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Monday, May 20, 2024
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

We will likely need several vaccines to combat coronavirus across the world

US National Institutes of Health director says the first people to get a vaccine will likely be frontline health workers and those with chronic conditions.

Elon Musk reopens Tesla’s US plant, dares California authorities to arrest him

Musk, who claimed the panic around Covid was dumb, has been furious about the lockdown, and threatened to move the company’s headquarters to Nevada or Texas.

We have prevailed, says Trump, ends press meet abruptly after question on US death toll

At a press conference to celebrate his govt's success at expanding testing, Trump went on the defensive under questioning from reporters.

Oxford begins study to prevent worsening of mild coronavirus cases, to start with HCQ

Oxford study will test whether 7-day course of HCQ can reduce serious symptoms in vulnerable groups. The antibiotic azithromycin will also be tested.

Tata Motors is worth nothing without JLR after Covid disruption, brokerage CLSA says

JLR is only driver of valuation. Future equity infusions are likely to be used for loss funding & so we don’t attribute any equity value to India business, CLSA says.

South Korea’s very successful testing strategy has a homophobia problem

The latest flare-up in South Korea, which curbed new cases through rapid testing, has emerged among the gay community, which has few legal protections.

International tourism could decline by 60-80% in 2020 due to Covid-19: UN report

The report states the pandemic has caused a loss of $910 billion to $1.2 trillion and placed millions of livelihoods at risk.

Covid pandemic has given the world a great online learning experiment

With the right infrastructure, it’s possible to rethink academic structures that have in many ways been unchanged since the Victorian period.

How to reopen a country in lockdown? US looks to South Korea, Vienna for ideas

Experts have warned that reopening the US too quickly risks sparking a fresh wave of the outbreak, possibly leading to another, even more damaging shutdown.

With masks & fever checks, it’s a ‘whole new world’ as Shanghai Disneyland reopens in China

The reopening is one of the largest test cases yet of whether mass gatherings can take place safely amid the virus pandemic.

On Camera

Phase 5 is crunch time for BJP—UP will boost INDIA, Maharashtra will clear up real vs fake

Just like Phase 3, in this round too, the NDA stands to lose ground due to the sheer number of seats it had won the last time — 39 of the 49 seats, of which the BJP alone had won 32.

What’s geopolitical recession? World seems to be heading for one

The long-term rise of China and the 'Global South', combined with a decline of European and Japanese economic power is driving a fundamental shift.

With defence push, India looks to capture markets in Africa beyond western Indian Ocean

India’s defence sector is trying to penetrate the African market. But with China already extending significant influence, India must now play catch-up.      

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?