Tag: Covid
Pandemic Affected Tourist Behaviour: Study
The pandemic has affected tourists' attitudes and behaviours in unforeseen ways, often subconsciously, said a new study. ....
Mario Draghi To Be Sworn In As Italy Prime Minister
Former head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi has formally accepted the role of Italy's next Prime Minister and will be sworn in on Saturday. ....
Humidity From Masks May Lessen Severity Of Covid
The humidity created inside the mask, which we wear to protect ourselves from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2, can also help in combating Covid-19 as face masks substantially increase the humidity in the air that the mask-wearer breathes in, a new study suggests. ....
Shuttler Jwala Gutta Complains Of Racism
Noted Hyderabad-based badminton player and Arjuna awardee Jwala Gutta has complained that she was subjected to racist remarks at a time when her family is mourning the death of her grandmother. ....
UK PM Boris Johnson Under Pressure To Lift All Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to lift all COVID-19 lockdowns in two and a half months as lockdown-sceptic Tories called on him to commit to a timetable for easing the restrictions with a complete end to controls by the end of April. ....
Global Covid-19 Cases Top 108.7 Million: JHU
The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 108.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.39 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....
Iraq Detects Infections With New Coronavirus Variant
Iraqi Minister of Health Hassan al-Tamimi said that the ministry detected cases of a new strain of coronavirus, while the ministry reported 2,798 new coronavirus cases in the country. ....
China Hid Wuhan Coronavirus Information From WHO Expert Team: Report
China's behaviour with the expert team constituted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the coronavirus (Covid-19) has led to more speculation about the virus that traces its origins to Wuhan in central China. Various news reports have made it clear that the WHO team worked under limitations and did not have access to all information it sought on the initial days of the outbreak. ....
Covid Infection Rates High In Pregnant Women: US Study
Pregnant women apeeared to be at a higher risk of catching Covid-19 infection, as per a new study conducted in the US. ....
Mumbai Mayor Hits The Streets, Orders People To Wear Masks
As the state apparently hurtles towards a second lockdown, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Wednesday took to the streets appealed to the people with folded hands to follow all Covid-19 protocols in public interest. ....
