REUTERS: Novartis has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to hold a randomized trial of generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 disease in 440 hospitalized patients, the Swiss drug-maker said on Monday. The decades-old medicine has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization for Coronavirus disease, but so far there is no … Read more
Egypt’s great pyramids light up to spread safety message in celebration of the World Heritage Day. The pyramids carried different messages including ‘stay home and stay safe’ amidst the ongoing deadly virus situation. Egypt’s minister of tourism and antiquities, Khaled El-Enany, attended the celebration, which included a musical performance played on a screen. #VIDEO Egypt's … Read more
Former Ivorian striker Didier Drogba and one of the country’s biggest music groups Magic System distributed aid on Friday to 200 families in a poor area of Abidjan as part of the effort to fight the Coronavirus crisis. Didier Drogba joined Salif Traore, known as A’Salfo, the Magic System frontman, for the second phase of … Read more
India has agreed to send hydroxychloroquine tablets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be used for treating COVID-19 patients. “The first shipment of medicine, currently on its way to the UAE, includes 5.5 million pills for treatment of patients with COVID-19,” the Gulf state embassy tweeted late on Saturday. The first shipment of medicine, … Read more
Canada and the United States (US) have extended border restrictions for more 30 days, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Washington and Ottawa agreed last month to clamp down on nonessential travel while allowing trade to continue across their long shared frontier during the coronavirus outbreak. However, the restrictions were due to expire next week. According … Read more
The World Health Organization has questioned whether the antibody tests could guarantee immunity. Hopes that coronavirus antibody tests could help the UK handle coronavirus patients have been dealt a blow. The UK has begun antibody tests that can detect if someone has contracted coronavirus. The tests have been launched to consider the “back-to-work” plan. However, … Read more
Tech giant Google, since a week, is paying tribute to all the frontliners working tirelessly to battle against the Coronavirus pandemic through its adorable doodles. Today, Google has shared a compiled doodle, thanking all the frontline workers fighting against COVID 19 outbreak. The people engaged in essential services who are out of their homes risking … Read more
A pizza delivery boy has tested positive for coronavirus in Delhi. Residents of around 72 houses have been asked by the District Magistrate South to remain quarantined. Note that there are 11,270 active cases of coronavirus in India, over 448 people have died whereas 1,777 people have recovered. There are 1, 578 confirmed cases in … Read more
Union of European Football Associations UEFA is reportedly considering the finishing of Champions League and Europa League competitions in August this year once domestic leagues get completed. Media reports said that amid the coronavirus also known as COVID-19 pandemic, sports events all around the world have become its victim and either postponed or canceled. Similarly, Football … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan called on famous religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil at the Prime Minister house Islamabad. According to the details, the Prime minister has appreciated the efforts of Maulana Tariq Jamil related to public awareness campaign to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Imran Khan has also urged the religious scholars’ (Ulema) … Read more
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said that a COVID-19 vaccine may be the only thing that can bring back normalcy, hoping for just that before the end of the year. During a video conference, Antonio Guterres said, “A safe and effective vaccine may be the only tool that can return the world to a … Read more
The New York Times: Stocks tumbled on Wednesday as investors faced a stream of bad news about the economic damage caused by efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, including data that showed a historic plunge in retail sales and a slump in factory output. The S&P 500 dropped more than 2 percent. Stocks in Europe were … Read more
Syrian filmmaker, Hassan Akkad has come forward to join hands with NHS hospital as a cleaner to help those battling against deadly Coronavirus disease. Hassan Akkad won the BAFTA for Best Factual Series in 2017 for the three-part documentary film ‘Exodus: Our Journey to Europe’. Taking to Twitter, the filmmaker has revealed that he is … Read more
REUTERS: Twelve-year-old Giulio Giovanni’s studying place has a view many people would envy — the unspoiled countryside of rolling hills, vineyards and olive groves under a Tuscan sun. He would prefer to participate in classes over the Internet from home — like his fellow classmates have to because of Italy’s coronavirus lockdown — but the … Read more
Japan’s citizens should do everything in their power to limit interactions with others by 70% to curb the spread of the coronavirus, government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday. He said the government will consider the request from coalition partner Komeito to hand out 100,000 yen ($933.45) per person after establishing the extra budget to … Read more
Wearing contact lens during any circumstances is considered to be an obligation for people having eye sight issues. People can even keep wearing their contact lens during COVID-19 pandemic, as long as they follow proper hygienic rules and directions. The study delves into multiple aspects of eye health amidst the global health crisis, with a … Read more
Austria is likely to open thousands of shops on Tuesday and ease the restrictions that were imposed to avoid the spread of coronavirus. According to the step-by-step plan to reopen the economy, Garden centers, DIY stores, and small shops will be reopened. Note that Austria has 6,330 active cases of coronavirus and 368 people have … Read more
Greg Calvin believed his job as an audio technicians could survive most economic downturns because people will keep watching sports while the networks that air the games still receive advertising revenue. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down all sports and put Calvin and his fellow technicians out of work and on unemployment. … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan has inaugurate the first ever teleschool in the history of Pakistan that has been help students to minimize their study loss during the lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. According to details, Prime Minister Imran Khan while addressing the inauguration of Pakistan’s first teleschool said that no final date … Read more
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced $20 billion rescue package to assist developing countries of Asia in their fight against coronavirus pandemic. According to the details, ADB said “it is tripling the size of its rescue package in the region for their immediate responses to contain the spread of COVID-19.” Earlier in March, Asian Development … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan called for a Global Initiative on Debt Relief to deal with coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a message broadcast to the international community that coronavirus pandemic has given birth to unprecedented health and economic challenges. He feared that the global slump might be worse than depression. Apart from … Read more
Around 50 Coronavirus deaths reported in the Philippines, the highest single day record, increasing the toll to 297. According to the details, the health ministry said that almost 220 new infections took the tally of virus cases to 4,648. But 40 more patients recovered, for a total of 197 recoveries.
Hampshire cancels Australian Cricketer Nathan Lyon’s deal to play this year amidst Coronavirus crisis. Nathan Lyon is third on Australia’s all-time Test wicket-taker list with 390 scalps. His signing considered a big coup for English county Hampshire. But the start of the English domestic season has halted till May 28 due to the deadly pandemic. … Read more
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc’s Google have said that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing users to opt into logging other phones they have been near. The rare collaboration between the two Silicon Valley companies, whose operating systems power 99 percent … Read more
To maintain social distancing amidst novel coronavirus pandemic the Indonesian couple walk down the isle in a simple wedding with relatives and loved via live streaming. The wedding ceremony took place in the presence of a few family members. Close friends and family members attended the marriage ceremony through live streaming. The bride and groom … Read more
USA can Impose Visa Sanctions on Countries Which Not Accept or Delay Deportees Donald Trump said on Friday; the US government can impose visa sanctions on countries that refuse or delay accepting people returned from the United States. In a legal document to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Trump told the ongoing pandemic situation regarding … Read more
The government of Turkey has imposed lockdown in major cities including Istanbul and Ankara to curb the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Turkey goes on lockdown for two days as its death toll from the virus surges to 1,000. The restrictions were imposed on 31 provinces and scaled up existing curbs across the country. Poeple under … Read more
Pakistani showbiz’s star Sheheryar Munawar has revealed that how he is keeping himself positive during the Coronavirus lockdown. Sheheryar Munawar took to Instagram and shared his photo from self-isolation. He captioned the picture: “You Corona! Take the hint, you’re not wanted. Go away already….I want my life back.” “It’s okay to feel, it’s okay to … Read more
