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Netherlands coronavirus tally at 1,705, with 43 deaths
Published On: March 17, 2020 07:10 PM NPT By: Reuters
AMSTERDAM, March 17: The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the Netherlands stood at 1,705, health officials said an update on Tuesday, with 43 people dead as a result of the disease.
Deaths in Spain hit 491, infections up to 11,178
Published On: March 17, 2020 07:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
SPAIN, March 17: The Latest on the world’s coronavirus pandemic, which has infected more than 183,000 people and killed more than 7,100. The COVID-19 illness causes mild or moderate symptoms in most people, but severe symptoms are more likely in the elderly or those with existing health problems. More than 79,000 people have recovered so far, mostly in China.
Iranian state TV warns ‘millions’ could die from coronavirus
Published On: March 17, 2020 05:58 PM NPT By: Associated Press
TEHRAN, IRAN, March 17: Iran issued its most dire warning yet Tuesday about the outbreak of the new coronavirus ravaging the country, suggesting “millions” could die in the Islamic Republic if the public keeps traveling and ignoring health guidance.
Philippines first country to suspend all markets as coronavirus spreads
Published On: March 17, 2020 04:02 PM NPT By: Reuters
MANILA/SINGAPORE, March 17: The Philippine Stock Exchange closed indefinitely on Tuesday while currency and bond trading were suspended, the first shutdown of markets worldwide in response to the coronavirus, with authorities citing risks to the safety of traders.
Third coronavirus death in India
Published On: March 17, 2020 03:05 PM NPT By: Agencies
NEW DELHI, March 17: A 64-year-old coronavirus patient died at Mumbai’s Kasturba hospital on Tuesday, Indian media reports said.
Two bombs explode outside Thai government office in Yala, wounding 18
Published On: March 17, 2020 02:58 PM NPT By: Reuters
BANGKOK, March 17: Two bombs exploded in front of a government office in Thailand’s insurgency-hit southern Yala province on Tuesday, wounding 18 people, a security official said.
World should learn lessons from China in coronavirus fight - China Daily
Published On: March 17, 2020 01:48 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI, March 17: The rest of the world should learn from China and follow the principles of early detection, early quarantine and early treatment in order to halt the global spread of the coronavirus, the official China Daily said in an editorial on Tuesday.
Coronavirus closes India's Taj Mahal, Mumbai to keep half its office workers home
Published On: March 17, 2020 12:57 PM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, March 17: India closed the Taj Mahal, its top tourist site, and the financial hub of Mumbai ordered offices providing non-essential services to keep half their staff at home as efforts to control the spread of coronavirus in South Asia ramped up.
U.S. Senate votes to extend surveillance tools for 77 days
Published On: March 17, 2020 12:53 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 17: The U.S. Senate agreed on Monday to extend a set of government surveillance tools for 77 days, to allow lawmakers time to consider broader changes to the divisive domestic eavesdropping program.
Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson reportedly released from hospital
Published On: March 17, 2020 12:39 PM NPT By: Associated Press
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA, March 17: Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, were released from an Australian hospital on Tuesday, five days after they were diagnosed with the new coronavirus, media reported.
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