COVID

UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental

8:16 pm August 25, 2020

London: The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy, voicing the concern as a U.S. boost for the treatment has many scientists afraid formal studies will be derailed. On Sunday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized what’s called “emergency use” […]

Decline in COVID-19 positivity rate despite increasing tests exponentially: Govt

7:48 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said though COVID-19 testing has been increased exponentially, there has been a steady decline in the positivity rate and highlighted that the number of active cases of the infection reduced by 6,423 for the first time in a span of 24 hours. The testing for the disease has been […]

Treating COVID-19 may lead to increased antibiotic resistance, UK study finds

7:05 pm August 25, 2020

London: The use of antibiotics in people with Treating COVID-19 may lead to increased antibiotic resistance, UK study finds could lead to raised levels of the drugs within rivers or coastal waters which may in turn result in an increase in antimicrobial resistance, according to a UK study. Patients hospitalised due to the novel coronavirus […]

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Local train, metro, single screen movie halls may get breather in Unlock 4

1:32 pm August 25, 2020

New Delhi: To increase economic activities and employment opportunities, the Government of India is considering to give a breather to various sectors in Unlock 4. According to the news agency ANI sources, the government may give some more relaxations but its implementation in the respective states or Union Territories (UT) will be done on the […]

Trump slams media for 'blocking' alleged graft cases against Biden

We just have to make this ‘China virus’ go away and it’s happening: Trump

11:13 am August 25, 2020

Washington: Americans have to “make this China virus go away” and it is happening, President Donald Trump has said, as he thanked the frontline workers for their incredible efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Trump appeared in a taped Oval Office conversation with a group of frontline workers – doctors, nurses, firemen, policemen, postal workers. This was not the first time […]