Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with Chief Ministers of different states via video conferencing on the coronavirus pandemic. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah were also present at the meeting, along with other bureaucrats. PM said that people of religions must come together in the fight against the deadly coronavirus.

PM Modi: People across religious lines must come together to fight COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfares held a press conference on COVID-19 cases in India. The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has crossed the 1,800-mark with 41 deaths. The authorities have also launched a nationwide search to track down the 6,000 people who attended the Nizamuddin Tablighi Jamaat congregation. On Wednesday 450 fresh cases of infection were reported.

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According to the study, national differences in impact of coronavirus could be partially explained by the different national policies respect to a TB vaccine called Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine.

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Forced to cancel her 104th birthday celebrations due to the coronavirus outbreak, Ruth Gallivan's neighbors and friends in San Diego decided to bring the party to her by holding a surprise, drive-by, birthday party outside the centenarian's house.

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Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu tweeted what PM Modi had said to the CMs. “War has just begun now. We can never content. Let us no mistake. Every 24 hours we must be alert; unitedly we must fight to defeat the outbreak of COVID19. This is a fight which must be fought by each of us. This is a war which cannot be left alone to health workers, policemen or the govt. Time is now for all different ideologies to unite to defeat the enemy of mankind.”

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The Sindh High Court in Pakistan on Thursday (April 2) commuted the death sentence of the prime accused in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of the Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh will now serve seven years in prison.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a review meeting with Chief Ministers of different states via video conferencing on the coronavirus pandemic. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah were also present at the meeting, along with other bureaucrats.

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From Singapore to Spain, people are thanking those at the frontline of the Coronavirus battle. Wion's Palki tells you how the world is drawing inspiration from India.

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In South Korea, one woman has accounted for more than half of the country's Coronavirus cases. WION'S Palki gets you the story of South Korea's super-spreader.

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The world's leading Islamic Nations have banned religious gatherings, but missionary movements are derailing the Coronavirus battle.

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Tokyo is fighting a fresh wave of coronavirus cases. Meanwhile, Russia plans to send lockdown violators to jail.

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Taiwan has claimed that the World Health Organisation is not sharing its reports with the world. Meanwhile, China is trying to deny Taiwan a place in the global forums.

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At a time when countries are focusing on the fight against the coronavirus, Imran Khan is indulging in petty politics. The Pakistani Prime Minister was caught misrepresenting a statement from India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Europe is the biggest epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. While major European nations are struggling, Germany has been able to save more lives.

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It is believed that the Wuhan Coronavirus originated from a live animal market in Wuhan. China had banned these markets. But new reports claim that live animal traders have resumed their business.

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China's biggest lab has 1500 strains of viruses. Is China equipped to handle these samples? Is anyone keeping a check on the Chinese labs?

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The Wuhan Coronavirus is spreading rapidly. More than 170 countries and regions are reporting over 8,00,000 cases.

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China is trying its best to rewrite the history of the Coronavirus pandemic. Beijing plans to release a book on its Coronavirus response. It is sending aid to the worst affected countries, in an attempt to project itself as a saviour.

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A report brought new findings on the lethal coronavirus, According to the report, COVID-19 fatality rate ranges between 0.006%-7.8% and the average death rate is 1.38%.

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UK recorded the highest daily death toll of 381, an increase of twenty-nine per cent as the coronavirus continued to ravage to the country. A 13-year-old boy was among the casualty who died at King's College Hospital in London.

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Nizamuddin area in Delhi, where a religious congregation was held, has turned out to be one of the 10 hotspots of coronavirus identified by the Indian government on Tuesday. Tablighi Jamaat has become the viral vector spreading the coronavirus.

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The first 14 days is observed as the incubation period. The next 7 days is added for the residual infection to die out.

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the ongoing Wuhuna Coronavirus pandemic could be the most challenging phase since World War II.

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The United States recorded 865 new deaths in just 24 hours due the coronavirus epidemic with the number of confirmed cases surging to 188,547, according to Johns Hopkins coronavirus resource centre.

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Ismail was only 13 years old without any pre-existing health conditions and sadly he died without any family members close by due to the highly infectious nature of Covid 19

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Tablighi Jamaat is an Islamic religious reform movement. It has emerged as one of the most dominant forms of religiosity in postcolonial India.

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A moratorium period, the technical term for a repayment holiday, is basically a length of time during which a borrower gets time-off from his or her loan repayments.

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The aviation consultant CAPA warned that "most" of the world's airlines could be bankrupt by the end of May, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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the government has been into a decisive action over the increasing number of cases, the Indian High Commission in Rome and the Indian community have played a important role as well in helping people out.

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India's Health Ministry on Wednesday in a press conference briefs over the latest figures of Coronavirus cases in the nation. '1,637 infected, 38 deaths so far of COVID-19' briefs Health Ministry.

'1,637 infected, 38 deaths so far of COVID-19' briefs Health Ministry

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