Coronavirus

Subfamily of viruses in the family Coronaviridae

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Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold, while more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS, and COVID-19. In cows and pigs they cause diarrhea, while in mice they cause hepatitis and encephalomyelitis. There are as yet no vaccines or antiviral drugs to prevent or treat human coronavirus infections.

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Covid update: Pranab Mukherjee infected; WHO on virus; Yediyurappa recovers From former Indian President getting infected to Karnataka Chief Minister recovering from Covid-19, here are the top updates on coronavirus pandemic. Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee tested.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:14Published 3 hours ago

Independence Day 2020: Security tightened, Armed Forces band wows spectators Delhi police stepped up security in and around the capital ahead of the Independence day celebration on August 15. Police were seen checking vehicles in the India gate and Connaught place region... Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:28Published 18 hours ago

Covid update: 100 virus-free days of New Zealand; Amit Shah's next test From the testing of Union Home minister Amit Shah, to New Zealand completing 100 days without domestic transmission of the virus - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. Shah is likely.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:21Published 1 day ago

Alcoholism treatment is potentially effective against COVID-19 A team of chemists from HSE University and the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry used molecular modelling to find out that two medications that have been known for a long time can be used to.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:10Published 4 days ago

Health experts warn U.S. cities of 'trouble ahead' White House health experts are warning of a slow rise in the percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus in U.S. cities such as Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Washington and urged local leaders.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 02:19Published 4 days ago

Ohio governor tests positive for COVID-19 [NFA] Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said on Thursday he had tested positive for COVID-19 as part of a safety protocol to greet U.S. President Donald Trump when he arrived in Cleveland to visit a Whirlpool.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 00:42Published 4 days ago

Florida’s sheriffs hold 3-day conference, 5 attendees test positive for COVID-19 At least five people who attended a three-day conference for Florida sheriffs last week have now tested positive for coronavirus, the I-Team has uncovered. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:30Published 6 days ago

Donald Trump: Coronavirus exploding around world United States president Donald Trump tells reporters that countries all overthe world are "exploding" with coronavirus. Mr Trump said the US governmenttask force to tackle the crisis had not been given.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:01Published 1 week ago

Urgent Care: March, April Saw Massive Decline In ER Visits Data from more than 20 emergency rooms across five states seems to confirm anecdotal reports from health care workers. According to Gizmodo, emergency rooms across the US saw a massive decline in.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:38Published 1 week ago

Covid update: Ayodhya priest worried; South Korea on India, vaccines; gym rules From another Ayodhya priest testing positive days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, to the government issuing guidelines for gymnasiums and yoga centres ahead of their reopening from.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:46Published 1 week ago

There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19: WHO Despite vaccines in development, the head of the World Health Organization cautioned that the treatments had yet to prove effective and might only convey protection for a short time. This report.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:57Published 1 week ago

Advent Health \| Morning Blend Dr. Michel Murr, bariatric surgeon from AdventHealth is here to talk to us about obesity, and its link to Coronavirus. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 05:35Published 1 week ago

Covid-19 testing: The different types and why is it so important? The Government has announced two new tests for coronavirus and flu, which canreturn results in just 90 minutes, are to be deployed in hospitals, care homesand laboratories from next week. The tests.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 02:30Published 1 week ago

Samaritans step-up to help the needy amid the Coronavirus crisis A couple, Migza and Faiyaz Sheikh who run a small-scaled school at Mumbai's Malad area waived off the fees of their students when they found that their parents couldn't afford to pay the fees amid the.. Credit: ANI Duration: 04:09Published 1 week ago

Latin America COVID-19 death toll rises past 200,000 The number of recorded Coronavirus deaths in Latin America doubles in just over a month. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 01:59Published 1 week ago

[CDATA[Coronavirus: Melbourne under curfew as Australia's Victoria state imposes new lockdown]] [CDATA[]] Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:55Published 1 week ago

Covid: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, TN Guv Banwarilal Purohit test positive Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. On Monday, Yediyurappa’s daughter also tested positive. The Karnataka CM in hospital and stable. He was advised by.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:12Published 1 week ago

Covid: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, TN Guv Banwarial Purohit test positive Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday. On Monday, Yediyurappa’s daughter also tested positive. The Karnataka CM in hospital and stable. He was advised by.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:12Published 1 week ago

