Fauci says coronavirus could claim up to 200,000 US lives
Washington: A senior US scientist issued a cautious prediction Sunday that the novel coronavirus could claim 100,000 to 200,000 lives in the United States. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who leads research into infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told CNN that models predicting a million or more deaths were “almost certainly off the chart.” […]
International tourism to plunge up to 30% due to virus: UN
Madrid: International travel will likely fall by 20-30 percent in 2020 due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, putting millions of jobs in the global tourism sector at risk, the World Tourism Organization said Friday. This revises sharply lower a forecast made on March 6 of a decline of just 1.0-3.0 percent due to the travel […]
WHO Europe sees ‘encouraging signs’ in coronavirus spread
Copenhagen, Mar 26 : The World Health Organisation’s European office said Thursday it saw “encouraging signs” as Italy reported a lower rate of infections of the new coronavirus, cautioning it was too soon to say whether the worst had passed. “While the situation remains very serious, we are starting to see some encouraging signs,” WHO […]
More than 250,000 declared coronavirus cases in Europe
Paris, Mar 26 : The number of declared coronavirus cases in Europe topped 250,000, according to an AFP tally Thursday, more than half of which are in hard-hit Italy and Spain. Europe is the worst-affected region in the world with 258,068 cases, including 14,640 deaths, ahead of Asia’s 100,937 infections and 3,636 fatalities, according to […]
Will coronavirus bump web traffic into the slow lane?
Paris, Mar 26 : With more than one third of the globe’s population confined to their homes in an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus, some are asking if the increased demand being put on the internet could substantially slow down web traffic. To what extent has web traffic grown with billions watching […]
Italian football chief ready to finish season in August
Milan, Mar 26 : Italian football federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina said he was determined that the Serie A season would be concluded even going into August. All sport in Italy has been suspended until April 3 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic which has forced the postponement of Euro 2020 and the Tokyo […]
Iran to ban intercity travel as coronavirus death toll tops 2,000
Tehran, Mar 25 : Iran will ban intercity travel within days as it finally gets tough with the coronavirus that has killed more than 2,000 people in one of the world’s deadliest outbreaks, officials said Wednesday. The strict new measures come after weeks of cajoling largely failed to prevent hundreds of thousands of Iranians taking […]
‘All options on table’ over new date for Tokyo Games: Bach
Laussane, Mar 25 : Olympic chief Thomas Bach says “all options are on the table” over finding a new date to hold the postponed Tokyo Games. Tokyo 2020 became the first Olympics in peacetime to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing the unprecedented decision on Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee gave no specific […]
Global death toll from coronavirus nears 17,000
Paris, Mar 24 : The number of deaths around the world from the novel coronavirus cases stood at 16,961, according to a tally compiled by AFP on Tuesday from official sources. More than 386,350 declared cases have been registered in 175 countries and territories since the epidemic first emerged in China in December. The tallies, […]
Tokyo Olympics postponed over coronavirus pandemic
Tokyo, Mar 24 : The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday. The Games were scheduled for July 24-August 9, but after telephone discussions between IOC president Thomas Bach and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo […]
