The Coronavirus outbreak

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After curfew, it is lockdown in 75 districts

All passenger trains and inter-State bus services halted as coronavirus cases spike

Cargo movement hit as truck drivers head to villages, on Covid-19 fears

A massive shortage of truck drivers is starting to bite India’s trade, forcing port operators to take steps to deal with issues in evacuation of ...

Maruti, most auto majors halt production till month-end

With Covid-19 cases on the rise, leading automobile manufacturers, including Maruti Suzuki India, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Fiat and ...

As Covid-19 spikes, ICMR to model best, worst case scenarios

Will release the predictions on Tuesday

Alibaba, IBM, Microsoft and NVIDIA give access to their technologies to find solution for Covid-19 outbreak

Multi-national tech giants like Alibaba, IBM, Microsoft and NVIDIA have given access to their technologies in an effort to find a solution for the ...

Investors, beware the ‘rude shock’ from pledged promoter shares

In a falling market, these shares bear the brunt of selling and suffer deeper losses

Will coronavirus slow the world’s conflicts -- or intensify them?

In Libya, and Syria’s Idlib region -- the object of intense diplomatic attention before the coronavirus stole the spotlight -- fighting continues

Coronavirus is hurting businesses pretty badly

Aggressive stimulus policies would be required to help industry and unorganised sector workers

China embarks on clinical trial for coronavirus vaccine

The 108 participants, aged between 18 and 60, will be tested in three groups and given different dosages

TN extends lock-down till March 31 in Chennai, a few other districts

The total number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 341

Covid-19: Cases in India climb to 107, Maharashtra tops the list

The number of novel coronavirus cases in the country rose to 107 on Sunday, with 12 fresh cases in Maharashtra, the Union Health Ministry said. The ...

Additional checkup desks at Bengaluru Airport to screen international passengers

After a death at Kalaburagi, state health minister Sriramulu camps in city to take stock of situation

Coronavirus will change how we shop, travel and work for years

Every economic shock leaves a legacy. The deadly coronavirus will be no different.The great depression spurred a waste not want not to attitude that ...

Covid-19 unmasks govt’s poor procurement policies

Protective gear substandard due to obsession with price over quality, say industry watchers

Corona scare: FPIs press panic button, withdraw Rs 37,976 crore from Indian markets

Prior to this, foreign investors were net buyers for six consecutive months since September 2019.

Coronavirus cases rise to 84: Health Ministry

The number of coronavirus positive cases in the country has risen to 84 which includes the two deaths in Delhi and Karnataka, the Union Health ...

Home Ministry does a U-turn on COVID-19 compensation clause

In the light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Ministry of Home Affairs has said earlier that it will pay a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to ...

Covid-19 threat: IFAT calls for protection of Ola, Uber drivers

Even as IT-BPO firms and several other business entities are allowing their workers to work from home to keep Novel Coronavirus at bay, thousands of ...

How useful are masks in tackling coronavirus outbreak?

With 84 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus and two deaths, a frenzy has broken out across the country for donning face masks to protect oneself from ...

Covid-19 preparedness enters ‘mission’ mode

Centre developing a strategy with the help of the‘Ind-CEPI Mission’

Telangana announces closure of schools, malls till March 31

Public exams as scheduled

‘Next 30 days key in fight against Covid-19’

India is safe if it manages to contain the virus at Stage 2, says ICMR Head

A complete list of all the celebrities, from world leaders to Hollywood stars who have tested positive for COVID-19

The coronavirus outbreak that originated in Wuhan, China has now become a global pandemic impacting over 120 countries worldwide. It has made its way ...

Coronavirus close home: As the markets swoon, what should investors do?

Investors can bargain-hunt for blue-chips and continue with their mutual fund SIPs

Coronavirus: Schools, colleges in W. Bengal to remain shut till March 31

All educational institutions in West Bengal will remain shut till March 31 in the wake of coronavirus threat, officials said on Saturday.Board ...

Photo story | Coronavirus impact: Mumbai decides to sleep, residents across India play safe

Triggered by the Coronavirus scare, some of Mumbai's most busiest areas are experiencing a certain lull due to the pandemic

Apple to host WWDC 2020 event online owing to coronavirus outbreak

Apple on Friday announced that it will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which was scheduled to be held in California in June ...

Covid-19: IKEA closes Hyderabad store

Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA has closed its Hyderabad store as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.In a communication to its ...

