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There are chances no coronavirus vaccine could be around, ever: Report

An effective vaccine for dengue fever, which infects as many as 400,000 people a year according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), has eluded scientists for decades

Coronavirus LIVE: Italy reports lowest deaths since first day of lockdown

Coronavirus India: Covid-19 India cases have risen to 42,505. Stay tuned with Business Standard for LIVE updates on coronavirus, lockdown guidelines, death toll, and cases across the world

Give priority to coronavirus, but focus on malaria, polio too: WHO

The global number of those infected with coronavirus has increased by almost 85,000 in the past 24 hours, climbing to 2,804,796 Covid-19 cases

Best of BS Opinion: Reform for next generation, economic package, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Letter to BS: Suspension of US funding to WHO is not a solution

All sensible minds need to sit together and make WHO stronger and a reliable organisation that would fulfill its intended objectives successfully

Drug used for Ebola may be effective in stopping Covid-19 replication: ICMR

The research institute also said there can be a possibility of transmission of Covid-19 from a pregnant mother to the newborn

India coronavirus dispatch: Dealing with Covid-19 after the lockdown

From clinical trials for a vaccine to steps to be taken after the 21 day lockdown, and questions about Covid-19 spreading through banknotes, read about all this and more here

WHO message to youth on coronavirus outbreak: 'You are not invincible'

The WHO has distributed 1.5 million lab tests worldwide and it may need potentially 80 times that for the pandemic, he said

Coronavirus myths: Here are 12 most common misconceptions busted

WHO has now come out with several myth busters to break the chain of fake information and theories being built around the virus

Nearly 14,000 new coronavirus cases reported globally in 24 hours: WHO

Cases of the virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been reported in over 130 countries, including India, where over 110 people have been infected

Coronavirus: WHO chief calls for widespread testing as Europe locks down

Countries across Europe are on full lockdown, while major US cities have shut bars and restaurants and schools are closing nationwide.

Covid-19 pandemic can deal MSMEs a serious blow: CRISIL SME Tracker

The World Health Organisation has declared Covid-19 a pandemic, as more than 114 countries have reported cases of the affliction. This has material implications for the global economy

FPIs get the jitters over Coronavirus, withdraw Rs 37,976 cr in March

Prior to this, foreign investors were net buyers for six consecutive months since September 2019

World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread

Countries have shuttered museums, tourist attractions and sporting events to minimise the risk of coronavirus transmission, with more than 138,000 people worldwide infected and more than 5,000 dead.

It's not just the virus...

So far, the number of cases in India is not large. I suspect that this is because the virus hasn't yet reached India's slums and low income neighbourhoods, writes Geetanjali Krishna

Europe, not China, now the 'epicentre' of coronavirus pandemic: WHO chief

Europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said

Virus impact on wine

Diageo, the largest alcoholic beverage company in the world, estimates that the loss in its fiscal year ending June 2020 would be between $300 million and $420 million

Covid19 impact: Australia's Richardson quarantined, to miss 1st ODI vs NZ

With Kane missing the first ODI, pacer Sean Abbott has joined the squad as cover

Coronavirus: As pandemic worsens, world witnesses more bans, lockdowns

It was an outbreak moving, at once, both glacially and explosively, with a virus first detected three months ago in China creeping across borders and producing eruptive outbreaks that have crippled ar

Dow enters bear market territory as WHO declares Coronavirus pandemic

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks plunged on Wednesday, with the Dow <.DJI> confirming a bear market for the first time since the financial crisis after the World Health Organization called the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.