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1,071 coronavirus cases in India, schools extend holidays until mid-June and global death toll tops 34,000-Health News, Firstpost
At last count, India had 1,071 infections and 29 deaths. Around 99 people have also been declared cured. More than 723,000 global cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed so far. Of these, nearly 34,000 people lost their lives. A marked change in tone can now be heard in announcements from top executives; US President Donald …

Coronavirus in India: schools, colleges and cinemas closed in Bihar until March 31
The government of Bihar has ordered all schools, colleges and movie theaters to remain closed until March 31 as a preventive measure to contain the spread of new coronavirus cases in India. On Friday, Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar held an emergency meeting to review the state government’s readiness to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. …

Forbes India – Technology should be designed with humans in mind”: MediaTek’s Anku Jain
Anku Jain MediaTek, the world’s fourth-largest fabless semiconductor company, was bullish on its operations in India. Based in Taiwan, the chipset maker powers more than 1.5 billion devices a year across some of the world’s biggest brands such as Oppo, Vivo, Samsung and Xiaomi. An industry report released last year by techARC said that 42.2% …