[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid concerns raised here about the quality of rapid test kits purchased in China, the Chinese embassy here said it will maintain “close communication” with Indian agencies and provide them with the necessary assistance on the matter. Government sources here said they will wait to receive news …
Read More »COVID-19 will test the limits of the privacy debate
[ad_1] By Shashidhar KJ With the unprecedented spread of the COVID19 disease worldwide and the spiraling death count, tech giants like Google and Facebook are stepping up their efforts to help governments contain the outbreak. Earlier this month, The Washington Post reported that Google and Facebook are in talks with …
Read More »World Bank: Remittances to India likely to decline 23% in 2020 due to Covid-19 | India Business News
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: As a result of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in a global recession, remittances to India are likely to drop 23 percent from $ 83 billion last year to $ 64 billion this year, he said. the World Bank. “In India, remittances are projected to fall …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine trial set to begin in UK; Scientist says 80% chance of success – world news
[ad_1] The race to develop an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus gathered pace this week, as clinical trials on humans were approved in Germany and launched in the UK. Though there are now around 150 development projects worldwide, the German and British plans are among only five clinical trials …
Read More »85-year-old woman in AP recovers from COVID-19, her son succumbs to an infection
[ad_1] The woman was released from the Anantapur District Virus Hospital on Tuesday. She lost her son to the coronavirus, but an 85-year-old woman won her own battle against the dreaded virus in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. The oldest victim of COVID-19 in the state, was released from …
Read More »India confirms 20,471 cases of COVID-19 with 652 deaths; WHO says “long way to go” to tackle pandemic
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak LATEST updates: The total number of new cases of coronavirus in India increased more than 20,000 on Wednesday. At least 1,486 new cases emerged in the last 24 hours, bringing the COVID-19 count in the country to 20,471, according to the latest data from the Ministry of …
Read More »Covid-19 Vaccine May Be Available This Year, Two Scientists Say
[ad_1] Two scientists leading the charge for a vaccine in the UK have been talking about their projects. Professor Gilbert is team leader at the University of Oxford. The trials, which have had 5,000 volunteers, will begin on Thursday, the BBC reported. “We started with two people the first day, …
Read More »Pfizer, the BioNTech covid-19 vaccine approved for human clinical trials
[ad_1] SEDAN : Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE obtained approval for the first human clinical trials of a possible coronavirus vaccine in Germany, entering a worldwide race to develop a defense against the pandemic. Regulators have given the go-ahead to test the companies’ proposed vaccine on 200 healthy people ages …
Read More »By September, India could have 111 million cases of Covid-19: CDDEP
[ad_1] The United States-based Center for Disease, Dynamics and Economic Policy (CDDEP) said in its April 20 report that total Covid-19 infections in India through September could reach Rs 111 million, even with a “hard closure, continuous social distancing and isolation of cases”. Even this number is the average of …
Read More »Global Covid-19 Death Toll Crosses 1.8 Lakh, Fatalities US Top 46,000 after Near-record Increase: Report
[ad_1] The file photo shows a patient being evacuated from the Magnolia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Riverside, California. (AP Photo / Chris Carlson, file) A total of 1,80,289 deaths have been recorded worldwide from 2,596,383 infections. There were 1,212,848 deaths in Europe from 1,263,802 cases in the worst affected …
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