China reports 17 new coronavirus cases; Wuhan continues mass testing campaign

Beijing, May 17 China has reported 17 new coronavirus cases, including 12 asymptomatic infections, while officials in Wuhan, where the outbreak originated, continued vigorous testing of its over 11 million residents after new clusters of COVID-19 emerged in parts of the city. China’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Sunday said five of the new coronavirus […]

US to donate ventilators to India to fight coronavirus: Trump

US to donate ventilators to India to fight coronavirus: Trump

Washington: President Donald Trump has announced that the US will donate a lot of ventilators to India to help it fight the “invisible enemy”, moments after he underlined the close partnership between the two countries and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi his “good friend”. Trump also said the US and India were cooperating to develop […]

US to donate ventilators to India to fight coronavirus: Trump

Washington:  President Donald Trump has announced that the US will donate a lot of ventilators to India to help it fight the “invisible enemy”, moments after he underlined the close partnership between the two countries and called Prime Minister Narendra Modi his “good friend”. Trump also said the US and India were cooperating to develop […]

Coronavirus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan

Coronavirus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan

WASHINGTON: Whistleblower Dr Rick Bright warned on Thursday that the U.S. lacks a plan to produce and fairly distribute a coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The nation could face “the darkest winter in modern history” unless leaders act decisively, he told a congressional panel. Bright alleges he was ousted from a high-level scientific post […]

US senator unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus outbreak

Washington: A top US senator has unveiled an 18-point plan, including enhancing military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its “lies, deception, and cover-ups” that led to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The prominent suggestions are moving manufacturing chain from China and deepening military-strategic ties with India, Vietnam and Taiwan. “The Chinese […]

China reports 15 new coronavirus cases

Beijing, May 15  China has reported 15 new COVID-19 cases, including 11 asymptomatic ones, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 82,933, health authorities said on Friday. According to China’s National Health Commission (NHC), four new confirmed coronavirus case, all locally transmitted from Jilin province, were reported on Thursday. Among the […]

Coronavirus may never go away, says WHO

Coronavirus may never go away, says WHO

Geneva: The World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said it’s possible the new coronavirus may be here to stay, warning it’s impossible to predict when the pandemic might be controlled. “This virus may never go away,” said Dr Michael Ryan, in a news briefing on Wednesday. He said that the number of people infected by COVID-19 […]

Coronavirus cases cross 78K mark; 2549 people dead so far

Coronavirus cases cross 78K mark; 2549 people dead so far

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,549 and the number of cases climbed to 78,003 on Thursday, registering an increase of 134 deaths and 3,722 cases in the last 24 hours since Wednesday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 49,219 while […]

UN economic experts hail India’s ‘impressive’ stimulus package to revive economy hit by coronavirus

UNITED NATIONS: Top UN experts have hailed as impressive India’s Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package, the largest so far among the developing countries, to revive its economy, which has been severely hit by the coronavirus-triggered lockdown. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced massive new financial incentives on top of the previously announced packages […]

Coronavirus stages comeback in Goa; 8 new cases found

Panaji, May 14 After being free of COVID-19 for more than a month, Goa has recorded eight fresh cases, one of them a member of a ship’s crew, over the last two days, said Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Thursday. Rane said a person who was working on a ship was found positive for the […]

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