Coronavirus impact: Youtube, Netflix cut stream quality in Europe to ease networks

Netflix Inc and Google’s YouTube agreed to reduce the quality of their video streaming in Europe to relieve networks strained by the coronavirus ...

Coronavirus impact: As India quarantines itself, online gaming platforms see a surge

As people are self-quarantining themselves at home to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, online gaming companies in India seeing an uptick ...

Coronavirus impact: Volvo Cars start shutdown in Europe, US

Volvo Cars has started a shutdown of its factories in Europe and the United States (US), mirroring similar moves by global carmakers as the ...

Rupee drops by 8 paise to fresh record low of 75.20 vs USD

The domestic unit had closed at 75.12 against the US currency on Thursday

Covid-19 outbreak to intensify cash flow pressure on airlines: Ind-Ra

The India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) believes that the Covid-19 outbreak would intensify the pressure on airline operators’ cash flows over the ...

Coronavirus outbreak: SEBI reschedules recruitment process for 147 positions amid

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has extended the deadline for applying for post of 147 senior level executives by more than a month ...

Coronavirus impact: All workplaces to remain closed till March 31 in Maharashtra, says CM Uddhav Thackeray

The number of COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra has reached 52

Amid Covid-19 scare, Google doodles doctor who first spoke about the virtue of handwashing

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, Google on Friday dedicated its Doodle to Dr Ignaz Semmelweis, the first person to prove that hand washing can be ...

Centre postpones India's maiden summit on AI due to Covid-19

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Centre has postponed the mega summit on the Artificial Intelligence, RAISE 2020- Responsible AI for Social ...

Covid-19 fallout: Accenture’s cut in revenue growth guidance spells trouble for Indian IT firms

The company lowered its revenue growth expectations for FY20 to 3-6 per cent compared to the earlier guidance of 6-8 per cent

Covid-19: Centre to offer funding for respiratory viral infections research

SERB’s special research scheme will clear projects on high-priority basis

Combating Covid-19: India participates in discussions led by China, US

Measures taken in the Indo-Pacific region reviewed; weekly con-call meetings to be held on vaccine development

Tourism, hospitality, aviation worst affected by Coronavirus pandemic: FICCI

The Indian economy has been experiencing a significant slowdown over the past few quarters. In the third quarter of the current fiscal, the economy ...

To tackle coronavirus, NTPC issues guidelines for staff, visitors

NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer, is prepared to supply uninterrupted power supply , despite the widespread threat of COVID-19. To deal with ...

Infosys vacates employees from one building in its Electronics City campus

Information technology major Infosys has vacated its employees from one of the building in its Electronics City campus.According to media reports, an ...

bug in the officeWork in the time of Corona

Work in the time of Corona

It’s not business as usual as the virus has changed working style dramatically

COVID-19: Australia vs New Zealand series called off

The two remaining games of the Chappell-Hadlee ODI series between Australia and New Zealand were on Saturday cancelled as the visiting will have to ...

Curtailed IPL is one option but no one knows when it will start, feel owners

A curtailed Indian Premier League was one of the options discussed at Saturday’s meeting between BCCI and the eight IPL franchise owners in wake of ...

IAF aircraft brings back 58 Indians from coronavirus-hit Iran

Four days ago, a Mahan airline plane brought swab samples of 300 Indians from Iran to India

Coronavirus outbreak: Ban by Qatar to hurt the Indian travel industry

Qatar on Monday suspended entry and stopover flights for travelers from 14 countries including India due to Coronavirus epidemic.Qatar Airways said ...

Coronavirus scare: Fake hand sanitizer plant busted in J&K

Drug Control Department of Jammu and Kashmir has ceased "fake" hand sanitizers, which were being supplied to the market in bulk amid coronavirus ...

Coronavirus has not broken our supply chain, says Airbus

‘India requires 1,900 new aircraft in next 20 years’

Covid-19 fear: Coachella, Stagecoach music festivals postponed

Coachella Valley Music Festival’s organizer Goldenvoice announced on Tuesday that the festival along with Stagecoach, a country music festival, has ...

Older people, diabetics at higher risk of death from coronavirus: Lancet study

People who are older or have underlying diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes may be at a higher risk of death from the new coronavirus ...

Coronavirus death toll in US increases to 31, infected cases cross 1,000

The coronavirus death toll in the US increased to 31, while the infected cases surged past 1,000 as the country grappled to contain the virus that ...

