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Language Barriers, Social Distancing: Mexico's Indigenous Face Coronavirus
Oaxaca state has recorded 22 cases of coronavirus among a population of 4 million, but Teotitlan del Valle, which has a population of 3,000, has no confirmed cases so far.
Pakistan Struggles to Stop Congregational Prayers as Cases Surge Past 2,400
It further reported that the largest province of Punjab registered 920, Sindh 783, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 311, Balochistan 169, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) 190, Islamabad 68 and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir 9 cases.
US Records 1,169 Coronavirus Fatalities, New Global Daily High: Johns Hopkins
Globally, Italy still has the highest total death toll, with 13,915 dying of the disease there, followed by Spain at 10,003.
New Study on Covid-19 by British Doctors Links Loss of Smell to Infection
According to the study, around 80% of the individuals who had complained of a loss of their sense of smell would go on to test positive for the coronavirus.
US Attempts to Mitigate 'Disaster' as Coronavirus Claims More American Lives Than 9/11 Attack
New York was the nation's deadliest hot spot, with about 1,550 deaths statewide, most of them in New York City, which braced for things to get much worse in the coming weeks.
After Pressure Mounts, Pharma Giant Gilead Says Will Make Remdesivir Drug Affordable for All
More than 150 organisations and individuals, including Doctors Without Borders, on March 30 said it was "unacceptable for Gilead's remdesivir to be put under the company's exclusive control".
19 People, Most of Them Firefighters, Killed in China Forest Fire
The fire started on a local farm on Monday and quickly spread to the nearby mountains due to the strong winds in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
US Embassy Working With Indian Govt to Bring Back Stranded Americans Amid Covid-19 Travel Ban
Unlike India, which repatriated its citizens free of cost, the United States has asked its citizens to pay for the airfare, which is reported to be much more than the regular commercial fair.
Three Indians among 42 New Coronavirus Cases Reported in Singapore, Tally Reaches 844
The three Indians include a 35-year-old female with a long-term pass, a 34-year-old male holding Singapore work pass and both of them have a travel history to India.
US Reaches H1B Cap for 2021, Applicants to be Notified Before March 31
USCIS will notify the successful applicants and their companies before March 31, that they are eligible to file an H-1B cap-subject petition.
49-year-old Man Serving Time in Louisiana Prison Becomes 1st US Inmate to Die of Coronavirus
He was transported to a local hospital after complaining about a persistent cough on March 19, and placed on a ventilator the next day after his condition worsened. He passed away on Saturday.
US to Airlift Up To 2,000 Americans Stranded in India Due to Coronavirus Travel Restrictions
US officials said that there were about 1,500 Americans in New Delhi, between 600 and 700 in Mumbai and 300 to 400 others elsewhere who have been stranded in India due to travel restrictions.
86 United Nations Staffers Across the World Test Positive for Coronavirus
In Geneva, the number of staff at the UN office has dropped from around 4,000 people on a regular day to just about 70.
Not All or Nothing: Anti-Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Lift Slowly, But Infections to Peak Anyway
Scientists are reluctant to predict exactly when restrictions could be safely loosened, but based on what they've observed in China the first country struck by the new virus some relief could come approximately six to eight weeks after lockdowns are imple...
13 Deaths in a Day: An ‘Apocalyptic’ Coronavirus Surge at NYC Hospital
Elmhurst, a 545-bed public hospital in Queens, has begun transferring patients not suffering from coronavirus to other hospitals as it moves toward becoming dedicated entirely to the outbreak.
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Condemns Kabul Gurdwara Attack, Says United Nations Stand in Solidarity with Citizens, Afghan Govt
On Wednesday, at least 25 worshippers were killed and eight others injured when a heavily armed suicide bomber stormed his way into a prominent gurdwara in the heart of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, in one of the deadliest attacks on the minority Sikh c...