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TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

Tweaking patient’s immune cells to target the virus could be potential therapy: Scientists

A possible vaccine from plant viruses and a study that disproves presence of Covid-19 in semen — ThePrint brings you the latest research on the pandemic.

South Korea’s economy suffers worst contraction since 2008

According to Bank of Korea, the country's GDP shrank 1.4% in the three months through March from the prior quarter, due to fall in consumption.

Pakistan reports 742 fresh Covid-19 cases, 15 deaths in 24 hours

The total number of coronavirus infections in the country stand at 10,513 with 224 deaths.

Why some Covid-19 tests are more meaningful than others

Testing to detect the coronavirus is improving but the results can lead to wildly different conclusions.

Bizarre symptoms make this coronavirus different from anything else before

The virus can disable the kidneys, inflame the GI tract, damage the heart and creep into the central nervous system. It can lead to blood clots.

Spain extends lockdown as virus cases rise again in Europe

Italy and France also reported the most new coronavirus cases in four days, complicating efforts to gradually ease containment measures.

Over 1,000 foreign workers, including Indians, test positive for Covid-19 in Singapore

Foreign workers in Singapore — many of them Indian nationals — have been hit hard by the virus, with several foreign worker dormitories being placed under quarantine.

Indian drugmakers begin developing remdesivir, ‘world’s best shot’ against Covid-19

In a trial involving monkeys, early treatment of Covid-19 with remdesivir has shown to reduce symptoms of the disease and lung damage. 

US FDA says smokers could have higher risk of catching coronavirus

FDA had earlier said smokers may have worse outcomes from Covid-19, but hadn’t been explicit about whether that included chances of infection in the first place.

China scales up Covid-19 testing, treatment in border areas as imported cases cross 1,600

China's Covid-19 death toll remains 4,632 as of Tuesday with no new fatalities, while the overall confirmed cases climbed to 82,788.

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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.