Italian coronavirus deaths jump 36 per cent to 631

The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36 per cent, the Civil Protection Agency said on ...

Covid 19 fallout: ‘Namaste’ replacing handshake as mode of greeting

The Indian way of greeting ― the Namaste gesture is now catching up, with people politely declining to extend their hand to greet, a practise that has ...

WHO describes coronavirus outbreak as pandemic

The World Health Organization sees the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pandemic, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on ...

Centre prohibits export of all ventilators, surgical masks, raw material

Move likely to increase the availability of critical protective gear for healthcare professionals dealing with coronavirus

Covid-19: How a Gurugram institute moved classes seamlessly online

Students of Indian School of Hospitality did not lose a single class due to the coronavirus scare

Glimmers of hope amid the Coronavirus pandemic - can it be a wake-up call of sorts?

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, life has become akin to a dystopian movie, with lockdowns and quarantines becoming the norm, wherein even doing a ...

DULL BITS CUT OUTArt in the times of Corona

Art in the times of Corona

As theatres, cinemas and public places down shutters, how can artists and performers keep their craft alive?

Schools closed, we’re open: Audible on the launch free stories for children amidst coronavirus

Audible announced on March 19 the launch of Audible Stories, a service to provide audiobooks to small children and teens for free until the ...

Covid-19 hits Maharashtra’s grape exports

Maharashtra’s grape growers are in a tight spot with the export of about 35,000 tonnes stuck due to the coronavirus spread.This month, as of Friday, ...

COVID-19: Coronavirus cases in Gujarat rise to five in 24 hours

All four major cities in the State have reported Covid-19 infections

Coronavirus scare: Maharashtra farmer dumps ₹5.8-crore worth poultry products after drop in sales

A poultry farmer in Dahanu, Maharashtra has destroyed ₹5.8 crore worth poultry products due to lack of demand as the poultry industry in India has ...

Covid-19: 60 cases reported in India so far: Ministry

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has confirmed that the number of coronavirus (Covid-19) cases has now gone up to 60. Among the 10 ...

Donald Trump wants payroll tax holiday to be waived through elections

The Democrats have expressed reluctance about a tax cut to address the economic impact of coronavirus

Coronavires update: China sees rise on infections from abroad, reports 24 new cases

Taiwan too has begun reporting an uptick in imported cases.

UK health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for Coronavirus

UK’s Health minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus, stoking fear of the novel virus' potential spread. She ...

S. Korea reports jump in coronavirus cases

South Korea reported a jump in new coronavirus cases on Wednesday as authorities tested hundreds of staff at a call centre where the disease appeared ...

Covid-19 impact: Neera sales may dip as Kerala clamps down on gatherings

Curbs on public gatherings in Kerala amid the coronavirus outbreak may prove dear for the makers of neera, a non-alcoholic beverage made of palm ...

Coronavirus not to impact cotton exports; shipments to be 42 lakh bales: Cotton body

The coronavirus outbreak will not have much impact on exports of cotton, Cotton Association of India (CAI) said on Friday projecting the overall ...

The Cheat Sheet The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic

I bet it’s bad.It is, given that the novel coronavirus is still virulently spreading around the world, and there is no clarity on how long it might ...

Travel industry braces for a ₹8,500-crore hit

The travel industry is likely to take a hit of ₹8,500 crore as the government suspended all existing visas on Wednesday due to the outbreak of ...

Coronavirus: Will your health insurance cover a pandemic?

Watch out, ready some buffer cash — not all insurers may now cover Covid-19 expenses

Coronavirus impact: Foreign players not available for IPL till April 15 due to fresh visa restrictions

No foreign player will be available for this year’s IPL till April 15 due to visa restrictions imposed by the government to contain the deadly novel ...

Coronavirus cases touch 60 in India, govt cancels most visas till April 15

All incoming will be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days, the statement said.

WHO calls Covid-19 ‘a pandemic’, but one that can be ‘controlled’

Never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Coronavirus impact: Indigo says daily bookings dip by 15-20%

Indigo has cautioned against a weak quarter due to the impact of coronavirus, and rupee decline. The no-frills carrier has seen a decline of 15-20 ...

Coronavirus, US-China trade negotiations to keep base metal prices low: Ind-Ra

Maintains a stable outlook for FY21 on the key rated sector entities

Wall Street tumbles, Dow confirms bear market

White House orders coronavirus meetings classified

Coronavirus fear: Hand sanitizers, other supplies stolen from doctors’ offices

Amid the outspread fear of the coronavirus pandemic, people in the impacted countries have resorted to stealing hand sanitizers and other necessities ...

