Canada’s top doctor wants against the idea of herd immunity for COVID-19 response | CBC News
Canada’s top doctor says there isn’t enough evidence to back herd immunity as a way to reopen society, as Quebec’s…
Ontario announces $4 an hour pandemic pay increase for front-line workers | CBC News
Ontario will provide a $4 per hour salary increase for front-line workers as part of temporary pandemic payment to recognize…
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Trudeau pledges $62.5M for fish and seafood sector amid mounting food supply concerns | CBC News
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $62.5 million on Saturday for Canada's fish and seafood sector amid mounting concerns over the…
As Employees Expand to Halt the Virus, Robotics Fill the Gaps
As the coronavirus began to spread through Japan in March, workers at a warehouse in Sugito that processes millions of…
How to Make Better Coffee in your home
Many of us are sheltering in place, which probably means forgoing that morning trip to the coffee shop. Fear not…
12 Best Weekend Deals: Robot Vacuums, Games, and More
Even if you're safe and healthy while sheltering in place, weeks and weeks of social distancing can begin to wear…
Virus ‘victim’, 74, discovered alive after ashes mix-up
Image copyright AFP Image caption Officials in Guayaquil, Ecuador say the hospital was in chaos because of the coronavirus outbreak…
Worldwide virus death toll reaches 200,000
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption While the number of virus cases appears to be stable or declining in some…
Protest against lockdown steps in Berlin
About 200 protesters gathered in the German capital to protest against coronavirus m
Orphanage pleads for help amid ‘crucial’ break out
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Authorities in Belarus have confirmed an outbreak at an orphanage for children with severe…
UK hospital coronavirus deaths pass 20,000
Image copyright Getty Images Another 813 people have died with coronavirus in UK hospitals, bringing the total to more than…
Coronavirus upgrade: Boris Johnson to return to work tomorrow
Updated April 26, 2020 07:59:43 UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who spent three nights in intensive care fighting COVID-19, is…
Live: Sydney beaches open for minimal time as authorities reveal ‘agitation’ over social distancing rules
Email By Simon Smale Updated April 26, 2020 06:56:10 Video: Watch ABC News live (ABC News) Map: Australia Sydney beachgoers…
Parts of the Pacific are coronavirus-free. But for these tropical paradises, there’s a catch
Updated April 26, 2020 06:28:55 About 250 COVID-19 cases doesn't seem like all that many. In some countries, if that…
There’s a simple lesson in economics we can gain from Australia’s $94m petroleum purchase
Posted April 26, 2020 06:00:48 Here's something for economics students.Did you hear the Australian Government bought $94 million of crude…
How the coronavirus shutdown has stopped a harmful practice
Updated April 26, 2020 06:30:49 The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on so many Australians. Lives have been…
Here’s the report the Prime Minister states validates no social distancing measures in schools
Updated April 26, 2020 07:09:17 A highly anticipated report into the spread of COVID-19 in classrooms, relied on by the…
Covid-19: Govt likely to announce second set of measures to help bad, MSMEs
NEW DELHI: Discussions in the government on the stimulus have pointed to the need to provide support to the poor,…
Covid-19: Evacuation exercise gathers steam across states
As the national lockdown entered its fifth week, an unprecedented cross-country evacuation exercise to bring back migrant workers and other…
Close to 6,300 Indians contaminated in 50 nations, toll stands at 40
Close to 6300 Indian nationals abroad have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, posing a serious logistical challenge to the…
Coronavirus: India records 6% growth in 24 hours, lowest daily rate since crossing 100 cases, says Govt
NEW DELHI: India recorded a six per cent growth in new cases on a single day, from 8am Friday to…
10th Covid death in Bhopal, all gas victims
BHOPAL: The coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be hellish for survivors of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, the world’s…
After Delhi, 5 more states want lockdown extended beyond May 3
A day after the Delhi government said the lockdown would have to be continued till May 16 in the national…
OxygenOS 10.3.3 upgrade for the OnePlus 6 and 6T brings April 2020 spots
Yesterday, OnePlus announced the end of the OxygenOS Open Beta program for the OnePlus 6 and OnePlus 6T, making Open…
