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Demand for cruises appears undimmed despite hantavirus and other onboard outbreaksDespite recent hantavirus and norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships, industry experts anticipate a record number of passengers this year. Man...- Japan's PM says to gradually allow foreign long-term visa holders to enter from OctoberTokyo would proceed by negotiating with countries on a bilateral basis about the conditions for relaxing entry restrictions, said the minis...
- Donald Trump faults China for coronavirus' spread, says U.S. investigatingDonald Trump's criticism was the latest from his administration to target China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which began late la...
- Government clears air on restaurant closure rumourThe ministry of tourism clarified that it has not issued any letter on closing of hotels and restaurants till October 2020 due to the coron...
- Looking into reports that coronavirus 'escaped' from China's Wuhan lab: Donald TrumpThe US has been conducting a full-scale investigation into whether the deadly virus "escaped" from the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Fox New...
- Pompeo dials top Chinese diplomat; seeks transparency on Covid-19 outbreakPompeo's phone call to Yang Jiechi, Director of the Office of Foreign Affairs of the Communist Party of China, came a day after US Presiden...
- After lifting lockdown, Wuhan residents asked to stay home amid fears of rebound of coronavirusChina on March 25 downgraded the risk level of the coronavirus in its epicentre Wuhan from high to medium and resumed bus services within t...
- Don't use these websites for any coronavirus-related updatesPeople are searching the web for new information on the Covid-19 outbreak to protect themselves and their families. The cybercriminals are ...
- IT Ministry asks social media firms to remove false news from their platformTaking cognisance of fake news reports on the internet, the IT ministry has asked all social media companies to immediately remove false ne...
- Facebook announces COVID-19 'information centre' on News Feed for accurate, current news about pandemicThe new feature will also have a 'Why You Should Stay At Home' section.
- Facebook bug temporarily blocked coronavirus newsThe company said it has now restored all the incorrectly deleted posts, which also covered topics beyond the coronavirus.
- Iran asks for billions in loans as virus deaths climb to 429According to a Health Ministry spokesman who spoke in a live, televised news conference, the novel coronavirus has killed 75 more people, r...
- Germany aims to avoid any firm becoming insolvent due to coronavirus"The government will do everything to support businesses and workers in this great economic challenge," Seibert told a regular government n...
- Iran releases about 70,000 prisoners as coronavirus death toll reaches 237Iranian judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi did not specify if or when those released would need to return to jail.
- "Too early" to speak of pandemic, WHO says virus can be containedTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, told a news conference in Geneva: "Using the word pandemic does not fit the facts", addin...
- Nepal's leading media decries China's attempt to muzzle free pressThe Chinese embassy had sharply criticised the Kathmandu Post for publishing a syndicated column which argued that China's authoritarian sy...
- China lab says conspiracy theories hurting efforts to curb virusThe institute has been accused of "artificially synthesising" the coronavirus in one of its laboratories, it said. It also referred to othe...
- Singapore downgrades GDP forecast to 0.5% due to coronavirus outbreakSingapore has downgraded its gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2020 to around 0.5 per cent, the mid-point of a new estimated range ...
- EU holds emergency meeting to stop coronavirus spreadEU representatives have been working to "establish an expert information exchange protocol" and held its first video conference with Chines...
- This tech firm used AI & machine learning to predict Coronavirus outbreak; warned people about danger zonesThe death toll from the Coronavirus rose to 130 in China.
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