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Coronavirus hits domestic flights! Check Spicejet flight cancellation policy

Spicejet flight cancellation: Flyers must remember that this is a limited period waiver. SpiceJet has categorically stated that it reserves the right to withdraw this waiver without prior notice.




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Coronavirus update: Check Vistara guidelines before cancelling flights

For Vistara CV members, tier status re-evaluation is paused from March 18 to April 30. However, if Vistara CV members wish to reschedule their travel to a later date, Vistara is providing an offer We offer to opt for an alternate date without any change free.




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China partly reopens iconic Great Wall to visitors as coronavirus eases

China in January closed all its museums and tourist centres all over the country to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: Mass ticket cancellations! AirAsia, Indigo, GoAir offer credit shells

Coronavirus Update: Worried about refund from ticket cancellation? Here is a solution for your problem. Airlines like AirAsia, Indigo, and GoAir are offering credit shells, IE reported. The report said that whenever such mass cancellations take place, it becomes a huge problem for airlines to refund every passenger. In the wake of unprecedented cancellations on […]




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Coronavirus outbreak: Travellers pay attention! Here’s what you can do during lockdown

COVID-19: While the tourism sector is dealing with unprecedented disruptions, the closure of borders and more restrictions will just worsen the blow.




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Coronavirus India Update: Spicejet to operate special flight from Delhi to Jodhpur; IndiGo offers services

Coronavirus India update today: SpiceJet will ensure that all safety protocols laid down by the government are strictly followed by the airline's crew members




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Coronavirus concerns: No more globe-trotting videos! Travel and tourism worst hit by COVID-19

Market analysts suggest a 17% fall in the global revenue from travel and tourism industry, estimated at about 568.6 billion U.S. dollars.




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Observe Coronavirus lockdown to win 5-day sponsored vacation! Here’s how you can participate!

Darjeeling's Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI) has unveiled a novel competition to encourage people to stay inside their homes.




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Coronavirus pandemic denting tourism, hotels at astonishing pace: Industry body

"Disruption due to coronavirus could result in 18-20 per cent erosion of nationwide occupancy across the hospitality sector, and 12-14 per cent drop in average daily rates (ADRs) for the entire 2020," ICC Director General Rajeev Singh said.




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Coronavirus lockdown: Indigo announces resumption of flight operations from May 4

Private carrier Indigo airline has said that it will start flight operations from May 4 after the end of the nationwide lockdown.




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Coronavirus lockdown: Airlines to not issue refunds for cancelled tickets, to offer free rescheduling instead; check terms

The airlines have said that they will not refund the money back for cancelled tickets and customers can get their tickets scheduled for the next available date.




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Coronavirus outbreak: Nepal is home away from home for some stranded foreign tourists during COVID-19 crisis

The tourists are staying like a family and the guesthouse owner has waived their expanses for one week due to the lockdown imposed in response to contain the coronavirus, leaving many tourists stranded.




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Unprecedented since World War II! Coronavirus pandemic deals ‘staggering’ blow to Europe’s tourism

Making things worse is that some countries that are specifically hard-hit by the coronavirus are also heavily dependent on tourism, like Italy and Spain.




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Paris: Builders back at Notre-Dame cathedral after coronavirus shutdown

French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rebuild within five years but work so far has been slow. Delays were caused by toxic lead released by the fire, winter storms and then by the COVID-19 epidemic which closed the site in March.




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Flights cancelled during Coronavirus COVID 19 lockdown period? Paytm offers flyers ‘credit shell’

Flyers, who had booked flights via Paytm, will receive the refund in their airline credit shell. They can redeem that refund amount in order to book a flight ticket via Paytm website and mobile site.




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Vistara airlines issues inflight modifications to tackle Coronavirus infection; Read full list

The airline may make further changes in compliance with regulatory guidelines once they are finalized and notified, Vistara said in a statement.




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Coronavirus Lockdown extended by two weeks! MHA guidelines on flight operations; check details

Coronavirus Lockdown: The third round of lockdown has come with detailed rules for green, orange and red zones and has allowed some services to open in each zone with specific guidelines.




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DCB Bank sees significant jump in foreign remittance services on coronavirus pandemic

"Since March 15, our volumes on outward remittance services have increased many fold. There is a significant difference in before-and-after demand since mid of March," said Praveen Kutty, Head of Retail and SME Banking, DCB Bank without quantifying the increase in demand.




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Coronavirus silverlining! NASA images show drop in China’s air pollution after lockdown

In a preliminary analysis, NASA researchers compared NO2 values detected by OMI in 2020 with the average amounts detected at this time of year from 2005-2019.




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Coronavirus: How is NASA dealing with COVID-19? Here’s the space agency’s action plan

Coronavirus: A week ago, an employee at the NASA’s Ames Research Centre in California was tested positive for the virus.




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Coronavirus hits moon mission: NASA suspends work on Moon rocket

The space agency is shutting down its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the Space Launch System rocket is being built, and the nearby Stennis Space Center, administrator Jim Bridenstine said late Thursday.




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Coronavirus: Use free time to hone skills like Newton did during London plague, IIT tells students

With classes and all other activities being suspended till March 31 due to coronavirus, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar has launched 'Project Isaac' to engage students confined to their rooms or homes in productive activities.




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Coronavirus test results in minutes? Scientists question accuracy

The tests could reveal the true extent of the outbreak and help separate the healthy from the sick. But some scientists have challenged their accuracy.




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Ozone layer is healing! Amidst Coronavirus gloom, Ozone cover above Antarctica records substantial recovery

Efforts of all the countries to stop the damage to the Ozone layer seem to be paying off as the damage to the Ozone layer above Antarctica has recovered.




