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Mike Pence’s chief of staff tests positive for coronavirusSubscriber Only
October 25, 2020 09:00 IST
The vice president was aware of Short’s positive test before leaving for Florida, according to people familiar with the matter. Short was not seen aboard Pence’s plane, according to the pool reporter traveling with Pence, Megan Pratz.
Uttarakhand releases SOP for residential and non-residential schoolsSubscriber Only
October 25, 2020 08:11 IST
Uttarakhand, specially Dehradun, is known for a number of residential schools that attract students from across the country.
Brazil institute to import Chinese COVID-19 vaccine rejected by Bolsonaro
October 24, 2020 09:22 IST
Sao Paulo's Butantan Institute plans to initially import Sinovac's vaccine, which is in phase 3 trials conducted with the help of a local university and not yet approved for wider use in Brazil.
AstraZeneca resumes US COVID-19 vaccine trial and next week J&J prepares to do same
October 24, 2020 09:18 IST
AstraZeneca, one of the leading vaccine developers, paused its US trial on Sept. 6 after a report of a serious neurological illness, believed to be transverse myelitis, in a participant in the company's UK trial.
Gilead’s remdesivir first drug to get Covid treatment nod in US
October 24, 2020 00:54 IST
The nod, coming a week after interim results of a global trial sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) said remdesivir was ineffective in preventing Covid-19 deaths in hospitals, was given on the basis of other trials.
FDA approves Remdesivir as first drug to treat COVID-19Subscriber Only
October 23, 2020 12:32 IST
The FDA said the drug had been approved for adults and pediatric patients ages 12 and older and weighing at least 40 kilograms (about 88 pounds) who require hospitalization for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, which has killed more than 220,000 people in the United States.
India has set aside $7 billion to vaccinate the world’s second-biggest populationSubscriber Only
October 22, 2020 19:26 IST
By one estimate, airlifting single-dose regimens to protect the world’s population would require space in about 8,000 cargo planes.
Japan researchers show masks do block coronavirus, but not perfectly
October 22, 2020 13:50 IST
When a mask was attached to the coughing head, cotton and surgical masks blocked more than 50% of the virus transmission.
Jair Bolsonaro slams Chinese vaccine his government agreed to buySubscriber Only
October 22, 2020 10:21 IST
The agreement prompted a flurry of negative comments from Bolsonaro’s more ideological supporters who oppose the purchase of a vaccine from China.
Colossal challenges can be overcome with global solidarity, cooperation: Guterres in UN Day message
October 22, 2020 08:47 IST
"We face colossal challenges. With global solidarity and cooperation, we can overcome them. That's what the United Nations is all about," Guterres said.
‘Low-cost, easy to conduct’: IIT-Kharagpur’s Covid test gets ICMR approvalSubscriber Only
October 22, 2020 01:18 IST
After rigorous testing with patient samples by an authorised ICMR laboratory, in adherence with the council's strict guidelines, it has granted certification for the Covid-19 diagnostic test, said IIT-Kharagpur Director Professor V K Tewari.
Pfizer, BioNTech start combined trials of COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan
October 20, 2020 11:42 IST
Pfizer, which is developing the vaccine with German partner BioNTech, has said it may confirm if the vaccine is effective as soon as this month, but also needs safety data from a global trial of 44,000 people that will not be available until next month.
UK to start one-hour COVID-19 tests at airport: Report
October 20, 2020 07:35 IST
Rapid tests will be introduced from Tuesday at Heathrow Airport to allow travellers to enter countries where a negative COVID-19 test result is needed to skip quarantine, the newspaper said.
Airlines working with WHO on testing to replace quarantineSubscriber Only
October 19, 2020 11:49 IST
Singapore and Hong Kong agreed last week to open their borders to one another for the first time in almost seven months, exempting people in both cities from compulsory quarantine to help reinstate links between Asia’s two premier financial hubs
China finds active covid-19 virus on frozen food packagingSubscriber Only
October 18, 2020 19:50 IST
World Health Organization experts have suggested there’s no evidence the virus can be transported via food packaging.
New Zealand has first community case of covid-19 in three weeksSubscriber Only
October 18, 2020 08:02 IST
An Auckland man tested positive for the virus yesterday after developing symptoms the previous day, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield said Sunday in Auckland.
Hope Hicks shares stage with Trump in Florida fortnight after testing COVID positive
October 17, 2020 14:24 IST
Trump, 74, has recovered from a brief spell of COVID-19 after he and First Lady Melania Trump, 50, tested positive for the deadly viral infection on October 1. Trump's doctors have now cleared him for his election campaigns.
Chinese company offers coronavirus vaccine to students
October 16, 2020 10:04 IST
China National Biotech Group has two vaccine candidates out of five from Chinese developers that are in the final stages of clinical trials. They are part of a global race to develop a vaccine that, if they are successful, offers the fledgling Chinese industry the potential for prestige and worldwide sales.
Oxford scientists develop five-minute Covid-19 antigen test
October 15, 2020 16:55 IST
The university said it hoped to start product development of the testing device in early 2021 and have an approved device available six months afterwards.
Trump’s ‘lucky’ aides recovering from coronavirus, again spurning masks
October 15, 2020 14:50 IST
Trump returned to the campaign trail on Monday and has trips scheduled all week in an effort to make up for time lost while he received treatment as Democratic rival Joe Biden campaigned.
China’s Sinopharm offers experimental Covid-19 vaccines to students: report
October 15, 2020 08:22 IST
The website said on Monday that 481,613 people had taken the vaccine while an additional 93,653 had applied to be inoculated, according to the report.
Russia approves second Covid-19 vaccine after early trials
October 15, 2020 07:58 IST
Russia has the world's fourth largest coronavirus caseload with over 1.3 million infections. It has also reported over 23,000 deaths.
France imposes Paris curfew as Europe struggles with virus spikeSubscriber Only
October 15, 2020 07:44 IST
President Emmanuel Macron will confine residents of nine of the country’s biggest cities to their homes between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. for four weeks starting on Saturday.
Eli Lilly pauses trial of antibody drug Trump touted as Covid-19 ‘cure’ over safety concern
October 14, 2020 07:33 IST
Lilly said earlier this month it was applying for emergency use authorization (EUA) for the antibody drug, LY-CoV555, for patients with mild to moderate Covid-19 based on data from another clinical trial.
UN warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirus
October 13, 2020 13:53 IST
Tedros noted that to obtain herd immunity from a highly infectious disease such as measles, for example, about 95% of the population must be immunized.
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