The percentage of tests coming back positive for the disease has also declined over the past two weeks, from 7.3% to 6.1%. (AP photo) The number of Americans newly diagnosed with the coronavirus is falling — a development experts say most likely reflects more mask-wearing but also insufficient testing — even as the disease continues … Read more
The man had mild symptoms the first time and none the second time; his more recent infection was detected through screening and testing at the Hong Kong airport. (AP photo) University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that … Read more
Narasimhan, a U.S. citizen who took over two years ago as CEO, acknowledged disappointment that Novartis’ existing medicines had not proven more useful against COVID-19. (Reuters photo) Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG has financial firepower for acquisitions even with net debt of $26 billion, though the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult to value takeover … Read more
The push on Sunday came a day after Trump tweeted sharp criticism on the process to treat the virus, which has killed more than 175,000 Americans and imperiled his reelection chances. (AP photo) President Donald Trump on Sunday announced emergency authorisation to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma a move he called ”a breakthrough,” one … Read more
The patient is suffering from some mental issues according to his family members. (Representational image) Staff members of a hospital here in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday foiled the bid of a 40-year-old COVID-19 patient to commit suicide by jumping off the third floor of the facility, police said. The patient got down from the third … Read more
Of the total of 10,23,836 samples tested on Friday, around 3.8 lakh samples were tested through rapid antigen tests, sources said. (Representational image: IE) Keeping its commitment of exponentially increasing daily COVID-19 tests, India has crossed a significant milestone of testing more than 10 lakh samples in a day, taking the cumulative tests to more … Read more
A total of 22,864,873 people have contracted coronavirus globally so far, according to the Johns Hopkins University’s COVID resource centre. (Representational image: REuters) A US pharma company has successfully tested a Food and Drug Administration-approved over the counter ointment as the first line of defence against the deadly coronavirus that has so far killed over … Read more
A document on company letterhead entitled Vaccination Statement said 48 Chinese employees have been vaccinated with SARS-COV-2 vaccine on August 10. (Reuters photo) A Chinese mining company in Papua New Guinea claims to have immunised employees against COVID-19 in an apparent vaccination trial, a newspaper reported on Friday. The South Pacific island nation’s Health Minister … Read more
According to the scientists, humidity affects the behaviour of microorganisms within the virus droplets, and the survival or inactivation of the virus on the surfaces. (Representational image: Reuters) In addition to measures like social distancing and wearing masks, an Indian-German team of scientists recommend controlling indoor humidity conditions to contain the spread of the novel … Read more
President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel also pledged during a joint news conference that European countries would work more closely in the coming weeks to coordinate virus protection measures and vaccine supplies. (AP photo) France’s president insisted Thursday that the country will send millions of students back to school starting September 1, despite … Read more