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17 Indians abroad infected with coronavirus: MEA

8:23 pm March 4, 2020

New Delhi: Seventeen Indians have been infected with coronavirus abroad, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday. Responding to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said 16 cases were reported from Japan on the cruise ship and one from the UAE. He said the 16 Indians […]

South Korea has 18 new virus cases fuelled by clubs

S Korea coronavirus cases approach 5,000

1:55 pm March 3, 2020

Seoul: South Korea’s coronavirus case total — the largest in the world outside China — approached 5,000 Tuesday as authorities reported 477 new cases. Two more people had died, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, taking the toll to 28. South Korea has seen a rapid rise in infections in recent days […]

NASA images show fall in China pollution over virus shutdown

9:33 pm March 2, 2020

Washington: NASA satellite images show a dramatic fall in pollution over China that is “partly related” to the economic slowdown due to the coronavirus outbreak, the space agency said. The reduction in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution was first noticed near Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, but eventually spread across China, according to NASA scientists […]

Need robust global cooperation to fight cross-border tax evasion, avoidance: FM

Govt closely monitoring coronavirus impact on economy: FM

10:26 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Wednesday said the government is keeping a close watch on the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the Indian economy. The minister also said that the process of merger of public sector banks was underway as per the schedule. The government has announced to merge 10 sector state-run […]

Xi’s early involvement in virus outbreak raises questions

6:51 pm February 16, 2020

Beijing: A recent speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping that has been published by state media indicates for the first time that he was leading the response to a new virus outbreak from early on in the crisis. The publication of the Feb 3 speech was an apparent attempt to demonstrate that the Communist Party […]