Online Desk : President Donald Trump has formally withdrawn the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats over the UN body’s response to the coronavirus, a senator said…
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At a glance: All the latest Covid-19 global developments
Online desk : US virus toll passes 130,000 The pandemic has killed at least 535,000 people worldwide since it surfaced in China late last year, according to an AFP tally at 1900…
India’s first COVID-19 vaccine gets permission for human clinical trials
Online Desk : Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully developed Covaxin, India’s first vaccine candidate for Covid-19, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute…
UNICEF for universal access to online, distance learning for children
Online Desk : President of UNICEF Executive Board and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Rabab Fatima has said access to online and distance learning universally should be a…
Chinese coronavirus vaccine approved for military use
Online desk : China’s military has approved a coronavirus vaccine for use within its ranks that has been developed by its research unit and a biotech firm, the company said Monday. Organisations…
Global coronavirus infected cases cross 10 million mark
Online Desk ; More than 10 million cases of the new coronavirus have been officially declared around the world, half of them in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP…
Coronavirus cases in India cross 500,000
Online Desk : India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, federal health ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections surging in…
Brazil passes 50,000 coronavirus deaths
Online desk ; Brazil officially passed 50,000 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, with more than 1 million total cases, the Health Ministry said. Brazil, the world’s No. 2 coronavirus hot spot after the…
UK COVID-19 vaccine to begin human trials this week
Online Desk : A team of UK scientists hopes to receive approval to begin human trials of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine this week. The vaccine in question would harness new technology, which…
Life-saving coronavirus drug has been found
Online Desk : A cheap and widely available drug called dexamethasone can help save the lives of patients who are seriously ill with coronavirus, reports BBC. UK experts say the low-dose steroid…
France has scored its ‘first victory’ against virus: Macron
Online desk : President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that France had marked its first victory in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, ending much of its lockdown but adding that he would…
India approves remdesivir for moderate coronavirus cases
online Desk ; The Health Ministry on Saturday recommended the use of antiviral drug remdesivir in moderate stage of COVID-19 while backtracking from its earlier stance on hydroxychloroquine, saying the anti-malarial drug…