Bluster: Coronavirus infection may impact mental health of patients: Study
London: People taken ill by coronavirus infection may experience psychiatric problems such as delirium and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while hospitalised and potentially even after they recover, according to a study. The research, published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, compiled results from short- and long-term studies of people hospitalised by coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, severe […]
‘Islamobhobic’ social media posts: Bihari worker loses job in UAE, asked to leave
Dubai: An Indian working in a mining company in the UAE has become the latest expatriate to have lost his job for “Islamophobic” social media posts, a media report said on Monday. Brajkishore Gupta was fired without notice for calling Indian Muslims ‘coronavirus spreaders’ and hailing the Delhi riots as ‘divine justice’ in his Facebook […]
Govt’s fiscal stimulus package hopelessly inadequate: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is “hopelessly inadequate” given the gravity of the economic crisis as it amounts to only Rs 1.86 lakh crore, which is 0.91 per cent of the GDP. The party sought a revised and comprehensive package of 10 per cent of […]
COVID-19: IIT Delhi team develops ‘risk index’ for implementing state-wise lockdown
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here has come up with a data science driven identification and mitigation framework for implementing state-by-state lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, suggesting that Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are at the highest risk. The framework in the form of a ‘risk index’ has been […]
Pak SC orders seven day opening of shopping malls, markets
Islamabad: Observing that shopkeepers in Pakistan will “die of hunger rather than the coronavirus” and that the virus does not go anywhere on Saturdays and Sundays, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered that shopping malls and markets should be allowed to operate throughout the week across the country. Markets and shopping malls in Pakistan were […]
Officials: Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead in home
Jerusalem: The Chinese ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home north of Tel Aviv on Sunday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. No cause of death was given and Israeli police said it was investigating. Du Wei, 58, was appointed envoy in February in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. He previously served as China’s […]
COVID-19 vaccine to be a reality by year end: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump said he hoped a COVID-19 vaccine would be available by the end of the year and announced to appoint a former head of vaccines at GlaxoSmithKline to spearhead the effort as researchers around the world scramble to develop a vaccine for the coronavirus that has killed more than 300,000 people […]
Lockdown eased: Pakistan resumes domestic flights partially
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday resumed domestic flight operations in a phased manner as the government eased the nationwide-lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has claimed the lives of over 830 people in the country. The resumption of the domestic flight services from five major airports on Saturday came as the Pakistan […]
Coronavirus cases reach 38,799 with 834 deaths
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday said it has reported 1,581 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total infections in the country to 38,799 with 834 deaths, the health ministry said. In its latest update, the Ministry of National Health Services said that overall 14,201 cases have so far been detected in […]
Covid-19: ‘Rhetoric, harassment’ against Muslims in India is unfortunate: US official
Washington: The US has seen unfortunate reports of COVID-19 related “rhetoric and harassment” against the Muslim community in India, a top American diplomat has said, asserting that it has been exacerbated by fake news and misinformation shared on social media. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, however, also said that the US was encouraged […]