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Which of Europe's footballing elite could be the biggest WINNERS and LOSERS from the coronavirus chaos?

Football across Europe is edging ever closer to a return from its coronavirus-enforced hiatus, but which teams could benefit most from the break? We look at what the Covid-19 chaos could mean for the European big boys.
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Coronavirus ‘doesn’t like heat’ & stops being so infectious at just +30°C – Russian health watchdog

Hot summer days may finally rid humanity of the Covid-19 scourge as the virus becomes almost non-infectious at air temperatures of over 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the Russian consumer watchdog.
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UFC 249: An all-time classic between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje beckons as UFC emerges from coronavirus hiatus (VIDEO)

Despite once again being denied seeing Tony Ferguson do battle with Khabib Nurmagomedov, the UFC has served up the next best thing as the fiercely exciting Justin Gaethje steps in to face Ferguson for the interim title at UFC 249.
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Moscow e-commerce sales jump 40% during coronavirus lockdown

The volume of online sales in the Russian capital grew rapidly in March, reaching 16 billion rubles (almost $218 million), according to the official Moscow mayor’s office website.
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Coronavirus lockdown 2.0 guidelines: Select economic activities to resume

Job guarantee programme (MGNREGA) works are allowed with strict implementation of social distancing and face mask.




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Coronavirus lockdown in Kerala: State eases curbs for cashew, coir, handloom, beedi

Kerala has the country's highest Covid-19 recovery rate with218 out of the 387 coronavirus positive cases recovering . The state has also decided to increase the number and extent of testing, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan told mediapersons.




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Coronavirus lockdown has severely disrupted supply chains, says Niti Aaayog CEO Amitabh Kant

The need of the hour is to promote remote working and expand gig economy, speakers at a Niti Aaayog-organised Webinar said.




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Coronavirus effect: FY21 disinvestment plan to be reviewed

Among the possibilities, the government could garner some revenues from sale of the BPCL’s 61% stake sale in Numaligarh Refinery, which will be sold to state-run firms.




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IIT-M incubated start-up develops ‘Smart Bin System’ to prevent spread of coronavirus

In the case of Covid-19, hazardous waste is being generated in hospitals, quarantine zones or red zone areas within cities. They are potential sources of Covid-19 and can cause further spread within the locality.




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Coronavirus lockdown 3.0: States up taxes on auto fuels, liquor for income

At least 13 states hike VAT on petrol/diesel since mid-March, many make liquor costlier with new imposts.




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Resumption post-Coronavirus lockdown: DMs hold the key to firms opening plant, office lock

Companies need to seek permission from the local administration – the office of the district magistrate – by submitting a host of information. Apart from the process being tedious and time-consuming, the final decision rests at DM's discretion.




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‘Bailing out the Titanic’ - French arts struggle amid coronavirus

With the entertainment industry shut down by the virus, President Emmanuel Macron pledged to extend aid for out-of-work actors and performers until next year, and to set up a fund to help the paralysed film industry




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Coronavirus outbreak: Second case reported from Kerala, parents under observation

The 22-year-old travelled on the same flight which the first case took.




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Coronavirus outbreak: Third virus case reported from Kerala, student who returned from Wuhan tests positive

At present, around 2,000 people are under observation in Kerala. “A total of 1,999 people have recently returned from China.




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Coronavirus: No need to panic, says PM after review meeting

The review meeting comes a day after India reported two new confirmed coronavirus cases, one each in Delhi and Telangana. This took the total cases in the country to five.




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Coronavirus: 10 cases reported in Maharashtra; Mumbai 2, Pune 8

As of now, the state government has not shut down schools and colleges, and is watching the situation closely, CM Uddhav Thackeray said.




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SAARC to hold summit today for joint fight against Coronavirus

SAARC leaders are set to hold a summit on video-conference on coronavirus on Sunday, 5 pm, after Pakistan late Friday night accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to hold such a meeting.




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Coronavirus outbreak: DGCA mandates stringent sanitary measures for airlines as COVID-19 spreads

The DGCA has mandated that all aircraft need to be equipped with hand sanitisers, soaps and universal precaution kits to protect crew members who assist people.




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Coronavirus: No community spread signs, random sample tests in March negative, says ICMR

This community transmission test is running separately from the testing and tracking of symptomatic travellers as well as those who have come in contact with confirmed Covid-19 cases.




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Coronavirus: Kerala announces Rs 20,000-cr stimulus package

The Kerala government on Thursday announced a Rs 20,000-crore stimulus package to address the economic slowdown caused by the spread of Covid-19.




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Coronavirus lockdown: Centre orders effective sealing of district, state borders

The Union Home Ministry said that in an order under the Disaster Management Act, “Directions were issued that district and state borders should be effectively sealed. States were directed to ensure there is no movement of people across cities or on highways.”




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Coronavirus lockdown: SC asks govt to ensure basic amenities to migrant workers

There was an institutional response by the Centre and the situation was monitored at the highest political and executive level by the Prime Minister, the government said.




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Nizamuddin coronavirus cluster: Race to trace Tabligh meet contacts

According to officials who traced the movement of the group, the entire group travelled in a second class coach (S9) of AP Sampark Kranti Express. They first got down on March 13 at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district of Telangana.




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Coronavirus outbreak: Delhi lines up ‘five-Ts’, CM Kejriwal invokes South Korea experience

The presence of antibodies would mean the person is immune to the virus. The antibody test happens to be a faster alternative to the direct test, known as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), in which throat or nasal swabs are taken.




