Pope Francis unwell, skips annual retreat for first time in his papacy

On Sunday, the 83-year-old pope was seen coughing several times as he made the announcement to thousands of his followers.

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· Mar 02, 2020 · 02:06 pm

Coronavirus: Global toll crosses 3,000 as China reports 42 more deaths

The Washington state reported the second death in the US.

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· Mar 02, 2020 · 10:14 am

Coronavirus: Iran reports 11 new deaths as toll climbs to 54; Armenia confirms first case

Barring China, South Korea has the highest number of cases and Iran the most deaths.

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· Mar 01, 2020 · 06:21 pm

Coronavirus: US and Australia record first fatalities, Trump imposes tighter travel restrictions

The American victim was a man in his 50s in Washington state who reportedly had an underlying health problem.

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· Mar 01, 2020 · 08:41 am

Coronavirus: South Korea urges citizens to stay home as infections make biggest single-day jump

The total number of infections in South Korea jumped to 3,150 on Saturday.

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· Feb 29, 2020 · 05:05 pm

Coronavirus: No need to panic, outbreak won’t affect economy for now, says Nirmala Sitharaman

The finance minister said the economy will be impacted only if the pandemic does not get resolved in three weeks.

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· Feb 29, 2020 · 08:22 am

Interview: India has been fortunate to avoid the spread of Covid-19, but its luck may run out

Professor Gautam Menon on the response of policymakers and researchers to the global epidemic.

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· Feb 28, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Coronavirus: New Zealand, Nigeria report first cases; China records 44 new deaths

In South Korea, the hardest-hit country outside China, 256 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed on Friday.

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· Feb 28, 2020 · 03:34 pm

Coronavirus: China reports 29 more deaths, the lowest number in nearly a month

Pakistan on Wednesday reported its first two cases of COVID-19.

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· Feb 27, 2020 · 02:16 pm

Coronavirus: 119 Indians from quarantined cruise ship land in Delhi on special flight

Another IAF flight, which took medical consignments to Wuhan, brought back 76 Indians and 36 people from seven countries.

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· Feb 27, 2020 · 08:42 am

Coronavirus: China reports 52 deaths, lowest in 3 weeks; Iran deputy health minister tests positive

Cases accelerated outside China and several European countries were dealing with their first infections.

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· Feb 26, 2020 · 11:41 am

Six SC judges down with swine flu, one wears mask to court

Justice DY Chandrachud made the announcement in his court and said a meeting was held with the chief justice to prevent the infection from spreading.

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· Feb 25, 2020 · 02:21 pm