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No apparent harm or benefit from hydroxychloroquine: study

A study performed in New York hospitals found no evidence of either harm or benefit from giving the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine to severely ill coronavirus patients. “The risk of intubation

Coronavirus could kill 190,000 in Africa in one year: WHO

As many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. The new

Coronavirus: Global death toll climbs to 271,029

The global death toll from coronavirus (Covid-19) has climbed to 271,029 till Friday. A total of 39,32,984 people have been infected and 13,49,699 people have recovered worldwide from the disease, according to latest data from

India coronavirus: Massive repatriation operation begins

More than 300 Indians stranded by the coronavirus lockdown have arrived home on flights from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Passengers arrived in Kerala state on two flights

Trump-touted malaria drug fails in Covid-19 study

A malaria drug that was touted by US President Donald Trump and widely used as a potential treatment for patients with Covid-19 failed to help those with infections stay off

Coronavirus sparks ‘tsunami of hate and xenophobia’: Guterres

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an “all-out effort” to end the “tsunami of hate and xenophobia” sparked by the novel coronavirus pandemic, without naming specific countries. “The pandemic

Coronavirus situation in some muslim majority countries

The coronavirus (Covid-19) death toll has risen to 270,740 globally till Friday, according to latest data from worldometer. Total number of coronavirus deaths and cases in some muslim majority countries are

Covid-19 death toll crosses 200, cases hit 13,134

Bangladesh has registered seven more fatalities from COVID-19 over a 24-hour period, taking the body count to 206. The number of officially confirmed coronavirus cases rose by 709 to 13,134