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Azerbaijan Grand Prix Postponed Due to Coronavirus, No F1 Season Till Mid-June

Azerbaijan Grand Prix is the latest F1 event to be postponed due to coronavirus with the first eight races swept aside.




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Formula One Expects Shortened Season of 15-18 Races after Coronavirus Ravages Calendar

The original 2020 calendar had a record 22 races but the season has yet to start with the first eight postponed or cancelled and more likely to be called off due to coronavirus.




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Self Isolation Makes Training Easier: Daniel Ricciardo Counts the Positives as Coronavirus Disrupts F1 Calendar

Daniel Ricciardo in a Instagram Q&A talked about what he was doing to pass the time waiting for a coronavirus ravaged season to start.




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Formula One Team Mercedes Helps Develop Breathing Aid for Coronavirus Patients

Mercedes, along with medical researchers and engineers, are developing breathing aid for mass production for coronavirus patients.




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Red Bull Official Wanted Drivers to Deliberately Catch Coronavirus

Red Bull Formula One team consultant admitted he wanted the drivers to catch coronavirus.




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McLaren Driver Lando Norris Shaves his Head, Live Streams it for Charity to Fight Coronavirus

Lando Norris, who drives for McLaren in the Formula One, shaved his head live on his Twitch streaming channel to raise more than $12,000 for the fight against coronavirus.




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F1 Team Mercedes to Deliver Breathing Devices to UK Hospitals in Coronavirus Fight

Formula One team Mercedes will make and deliver CPAP devices, which help coronavirus patients with lung infections to breathe more easily, to Britain's NHS.




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Formula One Furloughs Half Their Staff; Bosses Too Take Pay Cuts Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

Formula One gains most of its revenue from race promotion fees, broadcast deals and advertising and sponsorship which have all been stalled by coronavirus.




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Formula One Considering Closed Races Once Season Starts After Coronavirus Delay

Formula One has seen all its races till June 28 postponed or cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic.




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Formula One Faces New Reality Amid Coronavirus Crisis: FIA President Jean Todt

Nine Formula One Grand Prix races have been cancelled or postponed and the next race scheduled is the French GP on June 28.




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Formula E Teams Up with UNICEF on Coronavirus Appeal

Formula E have already suspended its season, which runs from December to July, last month.




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McLaren Boss Says Coronavirus is Final Wake-up Call for 'Unhealthy' F1

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl said the coronavirus is the perfect call up for Formula One and the sport's 'unhealthy' ways.




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Formula E Launches Esports 'Race at Home' Challenge To Fill the Void Left by Coronavirus

Formula E’s version also aims to raise funds for UNICEF after the announcement on Tuesday of a partnership with the U.N. children’s fund’s global coronavirus appeal.




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Formula One Make Cash Payments to Some Teams to Protect 'Ecosystem' Amid Coronavirus Crisis

The 2020 Formula One championship has been thrown into turmoil since the covid-19 crisis swept around the world.




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Formula One Boss Targets Season Start in Austria on July 5 After Coronavirus Delay

F1 boss Chase Carey announced plans of finally starting the truncated 2020 season after coronavirus-forced shutdown.




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Fans Barred From Hungarian Grand Prix Due to Coronavirus: Formula One Race Organisers

The 35th Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix will not be held in front of spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic, the orgznisers said.




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Two of the 10 German Football Coronavirus Cases Are at Moenchengladbach: Report

Local newspaper reported an unnamed Moenchengladbach player and physiotherapist had tested positive for the coronavirus.




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PM Modi discusses coronavirus situation with Aung San Suu Kyi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed India's readiness to provide all possible support to Myanmar to mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.




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Afghanistan likely facing coronavirus 'health disaster': US watchdog

The spread of Covid-19 has significantly impacted Afghanistan from complicating the peace initiative to forcing border crossing closures that have disrupted commercial and humanitarian deliveries, according to a a watchdog report to the US Congress.




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Afghanistan suffers upsurge in fighting and in coronavirus




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Nepal gets 3,000 coronavirus testing kits from Germany

Germany has provided 3,000 coronavirus testing kits to Nepal to fight the pandemic. This is part of the bilateral cooperation between Germany and Nepal to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, said Embassy of Germany in Kathmandu. The 3,000 PCR-test kits arrived in Nepal on Saturday through a French repatriation flight, part of a total of 20K kits from Germany.




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Coronavirus: Nepal records 16 new cases; most in contact with man who attended Tablighi event in India

Sixteen people, including 15 who came in contact with a religious leader who returned after attending the Tablighi Jamaat gathering in Delhi in March, have been tested positive, Nepal's health ministry said. All the 16 people were found Covid-19 positive on Sunday, it said, adding that the total number of coronavirus cases in Nepal now stands at 75.




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Nepal lawmakers being tested for coronavirus ahead of Parliament session

All lawmakers in Nepal are being tested for the novel coronavirus as a precautionary measure ahead of the Parliament's budget session beginning on Friday. The swab samples of the members of Lower House and Upper House were collected for testing through Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) method, at the Parliament building on Thursday, according to officials.




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Nepal confirms three new coronavirus cases, total infections reach 102: Health ministry




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Nepal's coronavirus cases reach 109




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Three Covid-free districts battle virus spread again




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Nearly 80% of 3,390 Coronavirus Cases in Last 24 Hours in 4 States, 70% of 103 Deaths in 2 States

Of the total new Covid-19 cases reported, 78 per cent are from four states – Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.




