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It has become a grim ritual outside New York City’s hospitals: workers in protective gear loading the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated trailers. A surge in deaths in the epicenter of the crisis in the U.S. has overwhelmed the city’s permanent morgues and filled storage spaces in many hospitals to capacity. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending 85 refrigerated trucks to serve as temporary morgues, the city said. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bEir6A

The US is dependent on tough mitigation measures, including social distancing and restricted movement, to stem the tide of the coronavirus pandemic, a top health expert has said as the number of COVID-19 infections in the country crossed 180,000 and fatalities surged past 3,800. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3dKgdVb

A large earthquake struck north of Boise Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the magnitude 6.5 temblor struck just before 6 p.m. It was centered 73 miles (118 kilometers) northeast of Meridian, near the rural mountain town of Stanley. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WWIdyK

The Donald Trump administration revealed for the first time multiple predictive models that are being used to estimate its grim assessment of a 100,000-200,000 coronavirus death toll in the country and stressed that community adherence to social distancing guidelines will be the game changer that will flatten the curve. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2UyAp4F

World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country. Ramjee, a stellar vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, had returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of COVID-19. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WZfmd6

A bleary-eyed Chris Cuomo, saying he wanted to be a cautionary tale for his audience, anchored his CNN show from his basement Tuesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. Via remote link, he interviewed Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, an emergency room nurse and CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, who expressed worry about one of Cuomo's symptoms. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/33ZpGDD

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the COVID-19 pandemic is the most challenging crisis since the Second World War as it represents a threat to everybody. The pandemic "represents a threat to everybody in the world and ... it has an economic impact that will bring a recession that probably has no parallel in the recent past," Guterres said on Tuesday at the virtual press launch of the UN report "Shared responsibility, global solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19", Xinhua news agency reported. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2xAnPsS

Amid the rising positive cases of coronavirus across the globe, US President Donald Trump has warned of the United States is headed for tough two weeks. Trump has also advised people to be prepared for the "hard days" ahead, as the country fights the fast-spreading coronavirus pandemic that the White House projects could claim one to two lakh lives in the coming weeks. Trump's remarks came as Deborah Bix, a member of White House Task Force on coronavirus, based on a model from actual data from the ground, said the death toll in the US could be between 100,000 to 200,000, with the strict implementation of the existing mitigation measures including social distancing till April 30. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2UStXog

Over 8 lakh 50 thousand confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported worldwide including 40,000 deaths. As per the latest figures, the number of COVID-19 cases in the world currently stands at 858,669 while the death toll stands at 42,151.  from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bFEtpv

With refrigerated morgue trucks parked on New York City’s streets to collect the surging number of dead, public health officials projected Tuesday that the coronavirus could ultimately kill more than 100,000 people across the U.S. Some states that have become hot spots warn they’re running low on ventilators, while two cruise ships pleaded for Florida to allow them to dock to carry off the sick and dead. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Xa962D

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If you’re not sick with the new coronavirus, should you wear a mask in public? Global health authorities say no. Amid a shortage of masks, the U.S. is sticking with that advice but Tuesday, President Donald Trump suggested people who are worried wear a scarf. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2UvCCOu

Spotify announced Tuesday that the family-friendly app has been bolstered with 30% more songs, playlists, stories and other streamable content.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2wKi1wS

Uber says it will offer 10 million free rides and deliveries to health care workers, seniors and people in need as COVID-19 spreads.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/3aA9dYO

Houseparty, the app owned by Epic Games of Fortnite fame, said on Twitter that hacking rumors are part of a "smear campaign," and is fighting back.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/3dLeSgI

The JBL Bar Studio 2.0 soundbar is one of our favorites, and right now you can get it on sale for even less.             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/3404bCq

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff, Lt Gen Aviv Kochavi, along with two of his senior commanders, went into isolation on Tuesday after a senior commander they came in contact with recently was tested positive for coronavirus, the army said. The development came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close advisers were placed under quarantine after an aide on Parliament affairs tested positive for coronavirus. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2w1LXUE

The chief doctor of Moscow's top hospital for coronavirus patients said Tuesday that he has tested positive. The statement by Denis Protsenko comes a week after his encounter with President Vladimir Putin. Putin visited the Kommunarka hospital a week ago, where he met Protsenko. Protsenko who said he was feeling okay and self-isolated in his office. from IndiaTV World: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/39xISJy

Ratings service Nielsen says streaming is up 36% from February, and more than doubled since last March. What are shut-ins watching most?             from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2UT6vXJ