Covid vaccine could come in a year, but life-as-usual years away, says WHO chief scientist Bengaluru: A vaccine for the Covid-19 could emerge in about a year, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has said, even as she sought to highlight the possibility of the novel coronavirus becoming a seasonal virus like the influenza,…
Move not to facilitate Muslims, trading is in Gujarat’s DNA – Vijay Rupani
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Sunday said that some ‘elements’ were trying to weaken the fight against the coronavirus by spreading misinformation that the state government’s move to allow conditional opening of shops was to facilitate Muslims during the month of Ramzan. On Saturday, the state government had allowed standalone shops, except those located…
Saudi Arabia signs USD 264 million deal with China for nine million coronavirus tests
Saudi Arabia signs USD 264 million deal with China for nine million coronavirus tests DUBAI: Saudi Arabia signed a deal worth more than USD 264 million with China to provide the kingdom with the ability to conduct 9 million COVID-19 tests. The deal signed on Sunday and announced by Saudi Arabia also provides the kingdom…
Coronavirus outbreak – 33 healthcare workers test positive at Max hospital in New Delhi
Coronavirus outbreak – 33 healthcare workers test positive at Max hospital in New Delhi Thirty-three healthcare workers have tested positive for coronavirus at Max Super Speciality Hospital in East Delhi’s Patparganj. With over 400 beds, the hospital is one the largest private facilities in the district. The hospital, when contacted, told The Indian Express: ‘As…
36 Year old Man with hypothyroidism and Obesity from Tamilnadu died due to Coronavirus
36 Year old Man with hypothyroidism and Obesity from Tamilnadu died due to Coronavirus Reportedly a 36 year old man who was admitted to Chrompet government Hospital in chennai died due to COVID-19 infection at 10.15 pm on april 24, taking the total number of COVID-19 deaths in tamil Nadu to 23. This is the…
State preparing standard operating procedure to handle NRK influx
State preparing standard operating procedure to handle NRK influx THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The health department is preparing a standard operating procedure (SOP) to handle the anticipated inflow of Malayalis stranded within and outside the country post lockdown.While a testing protocol is likely to be framed, a committee headed by the home secretary is in place to plan…
Increase tests, seal all the border roads – CM Pinarayi Vijayan to DCs
Increase tests, seal all the border roads – CM Pinarayi Vijayan to DCs THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has asked all district collectors to increase testing to identify asymptomatic patients and check community spread. In a meeting held on Sunday through video-conferencing, Pinarayi also asked the collectors to seal the state borders, including byroads and…
Telangana’s high recovery rate may facilitate lockdown exit
Telangana’s high recovery rate may facilitate lockdown exit Hyderabad: The steady improvement in recovery of Covid-19 patients in Telangana could be the key to unlock the challenge of safely exiting the lockdown in the coming weeks by flattening the epidemic curve. So far, of the 990 coronavirus cases in the State, 307 persons i.e. 31…
India leading fight, must keep guard up, says Modi
India leading fight, must keep guard up, says Modi While warning against any complacency over the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday hailed citizens for going beyond their call of duty and leading the battle against the disease as he underlined that the health crisis will bring about radical changes in…
Rebooting the economy – India needs a stimulus package of at least 5% of GDP
Rebooting the economy – India needs a stimulus package of at least 5% of GDP To bounce back from the pandemic quickly, India needs a stimulus package of at least 5% of GDP that focuses on broad-based development in laggard eastern states. In the classic Walt Disney Productions, Winnie the Pooh, there is a character…
Maharashtra’s Alphonso aftershock
Maharashtra’s Alphonso aftershock In one of Sachin Lanjekar’s sprawling mango orchards, spread over a total of 80 acres in Ratnagiri in Maharashtra’s Konkan region, monkeys screech intermittently from trees as four men go about picking ripe fruits in baskets. As the sun sets, leopards on the prowl feast on semi-ripe mangoes that have fallen on…
Plasma of Muslim can help treat Hindu, says Kejriwal, urges unity in Covid-19 fight
Plasma of Muslim can help treat Hindu, says Kejriwal, urges unity in Covid-19 fight New Delhi: The Delhi government would not allow any more relaxation in the ongoing lockdown than those permitted by the Union home ministry, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday and stressed on bringing down the number of COVID-19 infections in the…
Rajasthan man beaten to death on suspicion of theft – eight arrested
Rajasthan man beaten to death on suspicion of theft – eight arrested Eight persons from Rajasthan’s Udaipur district were arrested on charges of beating a man to death on suspicion of theft, police said on Sunday. Udaipur superintendent of police (SP) Kailash Bishnoi said that the deceased was identified as Mohan Lal, 30, native of…
Horrifying murder! Gym trainer kills father, slices off his genitals while reciting Bollywood dialogues
Horrifying murder! Gym trainer kills father, slices off his genitals while reciting Bollywood dialogues Nagpur: A horrifying case of ruthless murder has come to light from Maharashtra’s Nagpur where a 25-year-old man allegedly killed his father by biting deep in the neck and then slicing off his genitals in Hudkeshwar locality on Saturday night. The…
Man kills wife in red zone, is asked to walk out of area so he can be arrested
Man kills wife in red zone, is asked to walk out of area so he can be arrested In what a police officers called ‘a case of many firsts,’a 35-year-old man was arrested on Saturday morning from outside a containment zone in Madipur, near Punjabi Bagh, for allegedly murdering his wife in their home inside…
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