coronavirus impact

New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) National camps will be re-opened in a phase-wise manner starting at the end of this month, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday. Speaking at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's…

London, April 30 (IANS) The proportion of smokers appear to be lower than-non-smokers among hospitalised COVID-19 patients, finds a review of 28 studies. The research by academics from University College London and Royal Veterinary…

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As new coronavirus shuts down economies and companies freeze fresh hiring, tech giant Microsoft has seen nearly 46 per cent drop in hiring activity while its professional career website LinkedIn has listed even…

Geneva: The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to wipe out 6.7 per cent of working hours globally in the second quarter of 2020 - equivalent to 195 million full-time workers, which far exceeds the effects of the 2008-09 financial crisis, the…

Washington: The World Bank has predicted that China's economy could fall sharply in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a growth estimate of 2.3 per cent in the baseline scenario and just 0.1 per cent in the lower-case scenario.…

New York: Researchers now claim that COVID-19 can have fatal consequences for people with underlying cardiovascular disease and cause cardiac injury even in patients without underlying heart conditions. Experts have known that viral…