coronavirus pandemic

IMF welcomes India's focus on growth in Union Budget

World has entered recession, says IMF

6:08 pm March 28, 2020

Washington: The world is in the face of a devastating impact due to the coronavirus pandemic and has clearly entered a recession, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but projected a recovery next year. “We have reassessed the prospects for growth for 2020 and 2021. It is now clear that we have entered a […]

Italy sees slowdown in rate of new virus cases

As rich nations battle COVID-19, anxiety grows for low-income states

3:42 pm March 28, 2020

Paris: As Europe and the United States struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, aid groups warn that without measures millions could die in low-income countries and war zones such as Syria and Yemen, where hygiene conditions are already dire. The outbreak has infected some 580,000 people and killed over 26,000 around the world after emerging […]

Xi said Sino-US relations were at a "critical juncture", CCTV said, adding that cooperation was mutually beneficial and "the only right choice." "I hope that the US will take substantive actions to improve Sino-US relations, and both sides can work together to strengthen cooperation in fighting the epidemic," he said. Some provinces, cities and companies in China have provided medical supplies and support to the US as well, Xi added.

Xi tells Trump China and US must ‘unite to fight virus’

4:33 pm March 27, 2020

Beijing: China and the United States should “unite to fight” the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the globe, said President Xi Jinping in a call with his US counterpart on Friday, according to state media. The two countries have clashed in recent weeks over the virus, but Xi told President Donald Trump that China […]

COVID-19: Hrithik Roshan, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu make donations for relief efforts

11:53 pm March 26, 2020

Mumbai: Indian cine stars Hrithik Roshan, Prabhas, Mahesh Babu, and comic-TV host Kapil Sharma on Thursday pledged to donating both funds and medical supplies to help the country combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. South superstar Rajinikanth was the first celebrity to come forward by donating Rs 50 lakh to help daily wage workers. Several A-listers […]

Nitish favours extension of lockdown in meeting with PM

PM pitches for new crisis management protocol at G-20 video conference on coronavirus

11:32 pm March 26, 2020

New Delhi: As the world reels under the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the powerful G-20 grouping to put human beings rather than economic targets at the centre of the vision for global prosperity and cooperation. In his address at a video conference of the G-20 leaders, Modi also pitched for […]