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Tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths; dormitory screening urged
Published On: July 12, 2020 03:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 12: The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan tests positive for coronavirus: state minister
Published On: July 12, 2020 02:44 PM NPT By: Reuters
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her daughter tested positive for the new coronavirus on Sunda
China raises flood alert to second highest level
Published On: July 12, 2020 02:36 PM NPT By: Reuters
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, July 12: China on Sunday raised its flood response alert to the second highest grade as downpours continued to batter regions along the Yangtze River, with the eastern provinces of Jiangsu and Jiangxi among the worst hit, state media reported.
Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens
Published On: July 12, 2020 11:10 AM NPT By: Reuters
Mickey waved from a distance and visitors wore colorful face masks with mouse ears on Saturday as Florida’s Walt Disney World opened to the public for the first time in four months amid a surge of coronavirus cases in the state.
In first, Trump dons masks in visit to a military medical facility
Published On: July 12, 2020 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
BETHESDA, Md., July 12: President Donald Trump, who has avoided wearing a mask in public even as the coronavirus pandemic spread, donned one on Saturday at a military medical facility outside Washington where he was to meet with wounded soldiers and front-line health-care workers.
Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and son test positive for COVID-19
Published On: July 12, 2020 07:25 AM NPT By: Reuters
MUMBAI, July 12: Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s best known movie stars, has tested positive for COVID-19 together with his actor son Abhishek Bachchan, they said late on Saturday.
U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000
Published On: July 11, 2020 08:07 PM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON, July 11: New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to its plans to reopen its flagship theme park in hard-hit Florida.
Pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne
Published On: July 11, 2020 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
CHICAGO, July 11: The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory.
Brazil registers another 1,214 coronavirus deaths on Friday
Published On: July 11, 2020 01:22 PM NPT By: Reuters
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 11: Brazil registered 45,048 additional cases of the novel coronavirus over the last 24 hours and 1,214 new deaths, the health ministry said on Friday.
Pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne
Published On: July 11, 2020 10:30 AM NPT By: Reuters
CHICAGO, July 11: The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory.
Brathwaite, Dowrich half-centuries put Windies in control v England
Published On: July 11, 2020 09:15 AM NPT By: Reuters
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND, July 11: West Indies hold a commanding 99-run lead over England at the end of a fascinating third day of the first test on Friday after posting 318 in their first innings at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Relentless Real can almost touch title after eighth win in a row
Published On: July 11, 2020 08:51 AM NPT By: Reuters
MADRID, July 11: Real Madrid took another step towards their first La Liga title in three years by beating free-falling Alaves 2-0 at home on Friday, overcoming a number of high-profile absences to secure their eighth consecutive victory.
U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at 67,000
Published On: July 11, 2020 08:14 AM NPT By: Reuters
WASHINGTON DC, July 11: New cases of COVID-19 rose by 68,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co. stuck to its plans to reopen its flagship theme park in hard-hit Florida.
WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into virus origin
Published On: July 10, 2020 06:00 PM NPT By: Reuters
GENEVA, July 10: An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the global pandemic, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
Italy likely to extend state of emergency due to coronavirus crisis - PM
Published On: July 10, 2020 04:58 PM NPT By: Reuters
ROME, July 10: Italy will likely extend a state of emergency beyond its current deadline of July 31 due to the new coronavirus crisis, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Friday.
Lack of insurance threatens supply of Hollywood films, TV shows in 2021
Published On: July 10, 2020 02:59 PM NPT By: Reuters
Insurers have largely stopped covering independent film and television productions against the risk of COVID-19 illness, a shift that threatens the supply of new entertainment in 2021, Hollywood producers, insurers and industry experts said.
China cities declare flood 'red alerts' as extreme weather threats surge
Published On: July 10, 2020 12:30 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI, July 10: Four cities along China’s Yangtze river have declared top-level flood warnings over the past two days after torrential rain triggered landslides and inundated roads and farmland, with parts of the river threatening to burst its banks.
Holder and Gabriel put West Indies in control
Published On: July 10, 2020 07:55 AM NPT By: Reuters
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND, July 10: West Indies captain Jason Holder posted career-best test bowling figures with six wickets as his side dominated the second day of the first test against England on Thursday.
Global coronavirus cases rise to more than 12 million
Published On: July 9, 2020 02:38 PM NPT By: Reuters
LONDON, July 9: Global coronavirus cases exceeded 12 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as evidence mounts of the airborne spread of the disease that has killed more than half a million people in seven months.
Smog causes an estimated 49,000 deaths in Beijing, Shanghai in 2020 - tracker
Published On: July 9, 2020 01:26 PM NPT By: Reuters
SHANGHAI, July 9: Air pollution has caused an estimated 49,000 deaths and $23 billion in economic losses in the cities of Beijing and Shanghai alone since Jan. 1, 2020, according to a “clean air counter” launched by environmental groups on Thursday.
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