[ad_1] Imran Khan may be tested for the coronavirus or asked to isolate himself after a well-known philanthropist tested positive for COVID-19, days after meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, his doctor. Faisal Edhi, son of the late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and president of the Edhi Foundation, met …
Read More »Very likely coronavirus of animal origin, with no signs of laboratory tampering: WHO
[ad_1] GENEVA : The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that all available evidence suggests that the new coronavirus originated from animals in China late last year and was not handled or produced in a laboratory. United States President Donald Trump said last week that his government was trying to …
Read More »South Korean company begins producing Covid-19 rapid test kits in India on a large scale after the Chinese were found to be defective
[ad_1] New Delhi: A South Korean-based company has established an Indian subsidiary in Manesar de Haryana and launched five lakh antibody rapid test kits now available for use as the coronavirus pandemic continues. SD Biosensor, which started production from its Manesar facility with a capacity to produce 5,00,000 rapid test …
Read More »Twitter reminds Trump that many healthcare workers fighting Covid-19 in the United States are immigrants.
[ad_1] File photo of the President of the United States, Donald Trump (Image: AP) At least 15 percent of the United States population is made up of immigrants, and some of them are also employed in the health sector. News18.com Last update: April 21, 2020 5:09 PM IST On Monday, …
Read More »Chinese factory draws criticism for hosting ‘Kissing Contest’ to celebrate reopening after shutdown
[ad_1] After spending days locked up, parts of China are slowly returning to normal life. Some, however, have been criticized for acting with too much callous enthusiasm. After a relaxation of the closing restrictions recently, a factory in the southern part of the country held a strange ‘kissing contest’ to …
Read More »Iran records 88 new coronavirus deaths, has released more than 1,000 prisoners
[ad_1] People wearing protective clothing attend the funeral of a victim who died after being infected with the new coronavirus, in a cemetery outside Tehran, Iran. (Image: AP) The latest deaths in the last 24 hours brought the total to 5,297, in one of the deadliest outbreaks in the world. …
Read More »Covid-19: Boris Johnson back to work, to speak to Trump and Queen
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is gradually getting involved with government officials and his cabinet as he prepares for a full-time return from his convalescence after his COVID-19 hospitalization, Downing Street said Tuesday. The 55-year-old man has yet to resume official government duties, but is scheduled to speak with …
Read More »Burned more 5G towers in Europe, as coronavirus conspiracy theories continue
[ad_1] CCTV footage from a business park in the Netherlands shows a man in a black cap pouring the contents of a white container into the base of a cellular radio tower. Flames erupted as the man jogs back to his Toyota to flee at night. It’s a scene that …
Read More »India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, other nations
[ad_1] Written by Abhishek De The | New Delhi | Updated: April 21, 2020 7:53:10 pm Women sit on the ground keeping social distance while waiting to receive aid supplies provided by the local police authority in Dhaka. (Reuters) Despite representing a fifth of the world population (21%), the eight …
Read More »Philanthropist Pak’s son tests positive for coronavirus; PM Khan among the people who knew him
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The son of a well-known Pakistani philanthropist, who met with Prime Minister Imran Khan last week, has tested positive for the coronavirus. Faisal Edhi, the son of famous philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and president of the Edhi Foundation, began showing symptoms last week shortly after meeting with Prime …
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