24 people who attended Nizamuddin West religious congregation test COVID-19 positive
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Twenty-four people, who took part in a religious congregation in Nizamuddin West earlier this month, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters at his residence, he said that 1,033 people have been shifted to various places. The minister said, […]
Coronavirus: Social distancing helps save lives, says study
Washington, Mar 31 (PTI) Social distancing measures, a key aspect in the fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, helps save lives as it reduces fever, according to an Indian-American CEO and founder of a health tech startup that monitors temperatures of people in the US through its inter-connected digital thermometer. More than 250 million Americans […]
World Bank sees outbreak taking a big toll on Asia’s economy
Washington, Mar 31 (AP) The World Bank is estimating that the cornavirus outbreak will cause economic growth to slow significantly this year in China and other East Asian-Pacific countries, throwing millions into poverty. Under a worse-case scenario, the region could suffer its sharpest downturn since a devastating currency crisis more than two decades ago, […]
Johnson & Johnson announces Human testing for coronavirus vaccine
Washington, Mar 31 (AFP) Johnson & Johnson has said it had selected a lead candidate vaccine for the new coronavirus that would move to human trials by September and could be ready for emergency use by early next year. The pharmaceutical company has signed an agreement with the US government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development […]
Coronavirus: Next 30 days are very vital, says Trump
Washington, Mar 31 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has said that the next 30 days are very vital for America in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as the confirmed cases of those infected by the deadly disease soured to 164,000 and fatalities crossed 3,100 in the country. His remarks came a day after he […]
Lockdown: Coordination teams formed in JK
Jammu, Mar 31 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration constituted various coordination teams on Monday to ensure movement of essential goods and services, and address difficulties amid the lockdown over the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to the order, the Health and Medical Education financial commissioner Atal Dulloo will be the incharge of the coordination. The […]
Fighting Corona: PhD scholar makes masks to help control COVID-19 spread
(Jahangeer Ganaie) Shopian: With the rising cases of COVID-19 reported in Jammu and Kashmir and an increased demand for face masks, a PhD scholar from south Kashmir’s Shopian district is sewing masks to contribute his bit to secure people’s lives. “On the one hand government is educating people about this deadly virus and asking them […]
Are we headed for community spread?
The number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,071 in India on Monday, while the death toll rose to 29. In Jammu and Kashmir the number of positive cases too seems to be rising day by day. On Monday we reported four positive cases from the Valley and three cases tested positive in Jammu region. Maharashtra […]
I do not mourn death anymore
We have been invariably witnessing more brutal forms of death and lockdown since decades
Khan Mudasir ‘Death is more universal than life, everyone dies but not everyone lives’: Andrew Sachs There used to be a word sending chills down the spine of people from early times, but as the world progressed the word continuously lost its pain and sooner it became the norm of the town. In the journey […]
Is coronavirus (Covid-19), a new biologically engineered pathogen?
Scientists have still not been able to trace the exact origins of the virus
Firdous Ahmad Qazi “After all, it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.” Margaret Chan. Biological weapons also called as germ weapons are any number of disease producing agents that may be utilized as weapons against humans, animals and plants. It was speculated that the Coronavirus outbreak that begin in […]
