Wuhan, Epicentre of Coronavirus Pandemic, Resumes Bus Services; China Reports 47 New Imported Cases
Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus pandemic, on Wednesday resumed bus services within the city for the first time since the nine-week lockdown even as 47 new imported cases were reported from the country, threatening a second wave of infections. China on Tuesday decided to lift the three-month lockdown on more than 56 million […]
‘We’re going to be fine’ — Nobel winner Michael Levitt says COVID-19 pandemic will end soon
New Delhi: The recovery from COVID-19, which has affected more than 190 countries and infected over 3.86 lakh people, will be a lot faster than anticipated, according to Nobel laureate Michael Levitt, a biophysicist at Stanford University. Speaking to an Israeli daily, Calcalist, Levitt said, “…the end of the pandemic is near.” Other epidemiologists have been warning that the effects […]
China To Lift Lockdown In Coronavirus Epicentre Hubei Province Tomorrow
China on Tuesday decided to lift the three-month lockdown on more than 56 million people in the central Hubei province, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, on Wednesday amid warnings by experts of a looming second wave of the COVID-19 infections in the country due to the steady rise in “imported cases”. Wuhan, the […]
At least 70 Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist ambush: military sources
Kano: At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed in an ambush on their convoy by jihadist fighters in the restive northeast of the country, military and security sources said Tuesday. Two military officers told that Islamist insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and heavy guns at a truck carrying troops as it travelled near Gorgi village in […]
Covid19: Spain reports 514 deaths in a day, toll climbs to 2,696
Madrid: Another 514 people have died in Spain over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,696, as the number of infections surged towards 40,000, the government said Tuesday. The number of people who have tested positive rose by nearly 20 percent to 39,673, the health ministry said, while the death toll represented […]
Pak’s coronavirus cases rise to over 900; Railways suspend passenger trains
Islamabad:Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rose to over 900 on Tuesday as the government suspended all passenger train operations through the country till March 31 and deployed army to assist the civil administration to enforce a nationwide lockdown to contain the virus outbreak. Punjab province on Tuesday reported its first coronavirus death, bringing the total number of […]
‘Experimental’ drug that failed to cure ebola is now world’s best shot against COVID-19
New Delhi: A drug that was presented and then rejected as a cure for the ebola virus is now being seen as the best option to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir, manufactured by US company Gilead Sciences, is currently the subject of at least four trials on coronavirus patients, including two in China. “The limited preclinical data on remdesivir in MERS […]
COVID-19: Pakistani politician tests positive
Education Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province Saeed Ghani tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. The politician took to Twitter to reveal that he had tested positive for the virus, in a video message. The previous day I got myself tested for the coronavirus and the results came back positive,” he said. “However, I am not […]
Do Saudi Arabia, Russia Target US Shale Industry?
London: Since 2016, as the informal leader of the 13-strong non-OPEC group, Russia has been instrumental in the pricing of oil as Saudi Arabia, leading producer in the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Now, both find themselves at odds as to how to respond to the global economic crisis caused by the fall in petroleum demand […]
How to get latest coronavirus information from WHO on WhatsApp
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is the most reliable source for updates on coronavirus and prevention measures. To make things easier for people globally, ‘WHO Health Alert’ has been launched on WhatsApp. WHO has basically made a WhatsApp Business account which users can text to and get the latest updates on COVID-19. This is the official […]
