and the consequences of COVID-19, the disease […]

290 million students out of school as global virus battle intensifies

Almost 300 million students worldwide faced weeks at home with Italy and India the latest to shut schools over the deadly new coronavirus, as the IMF urged an all-out global offensive against the epidemic. More than 95,000 people have been infected and over 3,200 have died worldwide from […]

Union Home Secretary reviews status of screening of people entering India in view of Corona Virus Threat

open view news desk Union Home Secretary, Shri Ajay Bhalla reviewed the status of screening of people coming to India from neighboring countries, in view of the corona virus threat. Home Secretary held a video conference with Chief Secretary/Additional Chief Secretary and DGP/ Additional DGP of States viz., […]

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issues advisory regarding Coronavirus

open view news desk The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued advisory to all private satellite news TV channels and all private FM radio channelsregarding the advisory issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfareon Coronavirus. The advisory seeks assistance and contribution of private TV channels and […]

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