New Delhi: The novel coronavirus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic is not artificially made, but the product of natural evolution, a new study says, ending widespread speculation and rumours that the virus may have been engineered in a lab. In the study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers analysed the publicly available genome sequence…

A suspected coronavirus patient has committed suicide at Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi. The 35-year-old deceased jumped off the 7th floor of the Safdarjung Hospital, according to a PCR call received by the Delhi Police. He was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital at 9 pm on Wednesday only as a suspected coronavirus patient. The deceased has come…

Coronavirus economic impact concept image By Nwafor Sunday About four hundred and seventy five people are dead in Italy within twenty four hours, making it the world’s worst affected country after China. BBC noted that there are a total of 35,713 confirmed cases in the country, with more than 4,000 having successfully recovered. Lombardy, the…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on Thursday evening on the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak and the efforts to combat it, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Wednesday. “PM Shri @narendramodi will address the nation on 19th March 2020 at 8PM, during which he will talk about issues relating to…

Bill Gates has said countries that shut down and are doing testing can bounce back in weeks amid coronavirus spread. As coronavirus cases continue to surge across the world, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates has said countries that do a good job in testing of the deadly coronavirus and shut down could bounce back…

China on Thursday marked a major milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as it recorded zero domestic infections for the first time since the outbreak emerged, but a spike in imported cases threatened its progress. The stark reversal comes as nations across the world have shut down in a desperate effort to contain the…

ICSE board has postponed its class 10, 12 examinations due to coronavirus outbreak, the official said. CISCE chief executive Gerry Arahtoon said on Thursday that the board exams have been postponed till March 31. The ICSE 2020 examination was scheduled to end on March 30 and the ISC 2020 exam was scheduled to end on…

https://dai.ly/x7ssdun India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases Experts say that normal containment measures may not work for India India has so far reported more than 148 infections and three deaths The ICMR announced it was ramping up the country’s testing capacity to 8000 each day ICMR has denied transmission of the…

Iran issued its most dire warning yet Tuesday about the new coronavirus ravaging the country, suggesting “millions” could die in the Islamic Republic if people keep traveling and ignore health guidance. A state TV journalist who also is a medical doctor gave the warning only hours after hard-line Shiite faithful on Monday night pushed their…

Kalyan resident who tested positive for novel coronavirus and was admitted to Kasturba hospital had travelled to Solapur by train to attend a wedding. The man returned from the US on March 6 and on the same evening, he took the Hutatma Express. While he may have come in contact with nearly 1,000 people, officials…

The International Labour Organisation(ILO), in its report, said the economic and labour crisis created by the Corona Virus, COVID-19, the pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million. ILO, however, noted that if an internationally coordinated policy response is put in place, as happened in the global financial crisis of 2008-2009, then the impact…

A Delhi court today dismissed a plea seeking a stay on the execution of Nirbhaya’s rapists, and they will all be hanged tomorrow at 5.30 am. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from one of the convicts, Akshay Kumar Singh, challenging the rejection of his second mercy petition by the President of India….

Kamal Nath govt in crisis: SC orders floor test in MP assembly by 5:00 pm tomorrow The floor test in the Madhya Pradesh assembly will take place tomorrow. As per the reports, the floor test will take place by raising of hands in the assembly. The whole process of the floor test has to be…

Tirupati temple (Photo Credits: Facebook/Diva Pictures) Hyderabad, March 19: Tirumala Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh will be shut down amid outbreak of coronavirus in India. However, it remains unclear how long the religious place will remain closed. However, all ritual services will be performed by temple priests as usual. The development came on the day, when…