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US lifts travel advisory; urge citizens not to visit India, China

2:19 pm August 7, 2020

Washington: The US has lifted the highest level of its global health travel advisory for Americans due to the coronavirus pandemic and restored the previous country-specific system without changing the status of over 50 countries, including that of India and China. The US state department issued the Level 4: Do Not Travel advisory — the […]

Army band performs special tunes for Covid warriors

10:47 pm August 1, 2020

Bengaluru: It was a special moment for 25 Covid warriors here on Saturday when the Army Band of Pioneer Corps Training Centre performed specially composed tunes for them in honour of their stellar work in fighting the virus. The group, comprising doctors, lab technicians and sanitation workers, were treated to special tunes at a rehearsal […]

US: COVID-19 vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers

6:31 pm July 27, 2020

New York: The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government — one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race. There’s still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of […]

Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he tested negative for coronavirus

11:26 pm July 25, 2020

Brasilia: Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that he has tested negative for the new coronavirus, based on a fourth test since he said July 7 that he had the virus. Good morning everyone,” Bolsonaro wrote on Facebook after reporting that the test was negative”. The 65-year-old leader didn’t say when he did the […]

Students make technology innovations to battle COVID-19

7:28 pm July 25, 2020

Kochi: From a mask-vending machine to a software that detects COVID-19, youngsters demonstrated an array of innovations on Saturday at an event to promote technological inventions vis–vis the pandemic. The ‘Innovations Unlocked Kerala Student Innovators Meet’ by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) proved the quality of talent in countering the pandemic since the start of […]