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TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

HIV-drug combo, touted as a promising Covid-19 treatment, fails clinical trial

A plastic canopy to protect medical staff and a study that says air pollution is making people more vulnerable to Covid-19, ThePrint brings you the latest on the pandemic.

Japan and IOC make conflicting statements about Tokyo Olympics

Questions about the timing of the 2020 Summer Olympics have come back to the forefront as the Covid-19 outbreak worsens in Japan and elsewhere.

China plans to give medics Covid-19 vaccines by year-end to protect them: Health officials

An adenovirus Covid-19 vector vaccine, developed by Institute of Military Medicine in China, is the first in the world that has entered second phase of clinical trial.

Why there is a big debate over accuracy and results of Covid anti-body tests

The anti-body test is crucial to understanding Covid-19 & the virus that causes it. It can tell how many people potentially have some level of immunity.

Global unrest due to Covid-19 lockdown indicates steep rise in poverty and inequality

A look at the biggest news stories from around the world on the coronavirus pandemic.

India announced lockdown the same time as South Africa but has over 7 times new cases since

While the two countries are not comparable, owing to population demographic variations, South Africa has conducted 1934 Covid-19 tests per million compared to India's 291.

Inside story of how Mercedes F1 and academics fast-tracked life-saving breathing aid in UK

It’s not easy for manufacturers to quickly make huge numbers of extra ventilators during coronavirus crisis. But that is where collaboration can help.

How central banks around the world should respond to the coronavirus crisis

To avoid repeating the errors of the 2008 global financial crisis, central banks have to combine stimulus with a range of structural reforms.

Boris Johnson won’t have to pay hospital bills. And it’s not because he is PM

Johnson must thank former PM Clement Attlee and his three main goals for the UK.

No, UK didn’t neglect Covid-19 – Boris Johnson govt offers angry rebuttal of media criticism

A Financial Times report criticised procurement of ventilators & a Sunday Times story suggested Johnson failed to take virus seriously in its early stages.

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.