DUBAI: Iran extended Covid-19 curbs in Tehran and across the country today as health authorities said they were recording a death from the virus every four minutes. Some hospitals had run out of beds to treat new patients, the head of the national coronavirus task-force told state TV. “Our doctors […]
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BERLIN: Germany has suffered more than 10,000 COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic, according to official data published on Saturday (Oct 24). A total of 10,003 deaths have been recorded by the Robert Koch Institute, a federal government agency, with 418,005 infections recorded nationwide. Of those, 14,714 were […]
GENEVA: The world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous path, facing the prospect of health services collapsing under the strain, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday (Oct 23). “We are at a critical juncture in […]
SYDNEY: Australia’s Victoria state – the epicentre of the country’s COVID-19 outbreak – on Friday (Oct 23) reported that active coronavirus cases have fallen to a four-month low, paving the way for an acceleration in the easing of social distancing curbs. The nation’s second-most populous state, which recorded just one […]
US regulators have given full approval for the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients in hospitals. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Veklury, the drug’s brand name, cut the recovery time on average by five days during clinical trials. “Veklury is the first treatment for COVID-19 to […]
France will extend an overnight curfew to dozens more areas in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced. “The second wave is now under way,” he said, shortly before the country announced a record 41,622 new cases. The 21:00 to 06:00 curfew will […]
Highlighting the “clear resurgence in coronavirus” in the country, the NCOC has asked the chief secretaries to “strictly implement” the SOPs. Another lockdown in the country might soon happen as the authorities are failing to “strictly implement” the standard operating procedure (SOP) to prevent the spread of coronavirus, said Pakistan’s […]
NEW DELHI: A fast and cheap paper-based coronavirus test will soon be available across India, with scientists hopeful it will help turn the tide on the pandemic in one of the world’s worst-hit nations. India has recorded more than 7.5 million infections, second only to the United States, and the […]
MELBOURNE: Australia’s most heavily hit coronavirus state of Victoria logged a sixth consecutive day of low single digit new cases today, as the state government said it was on track to announce fresh easing measures at the weekend. “We do genuinely hope on Sunday to make some announcements in the […]
Human challenge studies were conducted for cholera, typhoid, malaria, influenza, tuberculosis, dengue etc., in the past After mulling over the idea for a few days, the UK government on October 20 has given a go-ahead to start ‘human challenge’ trial so that an effective vaccine can be produced at the […]