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‘Strongly concerned, verifying situation’: China after India bans TikTok, 58 other apps

China has strongly reacted to India's move to ban 59 mobile applications, most of which are linked to China. The Indian government's decision was...

‘New simplified COVID-19 antibody test developed’

SCientists have developed a new simplified COVID-19 diagnostic test that can be ramped up to analyse thousands of blood samples at labs lacking the...

Mumbai court orders confiscation of assets of Nirav Modi worth 1,400 crore

A special court in Mumbai has allowed confiscation of assets owned by diamantaire Nirav Modi, under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA). Nirav Modi is...

Coronavirus is worsening globally, says WHO chief

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening globally, even as the situation in Europe is improving. At...

COVID-19 outbreak lasts longer if implementing physical distancing is delayed

CITIes that took more time to implement social distancing measures also spent more time dealing with the virus than others that acted quickly, suggested...

China’s Wuhan city discharges last three COVID-19 patients from hospital

Also on Thursday, three new asymptomatic cases were reported taking the total of such cases under medical observation to 297, the NHC said. The last...

Global COVID-19 tally tops 6.2 million, death toll surpasses 379,000: WHO

With more than 93,000 coronavirus cases reported globally over the past 24 hours, the worldwide count of the novel coronavirus reached over 6.2 million cases,...

US to ship first batch of 100 ventilators donated to India next week: White House

The US will ship next week the first batch of 100 ventilators it has donated to India to treat the coronavirus patients, President Donald...