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Monday, November 24, 2025
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

Why reopening the economy after pandemic will be more about ethics than science

The choice of when to reopen is not a scientific question, but a moral one informed by science: how much coronavirus risk are we willing to accept?

WFH is giving the world economy a sneak peek at our digital, virtual future

Cheaper internet connectivity has enabled explosive growth in online tools, allowing many white-collar roles to be done at home.

US records highest deaths in single day with 2,129 fatalities, total toll crosses 25,000

According to Johns Hopkins University, over 6,05,000 Americans have tested positive for the novel coronavirus - more than the other top three countries taken together.

New research shows how silent carriers spread coronavirus

Silent carriers of coronavirus may play a significant role in spreading the disease, according to research conducted in Iceland.

Trump halts US payments to WHO saying it failed in its basic duty to contain outbreak

US has contributed $893 million to WHO’s operations during current two-year funding cycle & it’s unclear when any halt in payments would take effect.

FDA has approved saliva test to detect Covid-19 that lowers infection risk for health staff

From study showing effectiveness of remdesivir to another clinical trial for hydroxychloroquine, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19 research.

US bishop who defied lockdown and held church service dies of coronavirus

Bishop Gerald O. Glenn from Virginia held a church service with more than a dozen people on 22 March. He contracted the virus a week later.

Imported Covid-19 cases in China climb to 1,464, rise in asymptomatic cases

1,009 confirmed cases, including four deaths, have been reported in Hong Kong, 45 confirmed cases in the Macao and 393 in Taiwan.

With just 1,955 cases and 86 deaths so far, Greece shows how to handle crisis

For years, much of Europe has looked down on Greece as an insolvable problem. For all its intrinsic frailties, in this pandemic, Athens can walk with its head held high.

10 reasons why Covid-19 data on testing and fatalities might not be accurate

Specific areas could see much worse death rates because of their poor health care systems or due to existing chronic diseases in population.

On Camera

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.