Day: April 2, 2020

Formulate ‘staggered’ exit strategy from lockdown: PM to CMs

11:20 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday told chief ministers to focus on COVID-19 containment measures — testing, tracing, isolation and quarantine — in the next few weeks with a common goal to ensure minimum loss of life, and pitched for formulating a staggered exit strategy from the ongoing lockdown. As the country witnessed […]

Top DRDO prize for Noida varsity scientist's concept to recognize person's identity in dark

DRDO develops body suit to prevent COVID-19

11:06 pm April 2, 2020

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a bio suit to keep the medical, paramedical and other personnel engaged in combating COVID-19 safe from the deadly virus. Scientists at various DRDO laboratories have applied their technical know-how and expertise in textile, coating and nanotechnology to develop the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) […]

Fauci says 'rolling reentry' of US economy possible in May

US jobless claims hit record 6.6 million as COVID-19 ravages economy

10:56 pm April 2, 2020

New York: More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week — doubling a record high set just one week earlier — a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the coronavirus. The stunning report Thursday from the Labor Department showed that job cuts are mounting against the backdrop of economies […]

Coronavirus: IIT-Roorkee develops low-cost ventilator

10:40 pm April 2, 2020

Dehradun: IIT-Roorkee has developed a low-cost portable ventilator that can be useful in the fight against COVID-19. The closed-loop ventilator does not require compressed air and is useful when hospital wards and open areas are converted into ICUs, a press release from the premier institute said. The ventilator named ‘Prana-Vayu’ has been developed in collaboration […]

Maharashtra COVID-19 tally jumps to 416, death toll rises to 19

10:28 pm April 2, 2020

Mumbai: As many as 81 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Maharashtra on Thursday, taking the tally to 416, while two more patients succumbed to the infection, raising the toll to 19, said a health official. At 57, Mumbai city topped in the number of fresh cases in Maharashtra, which is leading the nation-wide coronavirus […]