New Delhi: A photograph of a woman in protective gear, hugging a baby has gone viral on social media, with the claims that the woman was in the ‘final stage’ of coronavirus and on the verge of death. The accompanying post, in Hindi, reads, “The mother is in the last stage of coronavirus. As her 18 […]
London: The U.K. will begin human trials of a coronavirus vaccine Thursday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said, as he argued that the government’s strategy for fighting the disease had succeeded. “In the long run, the best way to defeat coronavirus is through a vaccine,” Hancock told the government’s daily news conference. “The U.K. is at the […]
President Donald Trump has said he expects to sign an executive order Wednesday that will suspend immigration — mostly impacting Green Cards — for the next 60 days to ensure Americans hits by record layoffs caused by the coronavirus outbreak get a first shot at all available jobs. Exemptions will be over cases on humanitarian ground and […]
US President Donald Trump and his administration’s consistent attacks on the World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have set up a face-off at the proposed annual meeting of the World Health Assembly on May 18. Trump, who has long accused the Tedros-led WHO of playing into China’s hands over the coronavirus disease, this week suspended funding to […]
French Nobel prize winning scientist Luc Montagnier has sparked a fresh controversy by claiming that the SARS-CoV-2 virus came from a lab, and is the result of an attempt to manufacture a vaccine against the AIDS virus. In an interview given to French CNews channel and during a podcast by Pourquoi Docteur, professor Montagnier who […]
Children have so far largely escaped the most severe symptoms of COVID-19, but the social and economic impact “is potentially catastrophic for millions of children”, according to a UN report. The research released on Thursday said coronavirus is turning into “a broader child-rights crisis”. “All children of all ages and in all countries are affected,” […]
Smokers are 14 times more likely to contract coronavirus compared with those who do not, the head of a Turkish anti-addiction group told Anadolu Agency. Professor Mucahit Ozturk, president of anti-addiction group Turkish Green Crescent, on Thursday urged those who smoke to quit to protect themselves from the contagion. “Using tobacco and tobacco products increases […]
The United States stepped up its pressure on China over the coronavirus pandemic, with President Donald Trump saying his administration was trying to determine where the deadly disease originated from. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also called on Beijing “to come clean” on what it knows. At a White House news conference on Wednesday, Trump […]
President Donald Trump says the US has “passed the peak” of new Covid-19 cases and predicted some states would reopen this month. At the daily White House virus briefing, Mr Trump said new reopening guidelines would be announced on Thursday after he speaks to governors. “We’ll be the comeback kids, all of us,” the president […]
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has loosened restrictions on a range of industries across the country in a bid to battle the economic fallout of a continuing lockdown, in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that the construction industry would be foremost among more than a dozen […]