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Assam floods damaged 30,000 to 40,000 houses, says CM Himanta
Later, talking to journalists, Sarma said since Assam's flood has...
Amarnath Cloudburst: Casualties rise to 10, Amit Shah takes stock of situation
According to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials, the...
Coronavirus will continue for a year or may be longer: Singapore PM
However, Lee assured the situation remains under control and Singapore will not raise its Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (DORSCON) level to Red from the current Orange.
Couple suing Princess Cruise Line over Coronavirus claims improper screening
“Defendant Princess chose to place profits over the safety of its passengers, crew and general public in continuing to operate business as usual, despite their knowledge of the actual risk of injury to plaintiffs, who are elderly with underlying medical conditions,” the complaint said.
U.N. urges Iran to free political prisoners temporarily amid coronavirus
Iran’s judiciary chief said on Monday authorities had temporarily freed about 70,000 prisoners to help limit the spread of coronavirus as officials reported hundreds of new infections and dozens more deaths across the country.
Vehicle production may be critically hampered due to coronavirus outbreak: SIAM
“Manufacturers are exploring alternatives to fulfil their supply chain demands but that would also take a substantial amount of time to reach stable production scale as these components would need regulatory testing,” said SIAM President Ranjan Wadhera.
Bank of England cuts rates by 50 bps to 0.25% from 0.75%
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said up to 70% of the population was likely to be infected as the virus spreads around the world in the absence of a cure.
Europe’s auto industry shuts factories, cuts output as virus hits
The disruptions are the latest blow to Europe’s car makers, which are struggling with weak global demand and high costs of meeting the region’s tough emissions targets.
Fed faces headache, taps epidemiologists in hunt for policy clues
About three-fourths of the 50 U.S. states have now reported infections. The slow pace of rolling out kits and testing capabilities means that policymakers will have little concrete evidence about the extent of the U.S. outbreak ahead of next week’s meeting.
“I am talking extensively to epidemiologists and healthcare experts across the country…to try and interpret what we are seeing and what we are likely to see,” Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan said in Chicago last week.
World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic
“In the past two weeks the number of cases outside China has increased thirteenfold and the number of affected countries has tripled,” WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva.
“In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of affected countries to climb even higher.”
India suspends tourist visas from March 13 to prevent coronavirus spread
Any foreign national who intends to travel to India for compelling reason may contact the nearest Indian Mission, the release said, adding that all incoming travellers, including Indian nationals, arriving from or having visited China, Italy, Iran, Republic of Korea, France, Spain and Germany after February 15 will be quarantined for a minimum period of 14 days
Coronavirus outbreak: India steps up vigil as confirmed cases jump to 62
“Till Wednesday, 1,38,968 travelers from 1195 flights have been screened at Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur international airports. As per the new guidelines from central government, travelers coming from all countries are being screened at international airports,” it said. So far, India has evacuated 948 passengers from COVID-19 affected countries. Out of these, 900 are Indian citizens and 48 belonging to different nationalities including Maldives, Myanmar, Bangladesh, China, USA, Madagascar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, South Africa and Peru”