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Malaysian woman found coronavirus positive, first in Jharkhand

10:56 pm March 31, 2020

Ranchi: Jharkhand reported its first case of COVID 19 after a Malaysian woman tested positive for the virus, a senior official said on Tuesday. “A Malaysian woman, who is among the 24 persons found staying in a mosque in Ranchi, has been found positive. She is absolutely normal and asymptomatic, Principal Secretary (Health) Nitin Madan […]

US coordinating with India to bring back stranded Americans: official

2:55 pm March 31, 2020

Washington: The US is coordinating with the Indian government to evacuate stranded American citizens from the country who have expressed interest to return home after India announced a 21-day lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic, according to a senior official. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Ian Brownlee told reporters during a […]

G20 finance ministers to hold virtual talks on coronavirus crisis

2:36 pm March 31, 2020

Riyadh: Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 major economies will hold a second round of virtual talks Tuesday to push ahead the coronavirus response, the Saudi hosts said. G20 leaders last week pledged a “united front” in the fight against the pandemic, saying they were injecting 5 trillion into the global […]

COVID-19: BMC for cremation of bodies, allows burial in big ground

Coronavirus deaths top 35,000 worldwide, most in Europe: AFP tally

11:43 pm March 30, 2020

Paris: More than 35,000 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus pandemic since it emerged late last year in China, most of them in Europe, according to an AFP tally at 1615 GMT Monday using official figures. In total, 35,905 people have died, including 26,076 in Europe. Italy has the most deaths with 11,591, following […]

Coronavirus: China reports 4 deaths, 31 new cases

3:01 pm March 30, 2020

Beijing: China has reported 31 new cases of coronavirus including 30 imported ones while the death toll reached 3,304 with four more fatalities, health officials said on Monday. The country’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland were reported on Sunday, of which 30 […]