Guinea confirms 3 dead from Ebola, first cases since 2016The government has declared an Ebola epidemic and started contact tracing and isolating suspected cases. It's also sent an emergency team t...
14 Feb, 2021, 09.54 PM IST
Iran approves Russia's Sputnik V vaccineIran, which is fighting the Middle East's deadliest outbreak, has said it will only rely on vaccines made by Russia, India or China, while ...
26 Jan, 2021, 07.22 PM IST
UK's Boris Johnson pledges vaccine program to operate 24-7Johnson said "at the moment, the limit is on supply" of the vaccines rather than on the ability of the country's health service to deliver ...
13 Jan, 2021, 10.38 PM IST
Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy reportThe comprehensive report examined how the Italian government and health system reacted after the country became the epicenter of the Europe...
19 Dec, 2020, 02.25 PM IST
Prince William's 3-day royal train tour criticised amid pandemic, Scotland & Wales leaders not happyThe tour was meant to spread Christmas cheer to the frontline employees.
09 Dec, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
Travelers to New York must quarantine for three days, then get coronavirus testPeople will also be required to take a test that comes back negative within the three days prior to heading to New York. If the second test...
01 Nov, 2020, 11.52 PM IST
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial Brazil volunteer dies, trial to continueThe Federal University of Sao Paulo, which is helping coordinate phase 3 clinical trials in Brazil, separately said the volunteer was Brazi...
21 Oct, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
United Kingdom unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest riskPM Boris Johnson told lawmakers that the goal of the new system was to save lives without ``shuttering our lives and our society'' through ...
13 Oct, 2020, 10.47 AM IST
New York reopens after coronavirus lockdownWith the virus in check — at least for now — stores previously deemed nonessential were cleared to reopen for delivery and curbside pickup,...
08 Jun, 2020, 11.36 PM IST
Europe virus toll tops 1,00,000 as online mega-concert raises spiritsCoronavirus deaths surged past 100,000 in Europe as the world's top musicians joined forces for a virtual concert, hoping to spread cheer t...
19 Apr, 2020, 12.19 PM IST
Iran on war footing against coronavirus as outbreak kills 77Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's decision was announced after state media broadcast images of the 80-year-old leader planting a tree wearing dispos...
03 Mar, 2020, 05.32 PM IST
Recalling history's 10 deadliest diseases that came before the coronavirusBefore the coronavirus, the human race has had to deal with various epidemics and pandemics across the centuries. Many of them have claimed...
01 Mar, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Market crash is valuation play, coronavirus just the scapegoatShort-term traders should remain on the sidelines as VIX is ruling extremely high.
29 Feb, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
Iran accuses US of fear-mongering as deadly virus spreadsIran accused the United States on Wednesday of fear-mongering over a coronavirus outbreak that has spread across the Islamic republic and c...
26 Feb, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
Covid-19: Highly contagious but less fatal than other virusesWhile the number of Covid-19 cases is stabilising, experts say behaviour of virus cannot be foreseen.
22 Feb, 2020, 08.37 AM IST
China witnesses deadliest day as death toll in coronavirus outbreak surges to 1,367The total deaths from the more than two-month-old virus outbreak as reported on Thursday stood at 1,367, with the total number of confirmed...
13 Feb, 2020, 06.20 PM IST
Indian stock markets not under much pressure over China virusIndian markets have declined in the 1st month of major epidemics globally.
27 Jan, 2020, 11.50 AM IST