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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

Smoking makes it easier for coronavirus to get into lung cells, study finds

Smokers may have elevated levels of an enzyme called ACE-2, which helps virus enter cells in their lungs, European Respiratory Journal study shows.

PM Boris Johnson is improving in ICU but virus toll turns bleaker for Britain

Scientists predict UK will be headed into the peak of the outbreak over the next week, at the very moment it has a power vacuum in Johnson’s absence.

773 new infections, 32 deaths due to Covid-19 in last 24 hours in India: Health Ministry

1,21,271 tests for COVID-19 have been done in the country so far, an ICMR official said in the briefing.

Coronavirus infecting African-Americans at ‘alarming rates’ in some US states: NYT report

According to data analysed by The New York Times, Covid-19 has led to disparate rates of infection and deaths of African-Americans as compared to their white counterparts.

US Navy secretary quits after calling aircraft carrier captain stupid over Covid-19 crisis

Secretary Modly had relieved Captain Crozier of his command for pleading in urgent terms for all but a skeleton crew to be removed from the USS Roosevelt.

Donald Trump announces hold on funding to WHO, accuses it of being China-centric

Saying US pays majority of money to WHO, Trump also said the global health body had been wrong about many things in matters regarding the Covid-19 crisis.

The world is beginning to love face masks in the struggle to stop coronavirus

The newfound embrace of face mask comes after WHO moderated its stance, saying home-made masks may make it less likely that asymptomatic carrier spreads virus.

Indian-American owned pharma firm donates 3.4 M hydroxychloroquine tablets to key US states

New Jersey-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals has also announced ramping up HCQ productions and expects to produce approximately 20 million tablets by mid-April.

ISKCON reports 5 Covid-19 deaths in UK, after 1,000 gathered for a funeral

While the UK unit of ISKCON has reported 21 confirmed cases in the Greater London area, the society believes the number could be higher.

Europe wants a new Marshall Plan after Covid-19. This is what it is

The World War 2-era Marshall Plan, bankrolled by US, helped western Europe recover from the economic impact of the war.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?