The pandemic of the disease brought on by the coronavirus is speeding up, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated on Monday, with more than 300,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from almost every nation worldwide. While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of COVID-19, it […]

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Walmart Inc’s Flipkart has actually suspended services, a notification on the Indian e-commerce company‘s website stated on Wednesday, as India started a 21- day lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, Flipkart’s move followed competitor Amazon India stated it would stop orders for non-essential items in India to focus on clients‘ […]

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A member of U.S. Vice President Mike Pence’s office has actually evaluated positively for the coronavirus; however, neither President Donald Trump nor Pence has actually had close contact with the person, Pence’s press secretary Katie Miller stated in a declaration on Friday. Miller stated Pence’s office was informed on Friday night about the positive test. […]

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Abigail Disney, a grandchild of Walt Disney Co’s co-founder Roy Disney, knocked on a Twitter post showing a huge crowd at Sunday night’s showing of ‘Happily Ever After,’ a fireworks show in Florida’s Magic Kingdom amusement park. “Are you … kidding me??” she stated in a comment that consisted of a blasphemy. She was retweeting […]

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Oscar-winning star Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have actually left a hospital in Australia’s Queensland state five days after screening favorable for the coronavirus, Individuals publication reported on Monday. The set is now resting at a leased home in Australia and stay under quarantine in the house, the U.S. publication‘s report stated, pointing […]

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The planned “Friends” reunion has actually been postponed due to interruptions in Hollywood caused by the coronavirus, an industry source stated on Wednesday. The one-off special was due to have been shot next week on the original sound phase in Burbank, California, according to the source, and broadcast in Might on the upcoming HBO Max […]

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Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said it is closing all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next two weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission, a move that was followed by several U.S. retailers on Saturday. The announcements escalated the global response to the outbreak, as most companies had previously kept stores […]

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The U.S. Federal Reserve and global central banks moved aggressively on Sunday to buttress a world economy unraveling rapidly amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the Fed slashing interest rates to near zero, pledging hundreds of billions of dollars in asset purchases and backstopping foreign authorities with the offer of cheap dollar financing. The coordinated global […]

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Every country in Europe should be taking the “boldest” actions possible to try to halt or slow the epidemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization’s European director said on Tuesday. Speaking after an online meeting of health ministry representatives from across the region, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for […]

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British government emergency response scientists published the evidence on their understanding of COVID-19 evolution on Friday. “The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has been providing ministers and officials with free and frank advice throughout,” they said. “This is an incredibly fast-moving, developing situation and as part of our collective efforts to give the clearest […]

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