[ad_1] Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, more than 28 million students in the country have been affected by school closings and community quarantine in an effort to contain the disease, according to the United Nations Educational Organization. , Science and Culture (Unesco). Given the disruptions in the conduct of learning delivery, …
Read More »Mail delivery robot tests on Tokyo highway amid pandemic
[ad_1] Courtesy of ZMP Inc Facebook Page TOKYO – Japan Post Co. unveiled to the press on Wednesday an autonomous mail delivery robot, the first of its kind on a public highway in Japan, as demand grows to minimize human contact amid the pandemic. of coronavirus. Using built-in cameras and …
Read More »In reverse, the White House approves stricter guidelines for vaccine manufacturers
[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration released new guidelines for coronavirus vaccine developers on Tuesday, a step that senior White House officials had delayed for two weeks. The guidelines make it highly unlikely that a vaccine will be licensed by Election Day. The measure, which was approved by the White …
Read More »India’s drug authority approved COVID-19 test on strips of paper that could give results in an hour
[ad_1] (CNN) – India’s drug authority last month approved a paper strip test for COVID-19 that shows results in less than an hour, the head of the government institute that invented the test told CNN on Monday. The test, called FELUDA, an acronym for FNCAS9 Editor-Limited Uniform Detection Assay, was …
Read More »The White House is not tracking Trump’s ‘Super spreader’ rose garden event
[ad_1] “The list is names and email addresses. For solid contact tracing, you need city and state, ”said one official. “We basically say the same thing: we want and need more information.” Officials said the state contacted the White House early Friday after learning of the president’s diagnosis and was …
Read More »About 10% of people worldwide have been infected with coronavirus, says WHO
[ad_1] Officials from the World Health Organization announced Monday that 10 percent of the world’s population is likely to have been infected with coronavirus. Dr Michael Ryan, WHO chief of emergencies, said the organization’s “best estimates” reveal that roughly 1 in 10 people on Earth have been infected with COVID-19. …
Read More »Duterte wishes Trump a ‘full and speedy recovery’ from COVID-19, says Roque
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump greets President Rodrigo Duterte upon his arrival during the official opening of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summit in the cultural center of the Philippines. Ali Vicoy, Pool MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte wishes his US counterpart, Donald Trump, a “full and speedy recovery” …
Read More »Our world faces irreversible destruction, and there is still no urgency in Australian climate policy | Lenore Taylor | Environment
[ad_1] “> The Australian Climate Roundtable, which comprises top-tier business groups such as the Business Council of Australia and the Australian Industry Group, as well as agricultural organizations, trade unions and environmentalists, has called on the government to commit to the net zero target now being adopted by more than …
Read More »Robredo pushes for face-to-face classes in low-risk COVID-19 areas
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – When the country’s public school system began its distance and blended learning system on Monday, Vice President Leni Robredo again urged the Department of Education to consider face-to-face classes in areas where there were no further community transmission of coronavirus. This developed when his office responded …
Read More »Bataan Nuclear Plant Safe to Revive – PNRI
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) can still operate safely despite being suspended for decades, said an official with the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) amid the government’s plans to reactivate the plant once more. In a radio interview on Sunday, PNRI director Carlo Arcilla said …
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