CHHATTARPUR (MP): A woman police officer in Madhya Pradesh was on Sunday taken off field duty after she shamed a man by writing on his forehead “keep off me as I have violated lockdown”. The state is under a 21-day lockdown to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, though, like other parts of the…

New Delhi, Mar 29: Amidst the coronavirus outbreak, China has offered to build makeshift hospitals in India. The make-shift hospitals would be like the ones that were built at Wuhan, where the virus was reported first. An article in the Global Times says that the country’s companies may help build make-shift hospitals in India. Beijing is…

A New York City government organisation is telling people that they should be masturbating during the current coronavirus outbreak. With the coronavirus endemic affecting the entire world, people are finding different and creative ways to cope with this sudden outbreak. While some are rediscovering family time others are pursuing their hobbies within the confines of…

The origin of the coronavirus has always been shrouded in controversy and a lot of theories have been doing … The origin of the coronavirus has always been shrouded in controversy and a lot of theories have been doing the rounds about what exactly the virus is all about and its origin. Now exposing China…

Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to cope with the economic fallout from the coronavirus, state premier Volker Bouffier said Sunday. Schaefer, 54, was found dead near a railway track on Saturday. The Wiesbaden prosecution’s office said they believe he died by…

The Union Labour and Employment Ministry has notified amendment to the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme to allow withdrawal of non-refundable advance by the members in the event of COVID-19 pandemic. The EPFO has directed its field offices to implement the amendment. The notification GSR 225(E) amends the EPF Scheme 1952 to allow the withdrawal…

Washington, March 30: The coronavirus pandemic is expected to hit rural regions in the United States harder as these areas do not have full-time doctors and are not connected by roads. There are at least 135,856 cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States, according to CNN Health’s tally. Though the highest number of cases…

The government has rejected news reports that claimed that the COVID-19 lockdown will be extended in the country. As of now, India is under a 21-day lockdown that will end on April 14. Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba clarified that reports of lockdown extension in certain sections of media and on social media are not true….

Clinical trial for usage of Chloroquine in the treatment of Coronavirus is to start in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous city that has become epicentre of the disease in the country, as drug manufacturers are ordered to commence immediate production of the drug. This morning, Moji Adeyeye, director general, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration…

Breaking: West Bengal reports second COVID-19 death West Bengal reported the second fatality on Monday after another coronavirus patient died taking COVID-19 death toll to two, reports PTI. A woman infected with the coronavirus died at a state-run hospital in north Bengal on Monday, taking the total number of COVID-19 deaths in West Bengal to…

The Centre will give three months’ pension in advance to nearly three-crore widows, senior citizens and differently-abled in the first week of April amid the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Friday. Under the National Social Assistance Program (NSAP), a monthly pension is being given to the poor senior citizens, widows and…

Italy has recorded almost 1,000 Coronavirus deaths, which is the highest number in a day, news agency AFP said in a tweet on Friday. The country recorded 969 new Coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, taking the number of COVID-19 cases in Italy to 66,414. At present, 66414 people in the country are infected with COVID-19…

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases within the United States has now crossed the 100,000 mark, the Johns Hopkins University real-time tracker revealed. The number has now reached 100,717, according to the data updated on Friday, a day after the United States surpassed China in coronavirus case count. United States confirmed #Coronavirus cases cross…