On the sixth month anniversary of the largest national shutdown linked to Covid-19, the pandemic scenario ends; strange night curfews, Ukalo state approved distribution, color-coded India in red, yellow and green dots on nothing, the Covid-busting apps that were supposed to liberate…
read moreAbout 1.06 crore immigrants left their cities of work and returned to their home countries during the national lockdown, the government said Tuesday. This number includes those who have traveled on foot, said Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, V…
read moreA serological survey in Pune has provided new evidence that the spread of Covid-19 in India has been much greater than what is detected by confirmatory tests. In Pune, more than 51% of those who have been tested have shown the presence…
read moreEven before the final stages of human trials or regulatory approval were completed, several wealthier countries such as Britain, France, Germany and the United States entered into early purchase agreements with manufacturers of Covid-19 vaccines, a development known as “vaccine nationalism.” It…
read moreThe US health watchdog has approved the emergency use of an expensive new saliva-based laboratory diagnostic test for COVID-19 that could be a game changer in diagnosing infection, as will allow it quick tests between more people easily. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of…
read moreFormer Indian cricketer and Uttar Pradesh government minister Chetan Chauhan died on Sunday from complications from Covid-19. Chauhan is the second minister of Uttar Pradesh after Kamal Rani Varun, who held the technical education portfolio, who succumbed to Covid-19. A flamboyant…
read moreWar of words between Congress and BJP over Facebook report A Wall Street Journal report alleging that Facebook and the companies it owns, including WhatsApp and Instagram, ignored hate speech by leaders of the BJP war words between Congress and the BJP….
read moreA new study has found immune system deviations and failures that appear to be the difference between severe and mild cases of Covid-19. The difference, the study suggests, may be due to how our evolving old innate immune system responds to SARS-CoV-2,…
read moreIt is well known that Covid-19 forced shutdowns in various countries have resulted in lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution. Now, in a study published in Nature Climate Change on August 6, researchers from the University of Leeds and the…
read moreBihar, the state, where more than 25 lakh migrant workers have returned from other states due to lockdown, is the most backward among the 19 states in the country in terms of COVID-19 infection test, even lower than the neighboring states of…
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