Will coronavirus lead to more cyberattacks?

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Will coronavirus lead to more cyberattacks? Attackers are taking advantage of people's fears about COVID-19 with scare tactics to get people to click on malicious links or attachments, but also playing on sympathies with fake crowdfunding pages purported to be for people who have fallen ill. Temples in India are shutting down amid Coronavirus scare Varanasi district administration banned the Ganga Aarti and Yoga camps in the Laxmanjhula area of Tehsil Yamkeshwar till 31 March. Tourists have also been disallowed to be involved in Aarti programs in temples. UP has 16 confirmed cases and 5 people have been dischared. 14 days in isolation: Delhi's 1st coronavirus patient tells all India's first coronavirus patient has now been discharged from Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital and is on home quaratine for two weeks. The businessman, who was the first person to test positive for the novel coronavirus in Delhi and quarantined 14 days, said people having symptoms of the deadly disease should not be scared and visit doctors immediately. Meet the Indian-origin scientist who helped isolate the coronavirus A team of researchers from Toronto's Sunnybrook Hospital, the University of Toronto and McMaster University in Waterloo has reportedly managed to isolate the virus that causes covid-19, raising hopes for a cure the pandemic. Wipro, Tata Steel among the world's most ethical companies This is the ninth year in a row for Wipro as well as Tata Steel to feature in the coveted list. As world reels from virus threat, it's back to business for China China reported just one new domestic case of the coronavirus on Wednesday but a dozen more imported infections. For the second consecutive day there was only one more fresh infection in Wuhan, the central city where the virus first emerged late last year, the National Health Commission said. COVID-19 and the new coronavirus: Fact versus fiction Social media is awash with myths about how people might stop the new coronavirus or treat infection with COVID-19, the disease it causes. Riding to the rescue: New York food delivery during coronavirus The 40,000 workers, almost always immigrants without health insurance or legal papers, are playing a critical role since all eateries and bars were ordered shut on Monday until April 1. How some companies are tweaking policies to protect staff amid coronavirus pandemic Top Indian companies are closing ranks to protect their employees in the fight against Covid-19 by introducing special provisions in company policies to assure quarantining staff that their isolation period will not affect their take-home salaries. Isolation guide for elderly & vulnerable Some over-70s and people with significant pre-existing conditions will be asked within days to be "largely shielded from social contact" for 12 weeks.

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