'Girls' Creator On Surviving COVID-19: 'I Was A Complex Machine That Had Been Unplugged' 'Girls' star and creator Lena Dunham has shared her story on Instagram of contracting and surviving the novel coronavirus COVID-19. CNN reports Dunham said she was able to avoid going to a hospital.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:45Published 1 week ago

110-year-old woman recovers from Covid in 5 days, discharged from hospital A 110-year-old woman, Siddamma has recovered from Covid-19 and was discharged from a COVID Hospital in Chitradurga on Saturday. The centenarian had reportedly tested positive for the disease on July.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 01:39Published 1 week ago

Covid update: Russia mass vaccination from Oct plan; Delhi 2nd sero survey From the Russian government planning to roll out a mass vaccination drive from October 2020 after getting vaccine clearance by August, to India's case fatality rate dropping to 2.15%, the lowest since.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:09Published 1 week ago

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Calls for early release of low-risk inmates as six Victorian prisons in coronavirus lockdown Six prisons across Victoria are confirmed to be in lockdown after an officer tested positive for COVID-19. SBS - Published 3 weeks ago

Coronavirus hits Kazakh elite, capital city rings alarm The speaker of Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament has self-isolated after contracting the new coronavirus, authorities said on Wednesday as they raised the alarm about a fresh surge in COVID-19.. Reuters - Published on June 17, 2020
Deaths jump in Brazil's indigenous tribes as virus spreads Coronavirus is spreading fast through Brazil's indigenous populations, with deaths caused by the disease increasing more than five-fold in the past month, according to data collected by a national.. Reuters - Published on June 4, 2020
Brazil reaches 27,878 coronavirus deaths, surpasses Spain Coronavirus deaths in Brazil reached 27,878, the Health Ministry said on Friday, surpassing Spain to become the fifth ranking nation in the number of dead. Reuters - Published on May 29, 2020
Coronavirus 'cover-up' is China's Chernobyl: White House adviser A top White House official on Sunday likened China's handling of the coronavirus outbreak to the Soviet Union's cover-up of the meltdown at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986. Reuters - Published on May 24, 2020

