Topics: Coronavirus

Coronavirus update: India suspends visa on arrival services for travelers arriving from South Korea and Japan

The Center has temporarily suspended the visa on arrival services for air travelers arriving from Japan and South Korea in India. Indian Embassy in Japan,...

Coronavirus: Experts question delayed action as death toll in China climbs to over 2780

Forty four more people have died of the novel coronavirus in China, taking the death toll in the outbreak to 2,788, Chinese health officials...

Coronavirus: US spy agencies monitor virus spread, concerns about India

US intelligence agencies are monitoring the global spread of coronavirus and the ability of governments to respond, sources familiar with the matter said on...

Coronavirus Update: Saudi Arabia suspends visas for Mecca’s visit

The Government of Saudi Arabia on Thursday said that “It has suspended the visas for the pilgrims who are wishing to visit Mecca.” The foreign...

Moody’s Analytics Mark Zandi: Global recession likely if coronavirus becomes pandemic

A global recession is likely if coronavirus becomes a pandemic, and the odds of that are uncomfortably high and rising with infections surging in...

Coronavirus Update: Government of Hong Kong to give big cash handouts as economy reels from virus

The Hong Kong government on February 26 said it will give HK$10,000 ($1,280) handout to seven million permanent residents in a bid to jump-start...

Coronavirus Outbreak: South Korea to launch mass coronavirus testing, US pledges $1 billion for vaccine

South Korea aims to test more than 200,000 members of a church at the center of a surge in coronavirus cases, as countries stepped...

Coronavirus Outbreak: Mumbai airport begins the screening of air travelers arriving from Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, and Vietnam.

To meet with the central government's directives on the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), the Mumbai airport authority on Saturday said, “It has started screening...

Coronavirus Outbreak: Central govt asks its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Singapore

In furtherance to the travel advisory issued earlier in the wake of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the government on Saturday advised citizens to avoid...

IATA: Asian airlines can lose $27.8 billion in revenue due to coronavirus outbreak

Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region stand to lose $27.8 billion (£21.6 billion) of revenue this year as they slash flights due to declining demand...

Coronavirus Alert: Three new cases of coronavirus registers in Iran after two deaths

Iran has confirmed three new coronavirus cases following the deaths of two elderly men, the health ministry told AFP on Thursday, as Iraq banned...

Report: India to import record high volumes of LNG, as prices hit an all-time low on coronavirus outbreak

India is set to import record volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this month, data shows, taking advantage of the super-chilled fuel's price hitting...

Coronavirus Effect: Apple sales to fall short, unlikely to meet revenue guidance

Apple Inc warned on Monday it was unlikely to meet its March quarter sales guidance set just three weeks ago as the world’s most...

China to accept tariff exemptions on additional US goods

China said on February 18 that it would accept applications for new tariff exemptions for 696 products imported from the United States including key...

Serum Institute of India collabs with Codagenix to develop a preventive vaccine against coronavirus

A Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has developed a preventive vaccine against coronavirus (COVID-19) in the partnership with American biotechnology company Codagenix. According to...

Coronavirus update: Singapore Airlines to cut flights as coronavirus epidemic hits demand

Singapore Airlines Ltd will temporarily cut flights across its global network in the three months to May, it said on February 18, as a...

Hindu Mahasabha chief suggests Chinese President Xi Jinping to “create an idol of Corona and seek forgiveness”

As the world is working on how to tackle the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), All India Hindu Mahasabha chief Swami Chakrapani on Monday said that...

Coronavirus Outbreak: Oil prices steady as coronavirus related demand concerns weigh

Oil prices were little changed on Monday as concerns of falling fuel demand caused by the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak in China...

UK Lawyer: Locking people up to stop coronavirus spread can prompt legal fights

The UK health secretary on Monday morning authorized an unprecedented policy for stopping possible carriers of the coronavirus: Lock them up. It was the...

Coronavirus update: US to evacuate American passengers from the quarantined cruise ship at Japan port

The United States said on Saturday it will send aircraft to Japan to bring back American passengers on the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess,...

Europe reports first death as Chinese tourist in France dies from coronavirus

An elderly Chinese tourist hospitalised in France has died of the coronavirus, becoming the first fatality in Europe, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said...

Coronavirus Outbreak: China cleans, locks away banknotes to stop virus spread

China is disinfecting and isolating used banknotes as part of efforts to stop the spread of the new coronavirus that has killed more than...

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper slams China as a rising threat to world order

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on February 15 cast China as a rising threat to world order — saying the world's most populous nation...

Coronavirus Update: Making efforts to disembark Indians from cruise ship after the quarantine period ends

The Indian Embassy in Japan on Saturday said it is making efforts to disembark all the Indians on board the cruise ship moored off...

Wall Street dips as coronavirus dampens optimism

Wall Street edged lower on Friday as uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus epidemic and downbeat economic data put a damper on investor sentiment. While the S&P...

Coronavirus outbreak hits Hero MotorCorp’s February production by 10 percent

Hero MotorCorp on Friday said that “The outbreak of novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) in China has affected the supply of some components that could hit...

Coronavirus crisis: Indian generic drugmakers may face supply shortages from China if Coronavirus drags on

Shortages and potential price increases of generic drugs from India loom if the coronavirus outbreak disrupts suppliers of pharmaceutical ingredients in China past April,...

Coronavirus Update: Honda to resume its Wuhan plant operation from February 21

Honda Motor Co on said Friday it now plans to restart operations at its vehicle plant in Wuhan, China on February 21, a week...

Coronavirus: Death toll in China raises from 245 to 1,367 in a single day

The National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday said, “The death toll due to the novel coronavirus in mainland China has increased to 1,367 on...

Coronavirus suspect on SpiceJet’s Bangkok to Delhi flight

The Airport Health Organisation (APHO) at Delhi Airport has quarantined a passenger who was traveling on a SpiceJet flight from Bangkok to Delhi on...

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