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FILE PHOTO: A worker in a protective suit disinfects a bus due to coronavirus concerns in Istanbul

With the Coronavirus Comes the Routine Spread of Conspiracy Theories

Christopher Nehring 14/03/2020

In the 14th century, when the plague ravaged Europe,...

An inside view of an isolation ward, prepared for coronavirus-affected patients, at Command Hospital

Coronavirus: MEA Advises Against Holding IPL This Year

'But if the organisers want to go ahead, it...

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India’s Hospitals Have an Infection Problem. Could Accreditation Be the Way to Go?

Priyanka Pulla 12/03/2020

Experts say it is time to make quality accreditation...

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Coronavirus Updates, March 9: 3 y.o. Tests Positive in Kochi

The Wire Staff 09/03/2020

Important updates through the day about the spread of...

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Coronavirus: Why Are Scientists Uploading Genetic Data to a Global Database?

The Wire Staff 08/03/2020

The answer begins with a simple truism: change is...

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Indian Crew on Board the Diamond Princess Speaks out About Flawed Quarantine

Sribala Subramanian 18/02/2020

A 31-year-old hailing from a small village in West...

Passengers leave MS Westerdam, a cruise ship that spent two weeks at sea after being turned away by five countries over fears that someone aboard might have the coronavirus, as it docks in Sihanoukville

China Reports 5,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Cruise Ship Disembarks in Cambodia

Yilei Sun and Prak Chan Thul 14/02/2020

News of the first death from the virus in...