School reopening news: The Gujarat state government announced on Thursday that schools and universities in the state will not reopen from November 23 as was the previous plan. In issuing an order, the state government said the decision was made after taking into account the growing cases of coronavirus. Also …
Read More »Joe Biden denounces Donald Trump’s ‘irresponsible’ fight to reverse elections
US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday accused Donald Trump of blatantly damaging democracy as the incumbent’s campaign to reverse his electoral defeat through claims of fraud took another hit with a tally in Georgia. Trump was behind “incredibly damaging messages being sent to the rest of the world about how …
Read More »WHO advises against this COVID-19 drug for hospitalized patients | World News
LONDON: Gilead’s remdesivir drug is not recommended for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence that it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a panel from the Organization said on Friday. World Health. “The … panel found a lack of evidence …
Read More »Focus on Ladakh, China secretly made moves in the central, Sikkim and eastern sectors
China has surreptitiously undertaken a major upgrade of military infrastructure in the central, Sikkim, and eastern sectors with the simultaneous strengthening of surface-to-air missile sites, an increase in the number of unmanned aerial vehicles, and an expansion of air bases in Tibet, while the world’s attention has been focused on …
Read More »HTLS 2020: Vaccine for the general public in April-May if targets are met, says Poonawalla – htls
The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for coronavirus disease could be available to the general public between April and May next year and is likely to cost around ₹ 500-600 per dose, the executive director of the Serum Institute of India said on Thursday. , Adar Poonawalla, adding that he expects the long-awaited …
Read More »Donald Trump and his allies take frantic steps to overturn Joe Biden’s victory
President Donald Trump and his allies are taking increasingly frenzied steps to subvert the results of the 2020 election, including calling state lawmakers to the White House as part of a risky attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. Among other last-minute tactics: personally calling local election officials who are trying …
Read More »Virat Kohli India’s team drops to No. 2 as ICC implements new points formula
ICC World Trials Championship: The two finalists of the ongoing inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) will now be decided by the ‘Percentage of Points Earned’. The ICC cricket committee headed by Anil Kumble has chosen this option for the first edition of an interrupted WTC. The ICC Board has approved …
Read More »WhatsApp tests new wallpaper features, video mute, and a read later feature
WhatsApp is by far one of the most popular instant messaging apps, if not the most popular. The application is used by millions of people around the world every day. But unlike its massive scale of operations, newer features roll out more slowly in the instant messaging app. After implementing …
Read More »WHO advises against Gilead’s Remdesivir for all hospitalized patients with Covid-19
Gilead’s Remdesivir drug is not recommended for hospitalized Covid-19 patients, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence that it improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a panel from the World Organization of health. “The … panel found a lack of evidence that Remdesivir improved …
Read More »HTLS 2020: We decided to bet so lives could be saved, says Adar Poonawalla – htls
It was in 2011, shortly after assuming the role of CEO of the Serum Institute of India (SII), that Adar Poonawalla set out to double the capacity of what is now the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume. Initially motivated by economies of scale, Poonawalla, whose father Cyrus founded the …
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