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Monday, November 24, 2025
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

Yes, coronavirus is mutating but most experts are not too worried

US researchers have identified a variant of the virus that causes Covid-19. It has quickly become the dominant form around the globe.

Australia’s 3-step plan to reopen economy, Putin ‘sidelined’ and other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Singapore records highest number of Covid-19 cases in South-east Asia with 21,707 patients

The number of coronavirus cases doubled to 20,000 in two weeks from 22 April as authorities increased tests on foreign workers living in dormitories in the country.

Selling pizza on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah island was a perfect business. And then came Covid

In Dubai’s non-oil private-sector economy, small and medium enterprises generate nearly half of output and employ 51% of the workforce.

North Korea backs China’s Covid actions as Kim Jong Un wishes Xi Jinping ‘good health’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a verbal message congratulating Xi and wished him well as his govt moved to win a final victory over the pandemic.

Singapore expats want house rent cuts as their employers consider salary cuts

The city-state has one of the world’s most expensive property markets. Residential rents surged to a three-year high last year, with prices boosted by strong overseas demand.

Donald Trump says will test for Covid-19 daily after military aide tests positive

US President Donald Trump added that along with him, the vice president and other staff members of the White House would also be tested for coronavirus every day.

Global economic outlook has worsened since our last forecast 3 weeks back, IMF says

The IMF said in the World Economic Outlook report on 14 April that global gross domestic product will decline 3% this year.

Arthritis drug seen helping Covid-19 patients, small study in Italy shows

Treatment with anakinra was associated with a 90% survival rate and reduced respiratory symptoms, according to an observational study of 29 patients.

How Covid-19 has disrupted even illegal drug trade around the world

The disruption to trafficking may lead to stockpiling of drugs along supply chains, creating an increase in supply once restrictions are eased, a UN report said.

On Camera

What does a Swiss court ruling on bond wipe out mean for Yes Bank

India must create a modern resolution regime for financial institutions—one that provides clarity on creditor hierarchies, transparency in decision-making and legal certainty.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.