Special Desk Amid reports of who will win the race for a vaccine for COVID-19, Russian health authorities are preparing to start a mass vaccination campaign against coronavirus in October. Russian media quoted Mikhail Murashko, the health minister saying that doctors and teachers would be the first to receive the …
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COVID-19: India death toll surpasses Italy
News Desk India has recorded its steepest hike of over 54,900 COVID-19 cases, taking its tally to 1,639,350. The country’s death toll now stands at 35,786, which is more than Italy 35,132. IN all Italy reported 247,158 cases. With 55,079 people testing positive for corona virus in a day, India’s …
Read More »Trump stands by hydroxychloroquine
Special Desk US President Donald Trump has once again defended the use of hydroxychloroquine to ward off coronavirus, and he contradicting what his own public health officials said about the drug. The US had taken a big consignment of hydroxychloroquine from India a month before. Trump said the malaria medication …
Read More »In two week positive development upon COVID-19 treatment: Trump
Special Desk While US remains a hotspot of the world amid the surging COVID-19 cases, the US President Donald Trump has said that his administration will announce good news regarding therapeutics developed for the infection in next two weeks. Trump who has to face elections in November said, “With respect …
Read More »North Korea on alert over ‘first suspected coronavirus case’
Jubilee News Desk North Korea that had been claiming its people were safe from the COVID-19 infection, has reported country’s first suspected case of coronavirus. This has put the machinery on alert. State media said a person who defected to South Korea three years ago last week returned across the …
Read More »Vietnam on alert as COVID-19 case reported after months
Jubilee News Desk Having reported four COVID-19 cases after a gap of months, Vietnam has ramped up its coronavirus control measures. These are locally transmitted cases that has raised worried for the country. The country has been lauded as a success story of the pandemic having acted early to close …
Read More »Blockbuster films delayed due to pandemic
Special Desk Coronavirus has had a prolonged impact upon new releases as Walt Disney has postponed the release of three major films, dealing a fresh blow to cinema operators still struggling amid the pandemic. The new Avatar and Star Wars films have been delayed a year, while Mulan has been …
Read More »Uttar Pradesh part of COVID-19 vaccine trial
News Desk Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh that is likely to cross 50K mark of total COVID-19 cases on Monday is also going to test made in India a vaccine and two hospitals in the state have been selected for the purpose. Hospitals that will conduct trials are in Kanpur and Gorakhpur. …
Read More »Situation worrisome in Hong Kong
Special Desk With a record 100 new infections reported in past 24-hours, coronavirus situation in Hong Kong was stated to be critical by the territory’s leader, Carrie Lam. The virus is spreading in Hong Kong as fears grow of another wave in the winter months. Hong Kong was held up …
Read More »Mask and the US politics
Special Desk Its mask, COVID-19 and president Donal Trump, again making news in America. This time as US President Donald Trump has vowed not to order Americans to wear masks — to contain the infection spread. His comments came after the country’s top infectious disease expert, Dr Anthony Fauci, urged …
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