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Family members watch as cemetery workers place into a niche a coffin with the remains of person suspected to have died from coronavirus, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP)

Brazil emerges as next big coronavirus hotspot

New cases rose roughly 9.2% over the last 24 hours, while deaths increased roughly 7.8%

7 May 2020 12:58 PM IST

Health workers seen inside the premises of Max Hospital, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Coronavirus infects 90k frontline healthworkers across the globe

International Council of Nurses reveal the disease has killed more than 260 nurses, as per data from 30 countries

7 May 2020 12:38 PM IST

A medical worker wearing protective equipment to protect against coronavirus smokes as he and his colleague rest in the yard of the Pokrovskaya hospital in St.Petersburg, Russia. (AP)

Russian doctors jump to death from hospital windows over pressure

Many medical workers say they have been threatened with dismissal or even prosecution for going public with their...

7 May 2020 9:27 AM IST

A staff member wearing a face shield walks through a long-distance bus station in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

China will not entertain foreign investigation until complete win over...

WHO says it is waiting on an invitation from China to take part in its investigations into the animal origins of the...

6 May 2020 4:48 PM IST

A Nepalese volunteer sprays disinfectants on a man while he arrives to get free food distributed by social workers during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Kathmandu. (AP)

6 Indian coronavirus patients recover in Nepal

Another group of seven Indians undergoing treatment at the same hospital are still kept under observation and are...

6 May 2020 4:01 PM IST

A fire burns on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

Fire breaks out at residential tower in Sharjah

Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah's Al Nahda area

6 May 2020 3:00 PM IST

The P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

What happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus...

6 May 2020 2:32 PM IST

Broadcaster shutdown a warning to critics of Philippines government

The Philippines has long ranked as one of the world's most dangerous places to work as a journalist

6 May 2020 1:09 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders. (AP)

US court orders to restore Bernie Sanders

Sanders suspended his presidential campaign last month but lawyers for his campaign had petitioned New York to remain on...

6 May 2020 12:23 PM IST

Clinical staff wear personal protective equipment (PPE) as they care for a patient at the Intensive Care unit at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge. (AFP)

UK overtakes Italy, reports highest coronavirus death toll in Europe

Only the United States, with a population nearly five times greater, has suffered more confirmed fatalities from the...

6 May 2020 10:28 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Trump administration ignored COVID-19 warnings, alleges fired American...

Scientist in US turns whistleblower against government's decision to flood its market with malaria drug without proper...

6 May 2020 9:35 AM IST

An Egyptian doctor gives medical advice to girls about Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during an awareness campaign in Giza

Women hail victory as Sudan bans genital cutting

Nearly nine out of 10 girls in Sudan fall victim to what is known as FGM or genital cutting, according to the United...

6 May 2020 8:53 AM IST