Covid-19

A group of leading international researchers have concluded the coronavirus behind the global pandemic has already mutated into a second strain, which appears to have spread faster and wider than the original one, potentially undermining efforts to create a vaccine. Key points:The research found the newer strain of coronavirus, or the 'G-strain', may allow people…

A centuries-old tradition has been kept alive in Co Westmeath, against the backdrop of ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.  The lighting of the Bealtaine Fire at the Hill of Uisneach took place at sunset last night. The only people in attendance were the Keeper of the Hill, David Clarke and his immediate family. The public Bealtaine Fire Celebration, due…

As the country wrestles with the COVID-19 epidemic, home health testing, checkups and diagnostics have never been more important and companies like LetsGetChecked are filling a void left in a U.S. healthcare system consumed by the outbreak. The surge in demand for the company’s services has led to an equal surge in investor interest, and…

May 6, 2020 – 3.46pmAustralia outspent every other country - except Qatar - with the government's $214 billion fiscal response to COVID-19 pandemic, a new analysis found.In direct fiscal stimulus, Australia is spending 10.6 per cent of GDP including the JobKeeper wage subsidy and cash handouts to households and business. That was the highest rate…

News Live Updates The coronavirus lockdown has been extended for the third time. The lockdown 3.0 will be in place from May 4 till May 17. The government has introduced a new set of guidelines and relaxations for the country to follow until the end of the lockdown. By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated:…

CLOSE R-0 may be the most important scientific term you’ve never heard of when it comes to stopping the coronavirus pandemic. USA TODAYSymptoms of a rare inflammatory condition have been identified in at least 15 children in New York City hospitals, alarming pediatricians across the country and raising concerns about a possible link to the coronavirus.The patients…

African Americans have been hit disproportionately by COVID-19, a trend likely to continue or even rise as states begin to reopen for business.Black Americans are more likely than their white counterparts to work in the service industries that have been shuttered for the past several weeks, and they are also more likely to suffer from…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A government scientist was ousted after the Trump administration ignored his dire warnings about COVID-19 and a malaria drug President Donald Trump was pushing for the coronavirus despite scant evidence it helped, according to a whistleblower complaint Tuesday.Rick Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, filed the complaint…

Kerala’s steps on the virus are easy to follow, but its success rate is difficult to repeat With containment strategies in place even before the first case of novel coronavirus was detected on January 30, Kerala appears to have finally hammered the curve flat. On May 1, for the first time, the State reported zero…

Home / India News / Nearly 15,000 stranded Indians to be evacuated from abroad in first week Around 15,000 Indians stranded across the world are expected to be flown back to India in the first week from May 7 following the government’s nod, according to the civil aviation ministry. The government had on Monday said…