Coronavirus impact: Nifty 50 may slip below 10,000 mark

Blue-chip Nifty 50 stock index is likely to slip below the 10,000 level on Thursday after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic and as the ...

coronavirus: Govt may miss tax, disinvestment mop-up targets this fiscal

The government is likely to fall short of its revenue collection estimates in the current fiscal and may face challenges meeting the same in the ...

With China shut, govt exploring alternative sources of supply

MoS Som Prakash took note of problems raised by various sectors; strategy to be prepared to deal with problem

Covid-19: Kerala in alert mode amid no new confirmed cases

Kerala has extended a relief rally on the Covid-19 front with no new confirmed cases being reported from Wednesday, though results are awaited from ...

Coronavirus: Government to fast-track environmental clearance for production of bulk drugs

The Centre will expedite the environment clearance process for projects involved in the production of bulk drugs to avoid shortages in light of the ...

Coronavirus: Schools, colleges, cinema halls shut in Delhi till March 31

The Delhi government on Thursday declared coronavirus an epidemic and announced that all schools, colleges and cinema halls in the national capital ...

STATES OF MATTER Flu in a post-truth world

Flu in a post-truth world

The coronavirus is perhaps a greater political challenge than a public health threat

Fifth Covid-19 case reported in Karnataka

The fifth Coronavirus or Covid-19 positive case has been reported in Karnataka on Thursday.According to the Karnataka Health and Family Welfare ...

Coronavirus outbreak: More price hikes coming up for TVs, refrigerators, ACs

The consumer durables players are gearing up for another round of price hikes if supply disruptions persist due to coronavirus. “The coronavirus ...

Coronavirus impact: Over 580 flights cancelled to and from India between Feb 1 and March 6

Nearly 585 international flights have been cancelled to and from India between February 1 and March 6 because of the outbreak of coronavirus. As many ...

Coronavirus outbreak: Indian Embassy sets up helplines to address queries on travel restrictions

Visa-free travel facility granted to Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders is also kept in abeyance till April 15, says the Indian Embassy

Covid-19: Mobile phone makers face ₹6,000-cr production impact by April

Supply chain may be hit though Chinese factories are slowly re-starting

Canada PM Justin Trudeau’s wife tests positive for new coronavirus

Justin Trudeau will be in isolation for 14 days

Pandemic can be controlled: WHO

But agency ‘deeply concerned’ about lack of political commitment in some nations

Oil falls a third day, Brent crude set for worst week since 1991

The adverse impact of coronavirus and the surge of Saudi Arabian and Russian oil production could lead to a supply overhang

Coronavirus leaves stock markets gasping

Sensex, Nifty suffer biggest-ever single-day fall; ₹11-lakh cr of investor wealth wiped out

Coronavirus impact: WTO's 12 ministerial conference in Kazakhstan cancelled

The conference was supposed to have taken place from June 8 to June 11

Qatar bans entry of people from India, 13 other countries in the wake of coronavirus outbreak

Qatar Airways operates 102 weekly flights from Doha to 13 Indian cities, including New Delhi.

India reports first coronavirus death

76-year-old man who travelled from Saudi to Hyderabad dies in Karnataka

COVID-19 impact: Vedantu to provide free access to live classes, study material, tests, assignments

Vedantu is a live online tutoring company

Coronavirus: ‘Dont touch your face’ website shouts at you when you touch your face

As the coronavirus fear grips the world, people are taking various precautionary measures to prevent the disease, including not touching their face.A ...

Covid-19: China’s loss could be India’s gain

The recent outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) in China could present an opportunity for India as an alternative supply-chain market, particularly for ...

Three-year old child tests positive for coronavirus in Kerala

A three-year old child has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said in Kochi on Monday.The child and its parents who had reached the ...

Elon Musk's tweet on coronavirus outbreak sees mixed responses from Twitterati

The comment comes after Elon Musk called the coronavirus panic “dumb”

Coronavirus hits cruise tourism in Mangaluru

No passenger vessels allowed to berth at NMPT till March-end

Chicken prices nosedive in Kerala

Kerala becomes a dumping ground as other States dump their poultry due to rumours associated with coronavirus

Coronavirus impact: Moody’s cuts G-20 growth outlook by 0.3 percentage points to 2.1%

Moody’s Investors Service said G-20 countries, as a group, are expected to grow by 2.1 per cent in 2020, 0.3 percentage points lower than its previous ...

