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Generali, other Italian companies rush to provide funds for virus emergency
Generali said it would create an extraordinary international fund of up to 100 million euros ($112 million) to help countries facing the coronavirus emergency.
Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia extends travel ban to EU, 12 nations including India
The travel ban excludes Indian and Filipino medical practitioners working in the Kingdom, taking into account the necessary and required precautions, the report said.
Germany unleashes biggest post-war aid package against virus
Some 550 billion euros (USD 614 billion) in government-backed loans that was announced is just “for starters”, said Economy Minister Peter Altmaier at the same press conference.
S. Korea temporarily bans stock short selling for 6 months
The move follows similar steps taken earlier in other major markets hit by the spread of COVID-19, including Italy and Spain.
India declares coronavirus outbreak as a notified disaster
The move would enable the states to spend a larger chunk of funds from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to fight the pandemic.
AI cancels flights to Italy, South Korea, Kuwait; curtails services on five int”l routes
“Air India has only curtailed services to France, Germany, Spain, Israel and Sri Lanka till April 30,” the spokesperson said.
Earlier, a senior official, who did not want to be named, said the carrier has decided to temporarily suspend services to Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, South Korea and Sri Lanka due to the coronavirus outbreak.
India reports second death from coronavirus
So far, a total of 82 positive cases of Coronavirus have been traced in the country, according to the data provided by the Union health ministry. Among the 82, there are 17 foreign nationals and 65 Indians who have tested positive for coronavirus. Five people have been cured so far, and two people have succumbed to it. A maximum of 19 positive cases have been reported from the state of Kerala including the three cured patients who had returned from China’s Hubei province.
Coronavirus drives patients to online doctors, spurring telemedicine sector
As COVID-19 spreads across Europe, leaving new patients in its wake, the fear of infection and a saturated health-care system are driving large numbers of people online for medical consultations. Startups like General Atlantic-backed Doctolib and insurer AXA SA-supported Qare in France, Swedish Kry International AB’s unit Livi, the UK’s Push Doctor and Germany’s Compugroup Medical SE that offer up virtual doctors are raking it in.
Europe now epicentre of Coronavirus Pandemic: World Health Organisation
The virus, which first surfaced in China in December, has now killed more than 5,000 people, with cases around the world topping 134,000, according to an AFP tally.
President Trump declares a national emergency to check coronavirus
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency over the fast-spreading coronavirus, opening the door to providing what he said was about $50 billion in federal aid to fight the disease.