A round-up of major developments related to Covid-19 across the country.

Ford Motor Co has said that it expects to post a pre-tax loss of $600 million for the first quarter due to the coronavirus outbreak. This time last year, it had reported a $2.4 billion profit. COVID-19 has forced its assembly plants in North America and Europe to temporarily close and the pandemic has resulted […]

The Dubai Crown Prince held a virtual meeting today to review the disinfection programme.

The world is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic with governments implementing strict lockdown measures in a bid to halt the spread, and it appears to be working as Volkswagen says several of its vehicle producing factories in Europe will resume production from April 20. The factories are in Germany, Bratislava and Slovakia, while a week […]

New York: The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a still-massive 5.25 million, capping four weeks of coronavirus-related shutdowns that erased more than 10 years of job creation. Initial jobless claims in the week ended April 11 followed 6.62 million the prior week, according to Labor Department figures. The median […]

Command and Control Center recently announced full genome sequencing of the Covid-19 virus.

The testing facilities are being made available to everyone, including those who do not have a valid residence visa.

The United States is the world’s worst-affected country with fatalities.

Residency visas that have expired in March 1 will be valid till end of year, it was announced earlier.