70% of coronavirus patients in China have recovered: Reports

Of 80,000 people infected by COVID-19 in China, more than 56,000 had recovered, according to a Xinhua report.

Coronavirus outbreak: Qatar bans entry of people from India, 13 other countries

Flagship carrier Qatar Airways has also stopped flights from India, says sources

Coronavirus in India: Number of coronavirus cases rises to 43, three-year-old from Kerala among those infected

No deaths have been reported from anywhere in the country

Tourism industry stares at $300-m loss

MICE segment most affected

Coronavirus impact to peak in April-May, says Morgan Stanley

Analysts say that that global economy could recover in the second half of 2020, but the global GDP growth will decelerate to 2.3 per cent in the first ...

Coronavirus crisis: Serie A, all sport in Italy halted

Serie A is now frozen after 26 games out of 38 in the season, with eight-time reigning champions Juventus leading the table one point ahead of Lazio

Kerala resumes 28-day quarantine for ‘suspects’

5 of extended family, infant among new Covid-19 cases

Coronavirus impact: Airports could see revenue loss of US$3 billion globally

Airports Council International said that the passenger traffic volumes down being down by 24 per cent for the first quarter of 2020, compared to ...

Italy extends coronavirus lockdown to whole country as new cases surge

The whole of Italy will be placed under lockdown until next month, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Monday, in an unprecedented and ...

Coronavirus in China: Xi Jinping makes first visit to Wuhan city since virus outbreak

Chinese authorities reported 19 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection and 17 fatalities

Why the poultry sector needs a rescue package

Coronavirus and the rumours associated with consumption of chicken has dented sales and put the industry in a limbo

Canada records first coronavirus death

Canada has recorded its first death from the new coronavirus, health officials in the western most province of British Columbia have announced. The ...

Kerala declares clampdown as six new cases of Covid-19 surface

Schools, colleges to close from Wednesday; exams as per schedule

Coronavirus impacts Tokyo 2020; Olympic torch lighting ceremony to be held without spectators

Organisers say that this is the first time in 35 years that the ceremony will be held without an audience

New plasma-derived therapy for Covid-19 on the horizon: Takeda

Japanese drug major Takeda is working on a plasma-derived therapy to treat coronavirus (Covid-19). The therapy, which it refers to as TAK-888, is ...

Karnataka reports three new coronavirus cases

As many as three new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Karnataka, taking the total number of infected people to four, Health Minister B ...

Religious places step up precautions amid coronavirus scare

From avoiding handshakes to modifying traditional religious practices, churches in Goa are taking various measures in view of the coronavirus scare, ...

Coronavirus fears dampen Holi celebrations

The festival of colours, Holi, was subdued on Tuesday with fears of the coronavirus putting a damper on the usually boisterous celebration marked by ...

Coronavirus: Man flees isolation ward in Kerala, brought back

A man under observation for suspected coronavirus infection in the isolation ward of the district hospital here fled, but was tracked and brought back ...

Goldman cuts Brent outlook, says OPEC+ cuts may not prevent oil glut

Goldman Sachs lowered its Brent price outlook, saying OPEC+ output cuts and interest rate reductions by central banks would not be enough to stem a ...

HIV medication given to Italian couple with coronavirus infection in India

India, for the first time, used the Lopinavir/ Ritonavir combination, a second line Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) medication, to treat an Italian ...

Coronavirus outbreak: Italy announces nationwide lockdown

Italy will become the first country in the world to attempt a nationwide lockdown to try and stop the spread of the highly-infectious coronavirus ...

FMCG companies ramp up manufacturing and distribution to meet demand for hygiene products

FMCG companies are either ramping up production or doubling down on distribution efforts to ensure availability of hygiene products such as handwash ...

Fall in LNG prices brighten scope of ₹50,000-cr investment in distribution projects

The viability of ₹50,000 crore capital expenditure planned in the city gas distribution (CGD) space over the next four years has improved with the ...

Coronavirus is a “reset button” for the world, says Anand Mahindra

Business tycoon Anand Mahindra, Chairman Mahindra Group, took to Twitter to show a different side of the deadly coronavirus (COVID19).Sharing an ...

US VIX at tipping point indicates reversal in global stock market sentiment

If the cues of the CBOE (Chicago Board of Options Exchange) VIX Index is anything to go by, then the volatility in global stock markets could subside ...

