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A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, California. AP photo

Coronavirus kills 11 Indians in US

All Indian citizens who have succumbed to the deadly infection in the US are male, with ten of them from New York and New Jersey area

A passenger boards a bus in Central London. AFP photo

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I almost died, says Indian origin coronavirus survivor in UK

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The UK also has over 55,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, putting immense pressure on the country's medical system

Hospital beds are pictured inside a field hospital that had offered beds for COVID-19 coronavirus patients during the height of the crisis in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province. AFP photo

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Only strict lockdown, social distancing can contain virus: Indians in Wuhan

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India evacuated about 700 Indians and foreigners through two special Air India flights

Police personnel look on as two young women get on ambulance in Kochi, Kerala. (PTI)

Kerala launches study on asymptomatic Covid19 positives

Kapil Dev with the Prudential World Cup. DC File Photo

India doesn't need money, can't have cricket right now: Kapil on Akhtar's proposal

India's fuel sales drop 18 pc in March; petrol demand falls 16.3%. (PTI Photo)

Petrol, diesel demand slumps 66% in April due to lockdown

Fire brigade officials spray disinfectant on a road in Mazgaon area to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, during the nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai. PTI photo

Maharashtra registers record cases in single day, covid tally jumps to 1,297

Medical workers putting on PPEs at the beginning of their shift at the emergency field hospital run by Samaritan's Purse and Mount Sinai Health System in Central Park, New York. AFP photo

WHO calls for global unity on virus after Trump's stinging attack

A doctor conducts a swab test during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP)

No new Covid cases reported in the last 12 hours in AP

An Indian woman works on a sewing machine during lockdown to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in Jammu, India, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo)

ISB study: South India better equipped to deal with lockdown

People, wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, shop for food items in the Geylang Serai market in Singapore. AFP photo

Indian man in Singapore dies of coronavirus

An elderly homeless woman clasps the arm of doctor Anahi Moreno during a routine health check-up in a mobile clinic run by the Ministry of Inclusion and Social Wellbeing, SIBISO, near the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. AP photo

1.5 million coronavirus cases in the world

Centre has approved the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package aimed at boosting national and state health systems. (AFP Photo)

Centre approves covid19 emergency package for states, UTs

A suspected Covid19 patient is brought to the hospital for treatment amid lockdown in Delhi. PTI photo

Covid19 India toll rises to 166, cases touch 5,734

A municipal worker sprays a disinfectant to prevent the spread of virus amid national lockdown in Jammu. PTI photo

Two Tablighi Jamaat attendees booked for concealing travel history

A woman covers her face as a precaution against spread of coronavirus. PTI photo

Jharkhand records first coronavirus death

Telangana bans spitting in public

The road leading to Charminar wears a deserted look. (PTI photo)

GHMC identifies 12 covid19 clusters in Hyderabad

Tamil Nadu Disaster Response Force (TNDRF) personnel stop a bike rider to spread awareness on the importance of staying home in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI)

4 doctors infected in Tamil Nadu, total positive cases up to 738

One more Covid death reported in Karnataka, toll rises to 6

Shoaib Akhtar shares a lighter moment with Sachin Tendulkar. AFP Photo

Shoaib Akhtar proposes Indo-Pak series to raise funds for fight against Covid19

Europe records over 7,50,000 coronavirus cases

File image of World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AFP)

Trump threatens to hold US funding for 'China-centric' WHO

A second stimulus package India is poised to announce on help small and medium businesses weathering the coronavirus outbreak. (Photo-PTI)

India's second covid19 stimulus to focus on aid to small businesses

Municipal workers spray disinfectants in a drain at a residential area in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, Chikmagalur, Karnataka. (PTI)

Second corona death reported in Kalaburagi

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You may be stuck at home but now Tinder lets you connect to users across borders

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Aakar Patel: What will the new economy look like post Covid-19 crash?

People thrown out of livelihoods sit down for a meal at a soup kitchen set up by the Delhi government at a temporary shelter in the Nizamuddin area. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Waqyanavis: So cops looked the other way 'coz Tablighi Jamaat sends them free food?

Health workers sanitize the area near the Nizamuddin mosque after people who attended a religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat where Covid-19 positive persons spread the virus to other participants. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

These COVID-19 trackers map the spread of infection by country, state and district

A screenshot of covindia.netlify.com shows a timelapse map of infections spreading through districts.

Buying ventilators? It is sheer stupidity, say experts

Download this MIT app to join efforts to trace the coronavirus route map in your area

The free and open-source prototype Private Kit app was developed by teams at MIT and Harvard as well as software engineers of Facebook and Uber who worked on it in their free time.

Humour in times of distress

The burqa-clad Nazma Aapi’s political commentary has made Saloni Gaur a national sensation

Quarantine in the lap of nature: Villagers camp in forest to elude Covid-19

These villagers of Markhal in Karnataka are camping in the forests of Charmadi Ghat in Mudigere in Chikkamagaluru district to stay out of reach of Covid-19.

Even monkeys are starving

File picture of monkeys waiting for food delivery on the road to Srisailam passing through Amrabad Tiger Reserve.

How many labs in India can test Coronavirus?

Columns

Covid’s TJ factor: Shun prejudice, stick to facts

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr

The vilification of the Tablighi Jamaat is nothing but transparent majoritarian prejudice in full display

What social distancing is possible in a hut?

Sanjay Kumar

37% of Indians live in a one-room dwelling, and 32% in a two-room house/dwelling

Dilli Ka Babu: Quarantine fugitive IAS officer booked for going AWOL

Dilip Cherian

The young officer was ordered to remain in isolation after he returned from Singapore

Anita Katyal: This meal, brought to you by you-know-who

Anita Katyal

Not just Modi and RSS, even Pinarayi Vijayan wants it known he's been doing good work

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