Tag: corona virus

Young Telugu Hero’s Parents Tested Corona Positive

To the true meaning of co-existence with coronavirus, the virus is spreading at a faster pace and nobody is an exception if exposed to it. Along with the police officials, politicians, and youngsters testing positive with the coronavirus, the film celebrities are found to be getting infected lately. In the Telugu film industry, after the […]

Nepal records 535 new coronavirus cases, tally nears 10,000-mark

KATHMANDU: The coronavirus cases in Nepal neared the 10,000-mark with the detection of 535 new infections in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday. The virus has now spread to 76 of the total 77 districts in the country. The confirmation of 535 new cases pushed Nepal’s coronavirus infection tally to 9,561, […]

Telangana Registers Record 352 New COVID-19 Cases, Total 6,027

HYDERABAD: Recording its highest single-day spike, Telangana on Thursday reported 352 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of Coronavirus cases in the State to 6,027. Three persons died of the dreaded virus in the day, taking the death toll to 195 across the state. This is the highest number of new cases of […]

Now proven that hydroxychloroquine won’t stop COVID-19 deaths: WHO Chief Scientist

LONDON: The World Health Organisation’s top scientist says it’s now been definitively proven that the cheap malaria drug hydroxychloroquine “the drug favoured by President Donald Trump” doesn’t work in stopping deaths among people hospitalized with the new coronavirus. But Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said there could still be a role for the drug in […]

Singapore scientists discover five antibodies that can combat COVID-19

SINGAPORE: A team of Singapore scientists has discovered five antibodies that can block COVID-19 infection and protect against the key mutations that have emerged in the virus during the pandemic, the country’s defence research and development organisation said on Wednesday. Human trials for the lead antibody, AOD01, will commence in the coming months, pending approval […]

UK begins human trial of latest vaccine candidate for coronavirus

LONDON: Scientists at Imperial College London will start immunizing people in Britain this week with their experimental coronavirus shot, becoming the latest entry into the race to find an effective vaccine to stop the pandemic. In a statement, the British government said 300 healthy people will be immunized with two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine […]

US casinos push for cashless gambling payments, citing coronavirus

ATLANTIC CITY: The American casino industry wants gambling regulators to make it easier to adopt cashless payment transactions on the casino floor, citing a desire to help customers avoid handling money during the coronavirus outbreak. In a report released Tuesday, the American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s national trade group, called on regulators in states […]

Google to show COVID-19 testing centres on Search, Assistant and Maps

NEW DELHI: Google on Friday said it has added a new feature on its Search, Assistant, and Maps products to help users find information on COVID-19 testing centres near them. Google is working with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and MyGov to provide users with information on authorised testing labs, a statement said. […]

Covid Patient’s Body Found At Dumper, SC Serious

The Supreme Court, taking exception to the negligence in handling the dead bodies at Covid hospitals in Delhi, said it was terrifying and miserable. The apex court expressed dissatisfaction over the bodies being placed right beside the beds of the Covid patients in the hospitals. The court was not happy with the doctors treating Covid […]

Former Pakistan PM Yusuf Raza Gilani tests positive for COVID-19

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani tested positive for the coronavirus on Saturday, becoming the latest top political figure to contract COVID-19 that has claimed 2,551 lives and infected 132,405 people in the country. Gilani, 67, tested positive after attending a hearing of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a corruption case. On […]

India Scores 1 Lakh Per Day: Director Teja

The most surprising thing that is being discussed among the intelligent Indians is that when the coronavirus cases were less in number we were under lockdown and we used to sit at our homes and when the cases are on the rise and spreading like wildfire, we are roaming around in the open doing all […]