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WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

India supports move at WHO to seek origin of coronavirus

2:24 pm May 18, 2020

New Delhi: India is expected to join over 60 countries at a two-day crucial conference of the World Health Organisation in Geneva in pushing for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive” evaluation of the global response mechanism to the COVID-19 crisis as well as to find out the “zoonotic source” of the deadly infection. The two-day […]

Pompeo says China's policies on Muslims amount to 'genocide'

Pompeo holds COVID-19 video conference with counterparts from India, 5 other nations

1:52 am May 12, 2020

Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday held a video conference with his counterparts from India, Australia, Brazil, Israel, Japan and South Korea on issues related to coronavirus pandemic. “Pompeo and his counterparts discussed the importance of international cooperation, transparency, and accountability in combating the COVID-19 pandemic and in addressing its causes,” State […]

New Zealand tames virus; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits

7:59 pm April 28, 2020

Paris: France and Spain, two of the worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged the virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia. But on the other side of the globe, Brazil is emerging as a new hotspot for infections. […]

2 new COVID-19 cases in Odisha, total rises to 23

10:07 pm April 5, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Two persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Bhubaneswar, raising the number of cases of the pandemic in Odisha to 23 on Sunday, an official said. A 70-year-old man from the Kapila Prasad Housing Board Colony Phase II, who had returned from Australia on March 22, tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 (coronavirus […]

Isolation hitting mental health of COVID-19 patients: Experts

Man booked for violating home quarantine norms

10:31 pm March 24, 2020

Hyderabad: A 20-year-old man who returned from Australia around five days ago was booked here on Tuesday for violating the home quarantine norms prescribed by the Government and admitted to the state run Gandhi hospital here for COVID-19 tests, police said on Tuesday. He was found while travelling in a car with his parents at […]