Donald Trump ‘Unveils Guidelines’ to Reopen Country Amid COVID-19 Spread, Allows Governors to Take Call on Lifting Curbs in States

Donald Trump ‘Unveils Guidelines’ to Reopen Country Amid COVID-19 Spread, Allows Governors to Take Call on Lifting Curbs in States US President Donald Trump Brefining. (Photo Credits: Getty Images) Washington, April 17: US President Donald Trump Thursday unveiled a new phase-wise approach to reopen the country’s economy, jolted by the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing governors to take…

Stink flirting – Here’s how male ring-tailed lemurs attract mates

Stink flirting – Here’s how male ring-tailed lemurs attract mates For human beings, ‘stink flirting’ may not sound like a prudent dating strategy. For ring-tailed lemurs, it is the way to go. Scientists on Thursday described the results of a comprehensive study of this behaviour – unique in the animal kingdom – that is exhibited…

(COVID-19) Paper towels may remove virus missed by poor hand washing

(COVID-19) Paper towels may remove virus missed by poor hand washing People should dry their hands with paper towels to avoid spreading the new coronavirus, according to the authors of a study published on Friday that finds disposable tissues are better than jet dryers at removing pathogens missed by ineffective washing. Global health authorities have…

Scientists at Gujarat’s government lab decode whole genome sequence of coronavirus COVID-19

Scientists at Gujarat’s government lab decode whole genome sequence of coronavirus COVID-19 In a major breakthrough, scientists at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) have succeeded in sequencing the whole genome of the coronavirus COVID-19.Gujarat’s Chief Minister Office praised the scientists at GBRC for becoming the first state government laboratory in the country to achieve this…

Punjab DGP orders probe into Khanna police station ‘nude video’

Punjab DGP orders probe into Khanna police station ‘nude video’ Punjab DGP Dinkar Gupta Thursday ordered a probe into a nearly ten-month old, nine-second video clip in which three men can be purportedly seen standing nude allegedly in front of SHO at Khanna Sadar police station. The DGP has directed IG, Ludhiana Range, Jaskaran Singh…

Shocking murder recorded on video

Shocking murder recorded on video Kasganj: In a shocking incident, a woman in Uttar Pradesh was shot dead by her physically challenged neighbour on Thursday afternoon. Others in the neighbourhood recorded the entire incident on their mobile phones and the video clip has gone viral on the social media. The incident took place in Holdelpur village…

Meghalaya reports 2 more Covid-19 positive cases; Northeast tally rises to 50

Meghalaya reports 2 more Covid-19 positive cases; Northeast tally rises to 50 Meghalaya reported two more positive cases for Covid-19 on Thursday. With this, Meghalaya has a total of nine cases of the novel coronavirus including the Covid-19 positive patient who died on Wednesday. Both the infected patients are the family members of the first…

COVID-19 Lockdown – Trump unveils three-phase plan to reopen states

COVID-19 Lockdown – Trump unveils three-phase plan to reopen states US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a three-phase plan to reopen the states from the coronavirus lockdown.US President Donald Trump on Thursday unveiled a three-phase plan to reopen the states from the coronavirus lockdown. “My administration is issuing new federal guidelines that will allow…

United States vs WHO

United States vs WHO In the middle of a raging pandemic, suspending support to the only global health body is a monumental blunder There is no denying the World Health Organization’s failures in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. It was parroting China’s misinformation as late as mid-January—almost two months after the disease was first reported—when…

(COVID-19) India must change its testing strategy

(COVID-19) India must change its testing strategy In a war, you don’t only use your best weapons, you use everything in your arsenal. This has to be the maxim in our fight against Covid-19. I arrived in India on March 13, from Switzerland. I was in France for a few days before that. On my…