Coronavirus: Why do more men die of Covid-19 than women?
As the world faces the most serious public health crisis in a century, scientists and medical professionals are scrambling to…
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Wuhan lockdown significantly cuts Covid-19 infections: Study
HONG KONG: The lockdown of Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, was effective in containing the Covid-19 spread during the early…
China slashes rate, pumps $7 bn into market to counter virus
China’s central bank on Monday cut an interest rate on loans to banks by the largest margin in five years…
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…
Nine doctors die from coronavirus in Philippines
Nine doctors have died in the Philippines from the coronavirus, the country’s top medical association said Thursday, as hospitals were…
Loss of smell could reveal hidden virus cases: experts
PARIS: From a mother unable to smell her baby’s nappy to a lawmaker who suddenly could not taste food, some…
Covid-19: 90 pct of S’pore imported cases shows no symptoms at checkpoints, says report
SINGAPORE: Nine in 10 imported Covid-19 cases detected in Singapore between March 18 and March 20 did not show symptoms,…
Covid-19 pandemic ‘accelerating’: WHO chief
The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly “accelerating”, the World Health Organization warned Monday, but said it was still possible to…