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Coronavirus: Plea in SC Seeks Direction to Centre to Approach ICJ For Compensation From China

The petition, filed by Madurai resident KK Ramesh, has alleged that Covid-19 has been "deliberately created by China as biological weapon against India".




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Gautam Buddh Nagar Reports First Fatality as 60-Year-Old Man Dies of Coronavirus

Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 202 positive cases of coronavirus till Thursday evening, and official figures for Friday were awaited.




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As Covid-19 Cases Cross 54,000-mark, Health Ministry Says Have to Learn to Live With Coronavirus

The response from the Health Ministry came after a sudden spurt in the number positive cases in the past few days when the tally crossed the 3,000-mark each day.




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Coronavirus: Migrant Worker Found Dead in Quarantine Centre in Odisha

A police team rushed to the quarantine centre and launched an inquiry into the death of the migrant worker while the body was sent for post-mortem.




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Coronavirus: India Sending Medicines to 25 African Countries

The government said medicines included hydroxychloroquine, paracetamol and other drugs which are immediately required to fight the pandemic.




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Amit Shah Expresses Concern over Rising Coronavirus Cases in Central Armed Police Forces

Shah chaired a meeting of the DGs of all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) where he appreciated the commendable work done by these forces.




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1,089 New Coronavirus Cases in Maharashtra With 784 in Mumbai, 37 Deaths Take State Toll to 731

The total number of patients who have recovered and been discharged from hospitals is 3,470.




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Police Use Tear Gas as Residents Pelt Stones in Ahmedabad After Stricter Coronavirus Lockdown

Clashes erupted in the Shahpur locality of Ahmedabad when police and paramilitary forces tried to enforce the lockdown, asking people to stay indoors.




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Coronavirus LIVE Updates: 526 Fresh Cases, 4 Deaths Reported in Tamil Nadu in Last 24 Hours

Coronavirus Pandemic LIVE Updates: Tamil Nadu today reported 526 fresh cases of the coronavirus as well as four deaths. At least 279 of the new cases were reported from state capital Chennai.




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3,320 Coronavirus Cases and 95 Deaths Recorded in 24 Hours as Total Infections Near 60,000-Mark

Maharashtra remained the worst hit state with a total number of cases rising to 19,063, followed by Gujarat which has reported 7,402 cases.




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Chennai-Based Ayurvedic Pharmacist Dies After Drinking Formula He Prepared to ‘Cure’ Coronavirus

The 47-year-old, who was a qualified ophthamologist, was rushed to a hospital when he fainted soon after ingesting the chemical component.




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BJP Corporators in Thane Refuse to Contribute to Virus Relief Fund Citing Lack of Transparency

In a letter to the Mayor, BJP leader Sanjay Waghule alleged that there was no transparency in the civic body's coronavirus relief activities, which is why party corporators would not make any contribution to the fund.




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Chennai and Coronavirus: Two Major Clusters, Rapid Spike in Central and South Zones

While many other districts across Tamil Nadu, even ones which saw an initial spike, have managed to reduce cases, Chennai firmly remains in the red zone with 2644 active cases.




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Accused of Being Coronavirus Carrier, Man Thrashed in UP's Aligarh; Six Booked

A 25-year-old man with serious injuries fell unconscious after the accused attacked him, alleging that he was a 'coronavirus carrier'.




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'Virus Forced Everyone to Stay in. Except My Son': On Extension of Son's Custody, Akhil Gogoi's Mother Sobs

His mother on several occasions demanded Akhil's release and also went to hunger strike in last December.




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'Bankrupt Leadership' of Congress Opposing Every Govt Measure in Fighting Coronavirus: BJP

Senior BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the entire country is together in fighting the coronavirus but the Congress is busy "fighting" Modi and the government.




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Kerala Under Severe Financial Crisis Amid Coronavirus, Says State Finance Minister

Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said that while aimed to collect Rs 2,000 crores, the state government could raise only Rs 250 crores in April.




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'Don't Hide Data': Priyanka Gandhi Demands Transparency Over Coronavirus Testing in UP

"UP has stopped testing for the past two days and should start testing on a large scale, while adopting transparency in this regard. Hiding data and the truth can prove fatal," Priyanka Gandhi said.




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Formulate a National Plan for Handling Coronavirus Crisis: Congress to Modi Govt

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said the government should rethink on lockdown measures as the country cannot have the 'lockdown of people and lockout of the economy'.




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TMC Dubs IMCT 'India's Most Callous Team' and Says They're Visiting Bengal to Spread Political Virus

The central teams have been visiting hospitals and quarantine centres and meeting officials in Kolkata and Siliguri.




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BJP MPs From Bengal Attack Mamata Govt For its Handling of Coronavirus Crisis

BJP leaders Debasree Chaudhuri and another MP, Sukanta Majumdar, alleged that they were served with quarantine notices by the local administration so that they could not step outside to provide ration and other relief material to the masses.




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In Mann ki Baat, PM Modi Lauds India's 'People-driven' Coronavirus Fight; Warns Against Negligence

Be it businesses, offices, education institutes or medical sector, everyone is adapting to changes in the post-coronavirus world, PM Modi said.




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Amid Lockdown ,AAP Jangpura MLA Video Calls Coronavirus Patients, Assures Issues to be Resolved Soon

Kumar’s Twitter feed revealed that the MLA has been at it for a few days now, earlier, he even reached out to BJP MLA Ramesh Bidhuri asking help for patient living in his constituency.