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Pune heads for stricter containment measures with spike in coronavirus cases

According to the district collectorate data, half the cases in Pune came from travellers who returned from overseas and the other half got infected through contacts.




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IIITM-K develops inventory dashboard to manage coronavirus lockdown

The institute, based in Thiruvananthapuram, aspires to emerge as a digital university with emphasis on blockchain, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cognitive science, internet of things and augmented reality.




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Coronavirus lockdown: UP revokes decision to resume construction work

In his address, the PM said detailed guidelines on the new lockdown would be announced on April 15 and some conditions could be relaxed after April 20 in places reporting no new infections.




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Coronavirus crisis: 20 lakh migrant workers stranded in relief camps

The labour ministry has started mapping details of such workers from April 8. Along with basic details such as name, age, gender, occupation, residential address and native district/state, details of their bank accounts and Aadhhar cards are also being collected.




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Coronavirus lockdown: Surat industry bodies arrange buses for migrant workers

Meanwhile, member of the Bhartiya Rail Sangharsh Samiti Shan Khan has demanded for special trains from Surat to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh for stranded labourers.




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Enjoy driving without going out with these XBox/PS4/PC racing games during Coronavirus lockdown




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FIFA warns coronavirus could postpone international matches

This weekend's matches in the leading two divisions in Switzerland, where football's global governing body FIFA has its headquarters, were postponed on Friday after the government banned all events involving more than a thousand people.




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Coronavirus impact: Delhi shooting Word Cup postponed, Olympic test event cancelled

The World Cup will now held in two parts before the Olympic Games.




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Will coronavirus play spoilsport for IPL 2020? Maharashtra govt, BCCI differ over postponing Indian Premier League

The IPL is slated to start on March 29 with the opening match between the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians in what is arguably the clash of the titans at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.




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Coronavirus scare: After Spain, France, Italy football leagues, EPL’s Arsenal versus Manchester City postponed

This is the first postponement of an EPL game, after UEFA Champion's League and Europa League games were played behind closed doors and Italy, Spain and France league fixtures have gone haywire.




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Tokyo 2020 announces opening event despite mounting coronavirus concerns

The game will begin at 9 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium with two further fixtures, Italy v United States and Mexico v Canada, later in the day.




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Coronavirus patient present in stadium during ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final, says MCG, issues checklist

The MCG in its statement shared the Australian DHHS's recommendation for those who were seated in section N42 of the ground during Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final.




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Coronavirus: Follow Health Ministry’s advisory, avoid large gatherings: Sports Ministry to NSFs, including BCCI

As a result, no foreign player will be available for the IPL till April 15. Before that, the shooting World Cup and the Indian Open golf tournament were postponed while badminton's India Open will be played without any spectators.




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Coronavirus threat over IPL 2020: Overseas players to be unavailable till April 15 due to fresh visa restrictions

IPL is scheduled to begin on March 29 between the Chennai Super Kings and the defending champions Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.




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Coronavirus threat for IPL 2020: Delhi govt rules out matches in Delhi

Earlier, the Maharashtra state government had expressed reservations against hosting the IPL matches in Mumbai maid the fears of contagion from the virus.




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IPL 2020 postponed on fears of Coronavirus pandemic

The postponement of the tournament was in thick of things since the time Maharashtra’s Health Minister Rajesh Tope had said that the state government was in discussion with the BCCI to postpone the annual cricket tournament that features cricketing stars from across the world.




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Coronavirus outbreak: India-South Africa series called off due to COVID-19 threat

The first ODI between the two sides in Dharamsala was washed out. Both the sides had reached Lucknow on Friday.




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COVID-19 outbreak: India Open badminton tournament cancelled for the time being due to Coronavirus pandemic

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) said in a statement that the escalation of the COVID-19 outbreak globally has forced it to cancel or postpone all tournaments from March 16 to April 12.




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Coronavirus outbreak: IOC official says no deadline for decision on Olympics

More than 77,000 people have recovered from it so far, mostly in China where the outbreak started late last year.




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Coronavirus advice from Rohit Sharma: ‘Be smart, proactive’ to combat COVID-19 virus

Recently, Team India captain Virat Kohli had also called upon people to "stay safe and vigilant" in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.




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Coronavirus pandemic: IOC set for crisis talks as fears grow for Tokyo Olympics

The IOC's executive board will meet via conference call to prepare an "information exchange" ahead of a series of talks with athletes' representatives, National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs), planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.




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Coronavirus: Cricket Australia likely to review IPL contracts in wake COVID-19, says report

Cricket Australia has not directed the players officially with its chief executive Kevin Roberts on Tuesday saying that players were individually contracted to their IPL teams and can make up their own minds to compete in the 2020 IPL or not.




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Coronavirus outbreak: All national camps, except those preparing for Olympics, postponed due to COVID-19, says Kiren Rijiju

In India, the shooting World Cup and Indian Open Golf has been postponed so far, while badminton's India Open was also deferred after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) suspended all World Tour and sanctioned events.




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Euro 2020 Championship postponed over coronavirus: UEFA

This year's 12-nation Copa America was also postponed until 2021 on Tuesday, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said.




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Coronavirus impact: PV Sindhu goes for self-quarantine, Pullela Gopichand asks for Tokyo Olympics postponement

If the Coronavirus goes on to postpone the Tokyo Olympics scheduled in July this year, it will hit yet another prominent sporting event after it delayed the Indian Premier League to April 15 from the scheduled March 29 start.




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Coronavirus: Sachin Tendulkar urges people to fight COVID-19; 5 things he said

Coronavirus Scare: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has released a video urging Indian citizens to fight the novel Coronavirus battle.