COVID-19

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

ICMR issues advisory for use of Feluda paper strip test

2:44 pm October 23, 2020

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday issued an advisory for the use of indigenously developed Feluda paper strip test, which is based on CRISPR-Cas9 technology for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, by the laboratories. The paper-strip uses cutting-edge CRISPR gene-editing technology to identify and target the genetic material of SARS-CoV-2, the virus […]

Biden says COVID-19 test negative before debate

11:04 pm October 22, 2020

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he has tested negative for COVID-19 ahead of his debate with President Donald Trump. Biden made the comments to reporters in Wilmington, Delaware, on Thursday before flying to Nashville, Tennessee, where he’s scheduled to participate in the second debate with the Republican president, the final scheduled meeting of the two candidates before the Nov. […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

China says it supports ‘reasonable’ reforms to WHO amid EU push

10:28 pm October 22, 2020

Beijing: Facing flak over its initial handling of COVID-19 and controversies surrounding its ties with the World Health Organisation, China on Thursday said it supports “necessary and reasonable” reform to the global health body to enhance its capability to deal with public health emergencies. Asked about reports that the European Union plans to initiate measures […]

Vistara starts operating flights on Mumbai-Male route

Vistara to operate more flights from Delhi, Mumbai to Goa to cater to rising demand

4:48 pm October 22, 2020

Candolim (Goa): Vistara will operate more flights to Goa from Delhi and Mumbai from Sunday as there has been a “positive response and demand” on these sectors, said a senior airline official on Wednesday. The airline plans to operate two more weekly flights on the Delhi-Goa route and one more weekly flight on the Mumbai-Goa […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Noida: 135 new COVID-19 cases push tally to 16,308

11:34 pm October 21, 2020

Noida (UP): Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 135 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday which pushed the district’s case tally to 16,308, while the recovery rate inched closer to 93 per cent, official data showed. The number of active cases came down further to 1,090 from 1,105 on Tuesday, according to the data released by […]