London, Extending school and workplace closures in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus originated last December, until April instead of March would likely delay the outbreak of a second wave until the end of this year, said a study published in a UK-based medical journal.

In the study published in The

Washington, A month-long quarantine has come into effect in the US capital of Washington D.C. in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The quarantine, which was ordered by the capital city's Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser, came into effect at 10 p.m. on Wednesday, reports Efe news

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu has reported three more positive cases of Coronavirus taking the total infected cases till date to 26.

According to Tamil Nadu Health Minister C. Vijayabaskar, three new positive cases have been reported in the state comprising of three males aged 18, 63 and 66.

He said the 66-ye

Chennai, Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has offered to convert his residence here as a hospital to treat coronavirus patients.

In a tweet Haasan said with the help of doctors in his party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) he is willing to convert the building that was once his residence into a temporary hospital to

Thiruvananthapuram, Apart from doing its regular policing jobs, ever since COVID-19 struck, the Kerala Police has now become the cynosure of all eyes, after its video - on washing hands turned a global hit.

On Thursday, they come out with a new video - 'practise yoga against corona' and within an hour afte

Ayodhya, The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will now gift photographs of Ram Lalla, the model of the proposed Ram temple and one of Maharishi Valmiki who wrote the Ramayana to all Hindu families across 2.85 lakh villages in the country.

The families who will receive these gifts are those who have contributed Re 1.25

Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh), The UP police 'rescued' 16 youths who were walking from Varanasi to Samastipur along the railway tracks.

The youths were forced to take the long walk home after the lockdown was imposed and could not find any means of transport for their journey.

They were working

Ayodhya, The meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, scheduled to be held in Ayodhya on April 4, has been postponed in view of the Coronavirus scare and the lockdown.

It was said that the date for 'Bhoomi Pujan' of the proposed Ram temple would be announced after this meeting - the second

Lucknow, Families and friends are now shunning those who are returning home after the lockdown.

The fear of the contagious COVID-19 is so great that there are reports that people are not allowing their own kin into their homes.

According to reports, in Shahjahanpur, Indra Kumar (62) was not allowed

Srinagar, The first COVID-19 death occurred in Srinagar after a patient who had tested positive earlier succumbed on Thursday in the hospital.

Doctors said the 65-year old COVID-19 positive patient being treated at the Chest Diseases Hospital in Srinagar city succumbed on Thursday.

"The patient