Coronavirus: Telangana AYUSH Dept distributes homeopathic pills

Dr Vijaya Sravanthi, medical officer at MCRHRDI and overseeing the distribution, said that these are preventive pills and not a cure.

Stanford School of Business postpones Stanford Seed Transformation Network Summit 2020

The decision was taken due to the COVID-19 outbreak

Coronavirus: A complete list of tech events cancelled by Facebook, Google, Microsoft and more

Coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19 had led to significant travel restrictions for impacted regions. This has resulted in rescheduling and in most cases, ...

IMF, World Bank to hold April meetings in ‘virutal format’

The spring gathering of finance ministers and central bankers held in Washington in April will be shifted to a “virtual format” due to the ...

Motilal Oswal Private Equity to invest ₹240 cr in Molbio Diagnostics

Investment to be made from its India Business Excellence Fund–III

Global air cargo demand slips 3.3 per cent in January

Global air cargo demand has seen a dip of 3.3 per cent in January 2020, compared to the same period in 2019 according to International Air Transport ...

COVID-19: HYSEA's do’s-and-don’ts for IT firms

Says no biometrics, cancel gatherings

Virus scare keeps pepper sales tepid

The coronavirus scare in North India, coupled with the recent riots in Delhi, has slowed down pepper demand in many upcountry markets, dragging ...

Was the Fed too quick on the trigger?

The US Federal Reserve has slashed rates to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, but such formulaic responses need not work

Coronavirus cases jump to 28 in India

The number of confirmed positive coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in India has climbed to 28. This includes one Delhi patient who passed on the virus to ...

Researchers identify two coronavirus types

Say more virulenttype accounted for 70 per cent of analysed strains

Govt ready to intervene if needed: FinMin

Press Trust of India The government is working intensively to ensure meaningful intervention, if needed, to deal with the impact of unfolding ...

Gold is back in favour

Investors are returning to gold as a store of value after the US Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut sparked a collapse in 10-year Treasury yields.

Transport of Covid-19 samples grounded

Airlines, customs officials want them to be tagged as ‘substances affecting humans’

Covid-19: IT majors impose curbs on travel

Infosys, Wipro and other IT companies have restricted its employees from travelling to China, Hong Kong and Macau while banning all non-essential ...

On the other hand We are missing the coronavirus bus

We are missing the coronavirus bus

India has to work to seize the opportunity thrown up by the virus-induced disruption

Coronavirus update: Thailand reports a new case, total to 33

Thailand has recorded one new case of coronavirus, bringing the total in the country to 33 since January, a health ministry official said on ...

Amdocs withdraws from MWC Barcelona 2020

Amdocs, a software and service provider for communications and media enterprises, became the latest company to withdraw from GSMA’s Mobile World ...

Hyderabad reports second Coronavirus case

Hyderabad, which reported its first positive Covid-19 case two days ago, has reported its second case. A tech working for DSM has developed symptoms ...

Honda to close Wuhan plants until February 13 amid Coronavirus outbreak

Honda has not decided when the plants would resume

China’s specialised hospital for coronavirus takes first batch of patients

The Huoshenshan Hospital was built in 10 days by a 7,000-member crew

Coronavirus death toll in China crosses 1,000

The death toll in China due to the novel coronavirus epidemic has crossed 1,000, while the confirmed cases have gone over 42,000, health officials ...

Coronavirus outbreak: Air India’s B747 plane departs from Delhi airport

Government has reached out to over 600 Indians living in China’s Hubei province

Coronavirus impact: Shutdown in China may hit Indian companies hard

Travel restrictions could hurt imports and exports, smartphone and other device launches may be postponed

Coronavirus — blame the unhygienic meat industry

Instead of culling animals once there is an outbreak, the more civilised thing to do is to examine the trade

Call for novel coronavirus monitoring in other countries too

The World Health Organization is working with officials in Thailand and China following reports of confirmation of the novel coronavirus in a person ...

Coronavirus cases climb to 571; China suspends all public transport in Wuhan city

Over 17 deaths have been reported in connection with the coronavirus

Indian nurse in Saudi hospital infected by coronavirus, tweets V Muraleedharan

An Indian nurse working at a hospital in Saudi Arabia has been infected by the coronavirus amid an outbreak that has killed 17 people in China, V ...

US confirms first case of China virus on American soil

United States (US) health authorities on Tuesday announced the first case of a person on American soil sickened by a new virus that emerged in the ...

