Jul 07, 2020 04:19 PM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.comCoronavirus India LIVE Updates: Total confirmed cases in India have risen to 7.19 lakh. Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Today is the 105th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown, to curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India has so far recorded 7,19,665 cases, which includes 20,160 deaths. Maharashtra,…
Read More »International students in US may be deported if universities switch to online classes due to Covid-19
NEW YORK: In a decision that will adversely impact hundreds of thousands of Indian students in the US, the federal immigration authority has announced that foreign students pursuing degrees in America will have to leave the country or risk deportation if their universities switch to online-only classes in this fall semester. The Immigration and Customs…
Read More »Funding Black scientists could help dismantle structural racism in research
The cumulative effects of structural racism were the major contributing factor in the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on groups described as Black, Asian, or other minority ethnic (BAME) in the UK. That was the overwhelming message from the recent Public Health England review on the issue. The central theme of the review’s seven recommendations, which…
Read More »The Hill’s Morning Report -19 infections rise, schools nationally plot return | TheHill
Presented by FacebookWelcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. It is Tuesday. We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the daily co-creators, so find…
Read More »Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she tested positive for COVID-19
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said in a tweet on Monday that she tested positive for coronavirus, despite being asymptomatic."COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," she tweeted.COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive.— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) July 6, 2020…
Read More »MPs reviewing virtual voting options to bolster COVID-19 Parliament | CBC News
As millions of Canadians contemplate what it will take to work long-term from home in order to control the spread of COVID-19, MPs are considering a very particular problem: how to virtually vote. MPs are trying to work out how to virtually vote once Parliament resumes in the fall. (Sarah Sears/CBC)As millions of Canadians contemplate what…
Read More »Miami restaurants and gyms shut after weekend Covid-19 spike
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Read More »Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19.The 50-year-old Democrat is among the women named as a potential vice-presidential running mate for presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.“COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive,” Bottoms tweeted.She told MSNBC that she…
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Read More »Covid-19 lockdown: United Gyms takes govt to court in bid to get back on the treadmill | News24
Gym. Spencer Platt, Getty Images United Gyms and Fitness Facilities is the latest organisation to haul government to court over lockdown regulations - it wants gyms reopened.It has argued that gyms are dominated by small- and medium-sized enterprises which employ around 29 000 people.According to United Gyms, about 15 000 people have lost their income and…
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