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Will provide citizenship to 11 million people if voted to power; says Biden

Trump, Biden spoke by phone about coronavirus outbreak

4:46 am April 7, 2020

Washington: President Donald Trump and Joe Biden spoke over the phone Monday afternoon about the coronavirus outbreak, according to a top Biden campaign aide. Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, said in a statement that the two had a “good call.” “Biden shared several suggestions for actions the Administration can take now to address the […]

US concerned by China's ongoing attempts to 'intimidate' neighbours: White House

White House pushes unproven drug for coronavirus; doctors wary

4:32 am April 7, 2020

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and his administration kept up their out-sized promotion Monday of an malaria drug not yet officially approved for fighting the new coronavirus, even though scientists say more testing is needed before it’s proven safe and effective against COVID-19. Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro championed hydroxychloroquine in television interviews a day after […]

MP records 1,357 new coronavirus cases, ten deaths

Virus deaths slow in places, British PM’s condition worsens

4:11 am April 7, 2020

New York: The steep rise in coronavirus deaths appeared to be leveling off Monday in hard-hit New York, echoing a trend underway in Italy and Spain, while the crisis escalated alarmingly in Britain, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to intensive care after his condition deteriorated. Johnson, 55, was conscious and did not immediately […]

Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

China reports 30 new coronavirus cases; nine districts in Wuhan classified as low-risk’

2:57 pm April 5, 2020

Beijing: China has reported 30 new cases of the novel coronavirus, including five locally transmitted infections, even as nine of the 13 administrative districts of virus-hit Wuhan city were declared low-risk areas’ signifying a gradual return to normalcy, officials said on Sunday. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) in its daily report said other than the […]

China claims coronavirus broke out in world’s various parts last year; it only reported first

China, India and the COVID-19: Labeling the virus will not help anyone

1:57 pm April 5, 2020

New Delhi: There is a clear consensus by WHO and the international community that a virus should not be linked to any specific country, region or ethnic group and such stigmatization should be rejected. The pandemic of influenza in 2009 originated in North America, which WHO didn’t call “North American flu”, rather it was eventually […]