On the menu at China virus market: rats and live wolf pups

The food market where China’s deadly virus surfaced was a smorgasbord of exotic wildlife ranging from wolf pups to species linked to previous ...

The age of portable viruses

An agile public health system is needed to tackle Coronavirus

China coronavirus afflictions claim 41 lives, nearly 1300 confirmed cases, 237 critical

The deadly Coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in China and abroad as the death toll due to it in this Far East country rose to 41 with 1,287 ...

Homoeopathy practitioners claim to have identified mother tinctures that can act against coronavirus infection

Homoeopathy treatment could offer a solution to the Novel Corona Virus (nCoV) infection, which hits a person's upper respiratory system, leading to ...

Coronavirus reaches India; suspected case reported in Rajasthan

Coronavirus has supposedly hit Indian shores. A suspected case of the disease has been reported in Rajasthan, following which the patient has been ...

China’s coronavirus outbreak beginning to impact Indian travel firms

No noticeable cancellations yet, but bookings have come down, say players

Kerala reports first Coronavirus patient in India

Female student from Wuhan University on enhanced health vigil

Death toll in China’s coronavirus climbs to 25 with 830 confirmed cases

China has locked down five cities, including Wuhan

‘Coronavirus, a wake-up call to reduce reliance on Chinese pharma intermediates’

Bulk of drug intermediates used in medicines are sourced from China

Coronavirus threat disrupts crab exports from India

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has started impacting live crab shipments from Kerala in the wake of restrictions being imposed on such ...

Coronavirus virus death toll jumps to 106

Confirmed cases climb to over 4,500

Coronavirus: Death toll passes 130 in China

Fears of the spreading virus have already pushed airlines around the world to reduce flights to China

Coronavirus impact: IndiGo cancels flights to Chengdu, Hong Kong

IndiGo has announced that it is suspending flights between Delhi and the Chinese city of Chengdu from February 1 to February 20. The airline has also ...

China to send charter flights to bring back overseas citizens from virus-hit Wuhan

The death toll in China’s novel coronavirus outbreak on Friday climbed to 213

India can be the next big global supplier

Coronavirus is both a crisis and an opportunity. The government can help India emerge as an alternative sourcing destination

Coronavirus: FSSAI to step up efforts to improve hygiene at fish, meat shops

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) believes it is critical to raise the bar for hygiene and food safety practices adopted in meat ...

China coronavirus death toll rises to 170; confirmed cases soar to 7,711

A total of 124 people have been discharged from hospital after recovery

Coronavirus keeps Indian mobile phone industry on tenterhooks

Supply chain disruptions, delays in new product launches can be expected if current situation in China persists

Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll in China climbs to over 1860

Over 1.41 lakh people who have come in contact with the people who contracted the virus are still under medical observation

Coronavirus poses opportunity for Indian steel makers: Pradhan

While the novel coronavirus outbreak in China may affect production, it also poses an opportunity for India’s steelmakers, according to Steel ...

Two former Japan cruise ship passengers die: Reports

The huge vessel moored in Yokohama near Tokyo is easily the biggest coronavirus cluster outside the Chinese epicentre

Coronavirus outbreak threatens global drug supplies: European business group

The world’s pharmacies may face a shortage of antibiotics and other drugs if supply problems from China’s coronavirus outbreak cannot soon be ...

Coronavirus: Russia to ban entry of Chinese nationals as a precautionary measure

Russia has halted most air traffic to China, suspended trains to China and North Korea, and temporarily stopped issuing work visas to Chinese citizens

Coronavirus impact: Paracetamol price rises 40 per cent as supply chain is hit

India depends on China for 80 per cent of its requirement of APIs

Coronavirus impact: Containers from China languish at Indian ports on documentation woes

Global supply chain has been badly impacted due to Coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus impact: LED bulb prices may rise up to 10 per cent from March

Prices of LED bulbs and lights may see a rise of up to 10 per cent from March as the manufacturers face supply shortage of electronic components due ...

Coronavirus to be big topic for G20 as China reports uptick in cases

China reported an uptick in new cases of coronavirus on Friday although the rise in infections remained at its slowest pace since January, a downward ...

Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll surges past 2,000

NHC adds that 11,977 patients remained in severe condition

Coronavirus impact: Bajaj Electricals looking at ways to trim dependence on China

Eyes local manufacturing boost to combat potential supply disruptions