COVID-19 infections

COVID-19: Palghar receives 3,000 antigen testing kits

4:25 pm July 9, 2020

Thane/Palghar: As many as 3,000 antigen testing kits have been given to Maharashtra’s Palghar district and 10,000 more will be procured for the detection of COVID-19 infections, collector Dr Kailash Shinde said on Thursday. In a recorded message, Shinde said the administration is doing its best to bring down the mortality rate, which is at […]

Singapore reports 41 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours: report

Singapore reports 136 new COVID-19 cases

4:14 pm July 5, 2020

Singapore: Singapore has recorded 136 new COVID-19 cases, mostly foreign workers living in dormitories, taking the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 44,800, according to the health ministry. Among the new COVID-19 infections, 18 are from the community. Twelve of the 18 cases from community are foreigners on work passes but living […]

Coronavirus tracing app a test for privacy-minded Germany

8:55 pm June 16, 2020

Berlin: Germany launched a coronavirus tracing app Tuesday that officials say is so secure even government ministers can use it, though developers acknowledge it isn’t perfect yet. Smartphone apps have been touted as a high-tech tool in the effort to track down potential COVID-19 infections. Experts say finding new cases quickly is key to clamping […]

COVID-19: China begins mass testing in Beijing as 67 new cases appear

2:20 pm June 15, 2020

Beijing: China has begun the mass testing of hundreds of people who had visited a Beijing wholesale market which sparked a fresh bout of coronavirus cases even as the country reported 67 new COVID-19 infections including 42 in the capital. In a bid to stem the spread of the contagion, the authorities in Beijing have […]

India drops plasma therapy from COVID-19 management guidelines

China reports 66 new COVID-19 cases after sudden spike in Beijing

12:56 pm June 14, 2020

Beijing: China has reported 66 new coronavirus cases, the largest since the disease was controlled in its first epicentre Wuhan in April, prompting the authorities to go into a “wartime” mode to stem the spread of COVID-19 in the capital Beijing which has seen a sudden spike in the number of infections, health officials said […]