Vice President Pence self-isolating after exposure to aide with coronavirus Vice President Mike Pence was self-isolating Sunday after an aide tested positive for the coronavirus last week, joining three of the nation’s top scientists in taking protective steps after possible exposure. An administration official said Pence was voluntarily keeping his distance from other people in…

Tripura – 16 new COVID-19 cases reported, state tally at 152 Coronavirus cases in Tripura rose to 152 after sixteen more persons tested positive for the infection in the state, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Sunday. The fresh COVID cases were found among the Border Security Force (BSF) headquarters of the 86 battalion…

Elon Musk threatens to move Tesla plant out of California San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Mush has threatened to move his Fremont car factory in California to Nevada or Texas if the state does not allow the facility to open despite the sheltering-in-home in place. Musk has filed a lawsuit in California’s Alameda County to…

Vitamin C increases immunity for all to fight Coronavirus or COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has seen a huge spike in people buying vitamin supplements, with vitamin c and Zinc emerging two of the top supplements in demand.Typically, in any viral infection, the body’s defence mechanism is to produce white blood cells (WBCs) to fight against the…

Coronavirus – Country extends nationwide lockdown till June 1 Britain’s coronavirus lockdown will stay in place until at least June 1, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday, as he unveiled cautious plans to lift restrictions imposed seven weeks ago. “This is not the time simply to end the lockdown this week,” he said in…

Boris Johnson says lockdown will stay in place till June 1, launches new COVID-19 alert system Image Source : AP In this grab taken from video issued by Downing Street on Sunday,Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers an address on lifting the country’s lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said…

Community transmission has started in India – Virologist Dr Jacob John By Hemant Kumar Rout Express News Service Renowned virologist and former Professor of Virology, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Dr T Jacob John urges Centre and state governments to acknowledge community transmission and implement strict measures. He speaks to Hemant Kumar Rout on the…

India launches Mission Sagar to assist island nations in Eastern Indian Ocean By Mayank Singh Express News Service NEW DELHI: India launched Mission Sagar on Sunday as part of the government’s outreach initiative towards five Island nations in the Indian Ocean amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) in a statement said,…

First indigenous kit for COVID-19 developed by National Institute of Virology, Pune Image Source : TWITTER @DRHARSHVARDHAN First indigenous anti-SARS-CoV-2 test kit developed by National Institute of Virology, Pune National Institute of Virology, Pune has successfully developed the 1st indigenous anti-SARS-CoV-2 human IgG ELISA test kit for antibody detection of COVID-19 . Taking on to…

Leopard steals three-year-old boy from home near Bengaluru, leaves behind half-eaten body By Bosky Khanna Express News Service BENGALURU: A leopard stole a three-year-old boy from his house in a village in Magadi Taluk in Ramanagara and left behind his half-eaten body in the bushes nearby. Locals in Kadarayanapalya village were fast asleep when the…

Investigators found whistleblower punished for speaking against Trump’s tout on unproven drugs as treatment of COVID-19 PTI, Federal investigators have found ‘reasonable grounds’ that a government whistleblower was punished for speaking out against widespread use of an unproven drug that President Donald Trump touted as a remedy for COVID-19, his lawyers said. Dr Rick Bright…

Trump Administration Tightens Visa Guidelines for Chinese Journalists Amid Tensions The Trump administration is tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists in response to the treatment of US journalists in China, as tensions flare between the two nations over the coronavirus. The Department of Homeland Security has issued new regulations, set to take effect Monday, that…

Egypt’s President expands powers, citing virus outbreak Cairo: Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has approved amendments to the country’s state of emergency that grant him and security agencies additional powers, which the government says are needed to combat the coronavirus outbreak. An international rights group condemned the amendments, saying the government has used the global pandemic to…

China’s President Xi Jinping personally requested WHO chief to dilute severity of COVID-19 outbreak – Report Image Source : AP A file photo of China’s President Xi Jinping China’s President Xi Jinping had called up World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom in January to request him to downplay information about the coronavirus pandemic, Germany’s…

Coronavirus – Over 2,500 people detained for violating lockdown in Delhi, says Police PTI, Over 60 cases were registered and 2,511 people detained in the national capital on Saturday for violating lockdown norms, police said. According to the data shared by the police, 68 cases were registered under section 188 (for disobedience to order duly…