NEW DELHI: With 24,850 people testing positive for coronavirus infection and 613 succumbing to the disease in a day, the highest so far, India's Covid-19 caseload soared to 6,73,165, while the death toll climbed to 19,268 on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry data. This is the third consecutive day that coronavirus infections have…
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A KZN woman has described the pain of losing her father a day after he tested positive for Covid-19.Her father, Keith, was very protective over his family, and encouraged them to use sanitiser.Shana-Lee, his daughter, says it was hard not being able to see his body after he died.Just a day after discovering he had…
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The Siksika First Nation now has 10 recorded active cases of COVID-19 and 258 people under investigation for the virus, according to updates from Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Siksika Chief Ouray Crowfoot on Thursday.The Siksika First Nation has instituted a curfew after 10 active cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. As of Friday, 317 people were…
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WASHINGTON – The explosion of coronavirus cases isn't stopping President Donald Trump from hosting a July 4th party Saturday at the White House, despite objections from public health officials.This year's Independence Day event is somewhat scaled back – there won't be armored military vehicles on display at the Lincoln Memorial, as happened last year –but the White House still…
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The first pints have been poured at pubs in England, which can now reopen following months of closure as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted. Couples can get married and hairdressers have been allowed to welcome customers, alongside restaurants, bars and cinemas on so-called Super Saturday, which has seen the biggest relaxation of rules yet. Regulars…
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Fundraising in the time of Covid-19 has gone global, is peer reviewed more than ever and is now mostly online, writes Marius Maré. Pick any human activity, from commuting to sports, and you’ll be able to find articles on how Covid-19 has fundamentally changed it.How long many of these changes will last is an open question –…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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