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Delhi Man Dies Of COVID-19, Guard Blamed For Infection Tests Negative
16 Apr

Delhi Man Dies Of COVID-19, Guard Blamed For Infection Tests Negative

editor0 CommentsHealth, North Bengal, North East, Sikkim
A security guard who was accused of infecting a family of 3 with COVID-19 in Delhi's Defence Colony, got tested recently and the reports were found to be negative. The three family members were being treated in Max Hospital, Saket. An elderly man in his 80s died yesterday and his son is on the ventilator. The man's wife has recovered and has been discharged.The family had blamed their security guard, accusing him of visiting the Tablighi Jamaat gathering last month, which emerged as a major virus hotspot linked to cases across the country.
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Plasma Trials For COVID-19 To Begin Soon In Delhi
16 Apr

Plasma Trials For COVID-19 To Begin Soon In Delhi

editor0 CommentsNorth East
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today that the Delhi has got the Centre's approval to carry out clinical trials of plasma therapy to help critically ill coronavirus patients. The plasma therapy is only for COVID-19 patients who are on ventilator support and seriously ill. Multi-Centre trials were expected to begin for this, after clearance from the Drug Controller of India."Trial of Plasma Enrichment technique will begin in the next three or four days. If successful, we can save the livesof serious COVID-19 patients," Mr. Kejriwal said.
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Our hearts, minds, souls aren’t in lockdown :Sara Ali Khan
15 Apr

Our hearts, minds, souls aren’t in lockdown :Sara Ali Khan

editor0 CommentsEntertainment
Bollywood actress Sara Ali Khan has shared a beautiful photograph of herself along with some profound brainstorming. She says that the hearts, minds and souls are not in lockdown. Sharing a stunning monochrome picture of herself on Instagram, she wrote: "Our hearts, minds and souls aren't in lockdown #stayhome #staystrong#staypositive #staysafe," she captioned the image, which has garnered over 1.5 million likes on social media. She had recently shared a throwback video of herself along with her brother Ibrahim Ali Khan telling "knock-knock" jokes". She had also shared tips for fans to beat lockdown boredom during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.
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Pandemic could trigger social unrest in some countries: IMF
15 Apr

Pandemic could trigger social unrest in some countries: IMF

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Health, Lifestyle
New waves of social unrest could erupt in some countries if government measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic are seen as insufficient or unfairly favoring the wealthy, the IMF said in a new report on Wednesday. Governments had already spent nearly $8 trillion to combat the pandemic and mitigate the economic fallout, but more fiscal stimulus would be needed once the crisis abated, the global lender said in its semi-annual Fiscal Monitor. The spike in spending would sharply widen fiscal deficits, with global public debt set to rise 13 percentage points to more than 96% of gross domestic product in…
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Sports photographer for The New York Post died Sunday from the new coronavirus.
14 Apr

Sports photographer for The New York Post died Sunday from the new coronavirus.

editor0 CommentsHealth, Sports
Anthony Causi, a highly skilled and exceedingly popular sports photographer for The New York Post who covered the city’s teams for 25 years, died Sunday from the new coronavirus. He was 48. The newspaper reported Causi’s death on its website Sunday night and included an image of Monday’s back page. It featured a photo of Causi holding a camera with a long lens and the words “Our Eyes, Our Heart” and then below: “And our city’s loss.” Causi was married with two young children. Many of New York’s professional teams and several players posted messages on Twitter expressing sadness, condolences…
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Bolt goes viral with ‘social distancing’ Olympic photo
14 Apr

Bolt goes viral with ‘social distancing’ Olympic photo

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, Health, Lifestyle, Sports
Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he's still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: "social distancing". Bolt's post, featuring a picture by AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri of the 2008 Olympics 100m final, blew up on social media, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000 retweets. It showed the Jamaican crossing the finish line at the Bird's Nest stadium in a then-world record time of 9.69sec, glancing round from lane four as his despairing competitors trail two paces behind. "Savage", commented one…
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Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021
10 Apr

Tokyo Olympic CEO hints games could be in doubt even in 2021

editor0 CommentsHealth, Sports, Travel
As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with the long delay. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued an emergency declaration this week to battle the virus, putting the country under restrictions after it seemed it had avoided the spread. “I don’t think anyone would be able to say if it is going to be possible to get it under control by next July or not,” Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto said, speaking through an interpreter at a news…
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SAARC officials discuss impact of COVID-19
10 Apr

SAARC officials discuss impact of COVID-19

editor0 CommentsBusiness, Health
As follow up action of the announcement made by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the video conference of SAARC leaders on March 15, a video conference of senior trade officials of SAARC countries was held on Wednesday to discuss the impact of travel restrictions and the larger COVID-19 situation on intra-regional trade. Demonstrating keen shared interest and a problem-solving approach in the present challenging circumstances, all countries contributed actively to the discussions on a wide-ranging trade related agenda. “It was recognised in the conference that the COV- ID-19 pandemic is likely to have a considerable adverse impact on…
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Pulitzer Prize announcement to be postponed due to pandemic
10 Apr

Pulitzer Prize announcement to be postponed due to pandemic

editor0 CommentsEntertainment, Lifestyle
The Pulitzer Prize Board will postpone the announcement of this year’s winners because some board members have been busy covering the global coronavirus outbreak, the organization announced Tuesday. The announcement of Pulitzer winners in journalism and the arts will be postponed from April 20 to May 4, the board said. Pulitzer Prize administrator Dana Canedy said the board includes many journalists who are on the front lines of reporting on the coronavirus pandemic. “As they focus on this critical mission, this postponement will provide additional time to thoroughly evaluate the 2020 Pulitzer finalists,” Canedy said.
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