Washington, March 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Bank Group President David Malpass on Monday said the COVID-19 pandemic will likely hit the poorest countries the hardest, urging stepped-up international support for these countries. “These are difficult times…
New Delhi, March 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A global survey as well as an India-specific The IANS C-VOTER Gallup International Association Corona Tracker 1 threw a variety of interesting findings as far as how seriously Indians take…
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi/Washington, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Washington-based advocacy group and a Texas company have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chinese government for the novel coronavirus, demanding $20 trillion compensation for…
New Delhi, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s political discourse seems not to leave any opportunity to be confrontational, even in face of Covid-19 pandemic. After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the Centre of not stockpiling protective…
New Delhi, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Twelve private lab chains have been roped in for conducting tests for novel coronavirus disease, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference, Dr…
New York, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when nearly 70 drugs and experimental cocktails are being examined to treat the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a global trial called…
Chandigarh, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) All Cabinet Ministers in the Congress-ruled Punjab and Akali Dal legislators and its parliamentarians here on Monday consented to donate their one-month salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for battling…
Mumbai, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the toughest measure taken to fight the coronavirus outbreak so far, the Maharashtra government has imposed curfew in the state, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced here on Monday. The move…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway authorities came to the aid of hundreds of rail passengers stuck midway due to suspension of train services across the country during the ‘Janata Curfew’ on…
New Delhi, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the world battles growing new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has killed over 14,500 people, a study that appeared 12 years back then claimed that the situation in China was…
Wuhan, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic originated last December, on Monday marked its fifth consecutive day of no new confirmed or suspected cases, a health official said. Arduous efforts…
San Francisco, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to help battle the novel coronavirus pandemic, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has donated 50,000 N95 surgical masks and various protective items to a hospital in the US….
Kabul, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Kabul on Monday on a surprise visit amid a stalemate in the intra-Afghan talks between the government and the Taliban as it was…
New Delhi, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Finance Bill, 2020 by voice vote and without holding any debate in the backdrop of COVID-19 outbreak, which has claimed seven lives in…
Washington, March 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) US President Donald Trump has activated the National Guard in three of the hardest-hit states by the coronavirus pandemic in an effort to curb the further spread of the virus. The…
Dubai, Mar 23 (AFP) The United Arab Emirates announced on Monday it will temporarily suspend all passenger and transit flights amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. The Emirati authorities “have decided to suspend all inbound and…
Washington, Mar 22 (AP) Senator Rand Paul said Sunday that he had tested positive for the disease caused by the new coronavirus, becoming the first member of the Senate to report a case of COVID-19….
Rome, Mar 22 (AFP) Italy’s world-topping toll from the coronavirus pandemic approached 5,500 on Sunday after the Mediterranean country reported another 651 deaths. The latest daily toll was smaller than Saturday’s record 793 fatalities but…
Hyderabad, Mar 22 (PTI) Telangana was placed under complete lockdown till March 31 and people asked to remain in homes as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus as the total number of…
New Delhi, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is capable of conducting 10,000 coronavirus tests a day and conducted 5,000 tests last week, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), here on Sunday. Speaking to…