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Monday, November 24, 2025
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

We are all niqabis now: Covid masks reveal hypocrisy of Canada, France face-covering bans

Both coronavirus masks and niqabs are garments worn for a specific purpose, in a specific place and for a specific time only. It is not worn 24/7.

This is how France, Italy and Spain are easing their lockdowns, one step at a time

As the number of new cases of coronavirus infection starts to fall in these countries, shops and factories will be the first to resume operation.

Defeating Covid doesn’t just need a vaccine, but also rich countries to not monopolise it

Once it's developed, the next big challenge would be to ensure the vaccine reaches every corner of the world, especially when countries increasingly prioritise their interests.

If our drugs work, they will likely be effective on Covid-22, Covid-24 too

Our idea of targeting protein to fight coronavirus worked. We not only found multiple drugs that might fight SARS-CoV-2, we learned how and why.

Trump seeks to blame China for US coronavirus outbreak, but retaliation seems unlikely

The potential economic consequences of any kind of action against Beijing may limit retaliation from the Trump administration.

Antiviral drug Remdesivir cleared by US regulators for emergency use in Covid-19 cases

The drug manufactured by Gilead Sciences has become the first medication backed by early clinical data to be made available to fight the novel coronavirus.

Scientists find unique micro blood clots in lungs causing death in severe Covid-19 patients

US launches trial to test efficacy of blood pressure drug to a 3D-printed ventilator that can work without electricity, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

Covid brings back single-use plastics as environmental concerns take a backseat

For a plastics industry that’s grappling with a drop in demand for household goods and cars, the resurgence is a welcome break.

What if the pandemic never ends? The world should prepare for that too

Scientists are doing all they can to defeat the virus quickly. But policy makers should be planning for the possibility that they won’t succeed.

Remdesivir maker Gilead is caught between making a profit and treating the world

Remdesivir may become the first medication approved to treat the novel coronavirus but the question is will it generate big returns for Gilead.

On Camera

New HAL CMD doesn’t have to be an ‘insider’. Let merit decide

India’s premier defence public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will have a new Chairman and Managing Director in May 2026. The selection process has...

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.