Spain allows outdoor dining again in Madrid and Barcelona Coronavirus lockdowns will be eased in Spain's capital Madrid and second city Barcelona from Monday to allow outdoor dining and gatherings of up to 10 people as infections have slowed sufficiently.. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020
Yemen's health system 'has in effect collapsed' as COVID spreads: U.N. Coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen, where the health care system "has in effect collapsed", the United Nations said on Friday, appealing for urgent funding. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Singapore surpass 30,000: Reuters tally Coronavirus cases in Singapore topped 30,000 on Friday as the city-state continues to report hundreds of new infections in cramped migrant worker dormitories each day. Reuters - Published on May 22, 2020	Coronavirus closes four Vic nursing homes Two aged care facilities in Melbourne have been placed in lockdown after residents tested positive, then negative, to coronavirus. SBS - Published on May 19, 2020
Coronavirus turns Germans more critical of U.S.: survey Germans view the United States less positively since the outbreak of the coronavirus crisis while their attitudes towards China have improved, a survey showed on Monday. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020	Coronavirus pushes Swedish deaths to highest since 1993 in April More Swedes died in April than in any one month since 1993, figures from the Statistics Office showed on Monday, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pushed the death toll higher. Reuters - Published on May 18, 2020
Australia's virus death toll rises to 99 Coronavirus has killed 99 people across Australia, with the death of a man in his 60s in NSW the disease's latest victim. SBS - Published on May 17, 2020	Coronavirus brings curtain down on Cambodia shadow puppet theatre Cambodia's shadow puppet tradition goes back to the 7th century and has survived the collapse of empires, wars and Khmer Rouge reign of terror that left some 1.7 million people dead. Reuters - Published on May 14, 2020
Coronavirus drains Vatican coffers as income falls, deficits loom Late last month, the Vatican announced the coronavirus pandemic had forced Pope Francis to postpone an annual fund raising campaign among Catholics worldwide to help him carry out his ministry. Reuters - Published on May 13, 2020	'Gathering to kill me': Coronavirus patients in Haiti fear attacks, harassment Haitian pastor Burel Fontilus feared for his life in late March when he contracted the new coronavirus. Reuters - Published on May 11, 2020
Hospitals treating COVID-19 in Mexican capital quickly filling up Coronavirus patients were being turned away from hospitals in the Mexican capital on Saturday, as both public and private medical facilities quickly fill up and the number of new infections continues.. Reuters - Published on May 9, 2020	Pakistan coronavirus cases surge past 25,000, pace quickens: Reuters tally Coronavirus cases in Pakistan surged past 25,000 on Friday, just hours before the government was due to lift lockdown measures, with the country reporting some of the biggest daily increases in new.. Reuters - Published on May 8, 2020
India's coronavirus infections jump past 50,000, fueled by Mumbai, Delhi Coronavirus cases in India rose past 50,000, the health ministry said on Thursday, with the pace of new infections showing no signs of abating despite a strict weeks-long lockdown in the world's.. Reuters - Published on May 7, 2020	Coronavirus spreads among Indian police enforcing world's largest lockdown Hundreds of Indian police have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, raising alarm among an over-stretched force as it attempts to enforce the world's largest lockdown. Reuters - Published on May 6, 2020
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Coronavirus probably circulating in Yemen, U.N. says, amid funding shortage There is a "very real probability" the new coronavirus is circulating in Yemen, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that an aid funding shortfall would compromise efforts to combat the virus in.. Reuters - Published on April 28, 2020	Coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions to be eased in Queensland Queensland will relax some stay-at-home restrictions from midnight on Friday with less than 100 active COVID-19 cases across the state. SBS - Published on April 26, 2020
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France close to 21,000 coronavirus deaths Coronavirus fatalities in France increased steadily on Tuesday to nearly 21,000, but the number of patients in intensive care registered its sharpest decline since the beginning of the outbreak. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020	Coronavirus preys on inequalities in working class Paris suburb Resuscitation nurse Aline Lheureux feared there would be trouble in the impoverished Paris suburb where she works when she heard youngsters playing sport in the streets outside even though France was.. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020
Coronavirus hits migrant hostel as Greece plans to ease lockdown Dozens of migrants in a hostel in southern Greece tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday as the government set a date to start a gradual easing of a lockdown. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020	Coronavirus very likely of animal origin, no sign of lab manipulation: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday that all available evidence suggests that the novel coronavirus originated in bats in China late last year and it was not manipulated or constructed.. Reuters - Published on April 21, 2020
'Warning light': Coronavirus can last longer in air than first thought Virus behind the world's COVID-19 pandemic can stay infectious in the air for more than 12 hours, research out of four major US laboratories has found. The Age - Published on April 21, 2020	Coronavirus sweeps through Portuguese hostel housing asylum seekers The coronavirus has swept through a hostel in the Portuguese capital Lisbon, infecting 138 of the 175 asylum seekers housed there, a municipal official said on Monday. Reuters - Published on April 20, 2020
Coronavirus mobile tracking app may be mandatory if not enough people sign up, Scott Morrison says A mobile phone app to help with coronavirus case tracing could be compulsory if not enough Australians voluntarily download the software for it to be effective. SBS - Published on April 17, 2020	Africa may see millions of coronavirus cases, tentative WHO forecast shows Coronavirus cases in Africa could shoot up from thousands now to 10 million within three to six months according to very provisional modelling, a regional World Health Organization (WHO) official said.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020
Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross Coronavirus outbreaks across the Middle East threaten to shatter the lives of millions of already destitute people in conflict zones, and could fuel socio-economic upheaval, the International Committee.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020	'Game changer': Coronavirus testing to be fast-tracked in remote Indigenous communities More than 80 coronavirus testing sites are set to be set up across remote Indigenous communities to detect the virus more rapidly. SBS - Published on April 16, 2020
Coronavirus spreads on French aircraft carrier, hundreds infected Nearly 700 sailors assigned to the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle's naval group have tested positive for the coronavirus, the armed forces ministry said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published on April 15, 2020	'As long as necessary': Coronavirus holdout Palau opts for self-isolation The Pacific island nation of Palau is one of the world's last countries still free of the coronavirus, and it's doing all it can to stay that way. Reuters - Published on April 15, 2020
South Africa Coronavirus cases rise by 143 to 2,415 South Africa's health minister on Tuesday reported a rise in coronavirus cases of 143 rise in over the past day, taking the total to 2,415. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020	Coronavirus forces Russian florists to destroy millions of roses as demand wilts Russia's rose growers are destroying a million flowers a day after a coronavirus-induced slump in sales, with fears of worse to come as self-isolation measures take hold across the country. Reuters - Published on April 14, 2020
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Coronavirus

Subfamily of viruses in the family Coronaviridae

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