OnePlus apparently issues layoffs in largest European markets (Update: Official statement)
This story was originally published 2020/04/24 1:52pm PDTon Apr 24, 2020 and last updated 2020/04/25 12:38pm PDTApr 25, 2020. OnePlus…
iPhone SE works with iPhone 8’s camera swapped in, brand-new teardown shows
The iPhone SE of 2020 is a resurrected iPhone 8, that's self-evident. But what are the implications of that fact…
Here’s a thermal video camera that determines temp, discovers social distancing infractions
Home / Tech / Here’s a thermal camera that measures temp, detects social distancing violations The camera may be used…
PUBG Mobile Lite 0.17.0 Beta update: Payload mode, Falcon and more incoming
Home / Tech / PUBG Mobile Lite 0.17.0 Beta update: Payload mode, Falcon and more incoming You can install it…
Train possibly belonging to North Korean leader spotted in resort town: think tank
WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) - A special train possibly belonging to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was spotted this week at…
Unique Report: Countries, companies run the risk of billions in race for coronavirus vaccine
(Reuters) - In the race to develop a vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, charities and Big Pharma firms…
U.S. airlines receive extra $9.5 billion in payroll support: U.S. Treasury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Saturday it has released $9.5 billion in additional funds from the…
Embraer hits out after Boeing scraps $4.2 billion tie-up
SAO PAULO/PARIS (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) on Saturday pulled out of a $4.2 billion deal to buy Embraer’s (EMBR3.SA)…
After ’21 days of hell’ New York guv expands coronavirus testing
(Reuters) - New York will on Saturday begin conducting antibody tests for workers at four hospitals hit hardest by the…
Trump and Putin issue rare joint declaration promoting cooperation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin issued a rare joint statement on Saturday…
In 4 U.S. state jails, nearly 3,300 inmates test favorable for coronavirus –
(Reuters) - When the first cases of the new coronavirus surfaced in Ohio’s prisons, the director in charge felt like…
Beaches considered as United States takes actions toward reopening
(Reuters) - Many Americans flocked to beaches on Saturday as one Florida county expanded access and California experienced a heatwave,…
Post-lockdown, Indians in Gulf will be the first to return
A week before the current phase of nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic ends, the government has begun preparations…
No new COVID-19 cases after May 16, states research study
On Friday, V.K. Paul, NITI Aayog member and head of a key government empowered committee on medical management, presented a…
Coronavirus | UGC to suggest academic calendar this week
Panels set up by the University Grants Commission (UGC) have submitted recommendations on the revised academic calendar and suggestions for…
Coronavirus | WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll crosses 200,000
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Saturday that recovering from coronavirus might not protect people from reinfection as the…
Only 15%of poor households have actually received 1 kg of pulses guaranteed for April
Only 15% of poor households have received the one kg of pulses promised for April under the Centre’s COVID-19 welfare…
Coronavirus | India says daily growth rate of COVID-19 cases has dipped to 6%
India posted 1,429 new cases of COVID-19 since Friday. This brings the total number of those confirmed positive to 24,506…
No dissent, no democracy
This newspaper carried a powerful editorial, “Perverse zeal” (February 17), on paediatrician Dr. Kafeel Khan’s arrest. As the novel coronavirus…
An epidemic of lies
At the time of an epidemic or pandemic, we try and protect ourselves by keeping away from the germ or…
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Tributes poured in from around the world as Sana Mir, the former Pakistan captain and one of the premier allrounders…
‘You do not wish to postpone restarting sports for too long’
Cheteshwar Pujara and the Stump Mic crew look at the pros and cons of cricket behind closed doors, if and…
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We spoke to Laura Wolvaardt, who celebrates her 21st birthday in lockdown on April 26, for our Downtime Diaries series,…
Sana Mir retires from international cricket | ESPNcricinfo.com
Pakistan Women allrounder Sana Mir has announced her retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to a 15-year career. Mir,…
Who is in our all-time Chennai Super Kings XI? | ESPNcricinfo.com
In this new series, we compile all-time XIs for each IPL team. The rules are simple: the player has to…