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The woman, who is a Singapore citizen, had arrived in Singapore from India on July 17. (Representational Image: AFP)

India-returned woman tests positive for coronavirus in Singapore

Including four imported cases reported today, Singapore has a total of 51,809 coronavirus recorded till date

30 Jul 2020 4:23 PM

India's economic outlook has worsened again as business activity slows and COVID-19 infections soar. (PTI Photo)

India's economic recovery at risk as COVID-19 surges, dull outlook deepens: Report

In the quarter just gone by, the Indian economy is forecast to have shrunk 20.0%, the first double-digit contraction

30 Jul 2020 1:28 PM

Health workers share a note at a restaurant where a worker is suspected to have COVID-19 in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. Vietnam intensifies protective measures as the number of locally transmissions, starting at a hospital in the popular beach city of Da Nang, keeps increasing since the weekend. (AP)

Once a success story, Vietnam is now widely reporting new clusters

Vietnam is the most populous country in the world to have recorded no deaths from the virus

29 Jul 2020 4:53 PM

Hetero launches generic Favipiravir in India. (Photo- IndiaMart)

Hetero launches COVID-19 drug Favivir at Rs 59 per tablet

The product is available from July 29 at all retail medical outlets across the country and will be sold only on prescription, it said

29 Jul 2020 2:04 PM

Moderna Inc is planning to price its coronavirus vaccine at $50 to $60 per course. (Representative Image)

Moderna to price COVID-19 vaccine at $50-$60 per course

Moderna’s proposed price would apply to the United States and other high-income countries

29 Jul 2020 11:18 AM

Gold hits record, gets more precious as dollar loses value. (AFP Photo)

Gold soars to record high as dollar drops

The precious metal had stormed almost $40 higher at one point to reach $1,980 an ounce

28 Jul 2020 10:24 AM

Border closures and travel restrictions remain an important part of many countries' strategy to combat the novel coronavirus. (AP)

Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO

The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is spreading

27 Jul 2020 8:20 PM

Experts fear a severe COVID-19 outbreak could be catastrophic in a country where malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are already problems. (Representational Image: AFP)

Papua New Guinea orders lockdown after first COVID-19 death

The country had seen only 11 cases until a week ago but the total now stands at 61, with new cases being found daily

27 Jul 2020 4:52 PM

Travellers, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walking with luggage as part of the first group of arrivals for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, at the Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport. - The 2020 hajj season, which has been scaled back dramatically to include only around 1,000 Muslim pilgrims as Saudi Arabia battles a coronavirus surge, is set to begin on July 29. (via AFP)

Saudi's downscaled Hajj season begins with restrictions and caution

Pilgrims are required to be tested for coronavirus before arriving in Mecca and will also have to quarantine after the pilgrimage

27 Jul 2020 9:53 AM

The Indian community in Australia is comprised of nearly seven lakh people. (Representational Image)

Australia's migration intake to fall by over 2 lakh; Indians affected

India is one of the top sources of skilled immigrants to Australia, with nearly 90,000 students studying in Australian universities

26 Jul 2020 5:44 PM

Congress leader Ajay Maken accused the Centre on Sunday of conspiring to topple the Congress governments in various state. (PTI Photo)

Fight COVID and China, stop conspiring to topple Congress governments: Maken to Centre

He said to protect Constitution and democracy, Congress workers will stage protests in front of the Raj Bhawans across the country on Monday

26 Jul 2020 5:00 PM

Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to buy remdesivir from a Gujarat-based company. (ANI Photo)

Maharashtra FDA to buy remdesivir from Gujarat firm

State FDA minister Rajendra Shingne said the government plans to publish the price and availability of the drugs online for transparency

26 Jul 2020 3:55 PM

The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, analysed variation of the genetic makeup of four young male patients with severe COVID-19 from two families, who did not have any preexisting medical conditions that made them predisposed to the deadly disease. (Photo: Pixabay)

Rare genetic mutation might be making some people more vulnerable to COVID-19

This discovery may have important consequences for the treatment of severely ill COVID-19 patients

26 Jul 2020 3:42 PM

A Sri Lankan municipal health worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for COVID-19 in Colombo. (AP)

Sri Lanka successfully curbed virus community spread: COVID task force chief

The country has not witnessed a single community case for the last three months as per official records

25 Jul 2020 2:59 PM

Officials sort seized pangolin scales at a port in southern Vietnam's Ba Ria Vung Tau province. - Vietnam, one of Asia's biggest consumers of wildlife products, has suspended all imports of wild animal species "dead or alive" and vowed to "eliminate" illegal markets across the country. (AFP)

Vietnam bans wildlife trade, markets to prevent animal-to-human infections

Vietnam has been a popular destination for wildlife products often from endangered species used in traditional medicine or exotic cuisine

25 Jul 2020 12:06 PM

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro gestures as he speaks to supporters in the garden of the Alvorada Palace. (AFP)

Bolsonaro supporters blocked out of Twitter, Facebook after court rule

Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered them blocked as part of a probe into an alleged disinformation campaign by the president’s allies

25 Jul 2020 11:21 AM

Shoppers wear face masks in Covent Garden, central London on July 24, 2020, as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Face coverings are now compulsory for customers in shops in England, as new coronavirus rules came into force on Friday. (AFP)

Rules tighten across Europe as WHO warns of virus spike

Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms of deaths

25 Jul 2020 10:22 AM

A quarantine order was imposed on six different vessels anchored in the city's waters after some of the crew members tested positive for the virus. (AFP)

Seafarers skipping quarantine leads to sudden virus spike in Hong Kong

After successfully tackling COVID-19 local transmission once, case numbers in the densely packed finance hub increased again this month

24 Jul 2020 3:16 PM

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, who is infected with COVID-19, wears a protective face mask as he makes a heart-hand sign to supporters during a Brazilian flag retreat ceremony outside his official residence the Alvorada Palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil's Bolsonaro goes for bike rides, chats up with staff despite being corona positive

The far-right leader, who has been called a 'Tropical Trump,' has repeatedly defied social distancing guidelines

24 Jul 2020 12:44 PM

An Israeli researcher demonstrates a coronavirus breathalyser test by exhaling into a small bag called the "Air Trap" at the laboratory of NanoScent's headquarters in Misgav industrial zone near the northern city of Karmiel. (AFP)

Israeli firm developing coronavirus breathalyser test

NanoScent, the firm making the test kits, said an extensive trial within Israel delivered results with 85 percent accuracy

24 Jul 2020 11:29 AM

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