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Coronavirus lockdown: India breathes easy as over 90 cities record minimal air pollution

India is currently under the biggest lockdown with around 130 crore people asked to stay home in view of the coronavirus outbreak, which has claimed 19 lives and infected over 900 people in the country.




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Coronavirus outbreak: MIT team working on an open-source, low-cost design of ventilators

COVID-19: The team, which consists of only volunteers, has been working without any funding and is working anonymously so that people do not call them with inquiries about the project.




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Paper-based test to detect coronavirus in wastewater: Study

The study, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, noted that rapid testing kits using paper-based devices could be used on-site at wastewater treatment plants.




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Coronavirus: China lockdown may have blocked 700,000 virus cases, say researchers

The Wuhan shutdown delayed the arrival of the virus in other cities, their model showed, giving them time to prepare by banning public gatherings and closing entertainment venues, among other measures.




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Clear sky during coronavirus lockdown can help you spot International Space Station! Here’s how

The International Space Station which came into existence in 1998 has been in space for more than 15 years and orbits our planet sixteen times in a day.




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Air quality improves in India amid coronavirus lockdown, says Central Pollution Control Board

The nationwide 'Janta Curfew' on March 22 and the 21-day lockdown imposed since March 24 to combat the coronavirus outbreak have resulted in a significant improvement in air quality.




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Coronavirus Lockdown: After improvement in air quality, scientists record drop in seismic vibrations under Earth surface

The report claims that the development could help seismologists detect earthquakes of even very small magnitude, signals of which were earlier drowned in the cacophony produced by various activities.




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Coronavirus and space technologies: Satellites to fight with COVID-19!

First and foremost, through the recent COVID-19 crisis, satellite technology is found proving its utility for support.




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Experts say coronavirus lockdown may reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s only temporary

Weeks of lockdown in the country to fight coronavirus may have reduced greenhouse gas emissions enabling people to breathe cleaner air and feast on blue skies, but it is only a temporary phase and will not benefit the environment in the long run.




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Presence of ‘bat coronavirus’ found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, says ICMR study

According to the study published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research, there is no evidence or research to claim that these bat coronaviruses can cause disease in humans.




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Coronavirus impact: As people stay home, Earth turns wilder and cleaner

Nitrogen dioxide pollution in the northeastern United States is down 30 per cent. Rome air pollution levels from




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Iraqis turn to sketches and songs to contain virus

Artists in Iraq’s southern port city of Basra have adapted the beloved characters of Bab al-Hara (The Neighborhood Gate) -- a 10-season period drama widely watched across the Arab world -- to convince their compatriots to take the pandemic seriously



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On reducing the spread of coronavirus

Every day we face risks. If we drive to work, we risk a fatal auto accident. If we eat red meat and fatty foods, we risk a heart attack. If we go out in public during a pandemic, we risk contracting a disease. A logical response to risk is to [...]

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The virus that changed the world

The COVID-19 pandemic has mercilessly exposed the weaknesses of institutions upon which the overwhelming majority of the world’s people rely.




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72 State Security Force Personnel Test Virus Positive In Maharashtra

The number of COVID-19 cases in Aurangabad in Maharashtra rose by 90 on Friday, with 72 of them being State Reserve Police Force jawans who served in Nashik district's Malegaon area, a COVID-19...




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May Day marks pain, not celebration for workers hit by virus

Among the ten of millions of people left idle or thrown out of work by the COVID-19 crisis, garment workers have been among the hardest hit, as orders dry up and shutdowns leave factories shuttered, giving workers plenty to protest at a time when lockdowns are keeping them at home




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NovaLead identifies 42 approved drugs with potential to treat coronavirus

Novalead’s technology has a track record of successfully discovering repurposed drug candidates with its lead drug candidate currently being in Phase 3 trials in India, for diabetic foot ulcers.




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Coronavirus will change how we view privacy

Both China and Russia have been using their social surveillance systems to track people. CNN reports that the Russian state, using 170,000 cameras, even has caught and fined 200 people for violations.




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Coronavirus lockdown: AI to solve definition problem as Indians consume more data

The start-ups have an ingenious solution to the problem, where the use of artificial intelligence can help companies achieve this.




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Coronavirus outbreak: Tamil Nadu to get 1 lakh rapid test kits from China by April 9 for quick screening

These kits will help the state in quick screening of suspected Covid-19 patients. The chief minister said RTKs will be sent to all districts the very next day.




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Mumbai’s Wockhardt Hospital sealed after 29 health workers, doctors test Coronavirus positive

The hospital’s admissions and out patient department services were sealed on March 28 after two nurses tested positive that day.




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Coronavirus: 73% of infected are male, 63% of dead over 60 years old, Govt analysis shows

An analysis of Covid-19 death cases by the health ministry also shows that 30% of the dead were in the 40-60 years age group, and just 7% were under 40 years.




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Coronavirus: Three firms to bulk export hydroxychloroquine made in Gujarat units

Meanwhile, a senior official at Zydus Cadila confirmed that the company is in the process of manufacturing the drug in large quantity.




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Remote working during Coronavirus lockdown: Backups are a job worth doing

To help you out, Windows has BitLocker, Macs have FileVault, and Linux has LUKS and cryptsetup, which can be used to create encrypted drives and partitions.




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Doctor on call: Telemedicine in demand in times of coronavirus pandemic

At a time when all healthcare resources have been consumed in addressing the coronavirus threat, a large number of patients with other health conditions, be it chronic diseases or acute conditions requiring medical help are at loss.




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The Covid-19’s impact on start-ups: Make use of the opportunity the coronavirus has provided

There are sectors that have benefited immensely on account of Covid-19-induced work-from-home compulsion. Some, like healthcare providers, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment start-ups have seen a direct bump in their revenues.