Day: March 16, 2020

Baz Luhrmann, family in quarantine after Tom Hanks’ coronavirus diagnosis

4:31 pm March 16, 2020

Los Angeles: Director Baz Luhrmann has gone into self-isolation after coming into contact with actor Tom Hanks on the set of their new untitled Elvis Presley film. The Australian filmmaker, along with his family, are in voluntary quarantine after Hanks and his actor-wife Rita Wilson were tested positive for COVID-19 disease last week. In a […]

Japanese man sentenced to death for murder of 19 at care home

4:27 pm March 16, 2020

Yokohama (Japan): A Japanese man was sentenced to death on Monday for the stabbing murder of 19 disabled people at a care home, in one of the country’s worst ever mass killings. Satoshi Uematsu never disputed his involvement in the grisly rampage but his lawyers entered a plea of not guilty, arguing the 30-year-old was […]

44-yr-old Coronavirus: NDA suspends large gatherings, expeditionsgaon resident tests positive of coronavirus

BMC asks hoarding owners to display coronavirus messages

4:15 pm March 16, 2020

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has asked all licenced hoarding owners in Mumbai to display messages till March 25, starting from Monday, on fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak. The directive was issued by BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. Those disobeying the directive will have […]

Coronavirus cases in Australia climb to 350

4:08 pm March 16, 2020

Melbourne: The total number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Australia on Monday reached 350 as some states in the country declared a state of emergency and announced penalties for breaching quarantine and self-isolation guidelines issued by them to contain the spread of the deadly disease. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday announced that anyone […]

US Navy reports first suspected virus case on ship

4:05 pm March 16, 2020

Washington: The US Navy reported its first suspected case of the new coronavirus aboard a ship, saying a sailor had tested positive for the disease but the result needed to be confirmed by health authorities. It came a week after another US Navy sailor stationed in southern Italy contracted COVID-19, which has killed more than […]

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