Covid-19

Each spring, guided by the full moon, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs clamber onto beaches across the U.S. mid-Atlantic to lay their eggs. For hungry birds, it’s a cornucopia. For drug companies, it’s a crucial resource for making human medicines safe. That’s because these animals’ milky-blue blood provides the only known natural source of…

For James Scott, the worries began in late May. It was about a month after Texas began relaxing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings, and Scott was looking at a model he had developed to predict COVID-19 deaths using cellphone mobility data. As he watched the dramatic rise in people visiting restaurants, bars, gyms, and…

New Delhi: An important part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s itinerary during his day-long trip to Ladakh on Friday was his visit to Indian Army soldiers hospitalised in Leh after the June 15 clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan valley on June 15. As with all of Modi’s engagements, his visit with convalescing soldiers…

The U.S. headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays cancelled, beaches and bars closed and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak.People wearing protective masks are seen in San Diego, Calif, on Friday. (Bing Guan/Reuters)The U.S.…

playPassan: Trout's hesitation echoes a lot of MLB players (1:06)Jeff Passan says Mike Trout is not alone, many others do not feel comfortable returning to baseball yet. (1:06)Thirty-one players were positive for COVID-19 in Major League Baseball's first round of coronavirus testing, the league and players' union announced Friday.Seven staff members also tested positive. The…

Public-health experts and government officials say they are worried bars and restaurants are playing a significant role in increasing Covid-19 case counts across parts of the U.S. These spaces pose particular challenges for transmission control because of both human behavior and the way the coronavirus spreads most efficiently—indoors through...

Written by Karishma Mehrotra , Amitabh Sinha | New Delhi | Updated: July 3, 2020 3:46:22 pm People drive past a mural honouring the warriors of COVID-19, during unlock-2, in New Delhi, on Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Express Photo By Amit Mehra)Coronavirus (Covid-19) Vaccine: The Indian Council of Medical Research has promised to “launch” a…

A worker walks into Orchard Villa Retirement Centre on Mother's Day, May 10, 2020, in Pickering, Canada. Cole Burston/Getty Images Ottawa should establish national rules and provide significant funding for long-term care to ensure high standards and avoid a repeat of the COVID-19 crisis in nursing homes, a group of 10 sector experts recommends. In…

The burning season is about to begin in Brazil, where Indigenous Amazonians already face a frightening rise in infections with COVID-19. The virus has been spreading rapidly through Brazil, where nearly 1.5 million cases have been reported so far. Within the country’s Indigenous communities, deaths linked to the virus have risen more than fivefold in…

Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) has called on Minister Lindiwe Sisulu to issue a directive to stop the demolition of homes.It says the unlawful demolition continues to frustrate South Africa's objectives to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.SERI says attacks have been ordered and carried out despite the moratorium on evictions.  The Socio-Economic…