[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic could jeopardize vaccination campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF warned Sunday, saying millions of children could miss out on polio and measles immunizations. The U.N. agency said most countries in the region were continuing with routine campaigns, under strict controls to prevent the …
Read More »Coronavirus: Seniors ‘will rebel and risk prison’ if forced to stay locked up longer Policy News
[ad_1] Seniors “will rebel and risk prison” if forced to stay locked up longer while restrictions are eased, a former Tory pension minister warned. Conservative fellow Baroness Altmann argued that such a requirement would be “age discrimination” and could cost lives and threaten social unrest. His comments come amid growing …
Read More »Coronavirus: Pune district reports more than 60 new cases within 12 hours
[ad_1] Pune reported another increase of 68 new COVID-19 cases within 12 hours, bringing the district’s cumulative count of positive active cases to 1,464, health officials said on May 3. “62 new cases were reported between 9 p.m. Saturday and midnight, while six others were reported as of this morning, …
Read More »Coronavirus efforts jeopardize vaccines for millions of MENA children: UN
[ad_1] The coronavirus pandemic could jeopardize vaccination campaigns in the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF warned Sunday, saying that millions of children could miss out on polio and measles vaccines. The UN agency said most countries in the region continued routine campaigns, under strict controls to prevent the spread …
Read More »Obese people, men at high death risk due to coronavirus – Why being overweight is a risk factor for COVID-19
[ad_1] Obese people, men at high death risk due to coronavirus – Why being overweight is a risk factor for COVID-19 | Photo Credits: Pixabay & nbsp Key Highlights The coronavirus outbreak has affected millions of people around the world A study in the UK has found that obese people, …
Read More »Latest Coronavirus updates: 39,980 cases in India; 1301 deaths | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India increases to 39,980, including 28,046 active cases, 10,633 cured / discharged / migrated and 1301 deaths. 2,644 new positive cases of Covid-19, 83 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. …
Read More »Coronavirus infections decrease in Italy as closure closes
[ad_1] Rome, May 3 (IANS): As the national shutdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic is drawing to a close, Italy saw a decline in new infections on Saturday, according to the latest numbers released by the Department of Civil Protection. The number of new infections was 1,900 in the past …
Read More »Coronavirus cases in India close to 40,000, the highest jump in 24 hours. State account
[ad_1] India’s confirmed coronavirus case count approaches 40,000, with a record 2,644 new cases detected in the past 24 hours. The number of Covid-19 deaths has increased to 1,301 after 83 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in 24 hours. Recoveries from Covid-19 infection have also crossed 10,600. Authorities in all states …
Read More »IAF Flypast Live Updates: C 130J Super Hercules Aircraft flies over Lake Sukhna in Chandigarh as the military salutes the coronavirus warriors
[ad_1] The gesture will begin with the placement of flowers at the police memorial in Delhi and in other cities this morning to honor police personnel deployed for the implementation of the national blockade, authorities said. In Delhi, Western Air Command (IAF) Indian Air Force fighter jets will drop petals …
Read More »Coronavirus | When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
[ad_1] The story so far: On April 23, the University of Oxford launched a phase 1 human clinical trial of its vaccine, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, against the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. A single dose of the candidate vaccine will be administered to 1,112 healthy volunteers to study the safety, the ability to …
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