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Saturday, November 22, 2025
TopicCoronavirus world updates

Topic: coronavirus world updates

Most vaccines go through years of tests, 12-18 months would be extraordinarily fast: Experts

Vaccine specialists this time are turning to technology aimed at speeding up a process that has traditionally taken 10 years or more.

China confirms 48 new imported cases of Covid-19 and one death

The overall confirmed cases reached 81,518 Monday, which included 3,305 people who died, 2,161 still undergoing treatment and 76,052 discharged patients.

How Trump was forced to give up his plan to reopen America for Easter

New information – and unanimity among his top public-health advisers – set the stage for a remarkable reversal on Sunday by Trump.

China now wants people to shop, eat out while rest of the world locks down

China has launched a consumption campaign. Authorities are distributing vouchers, asking companies to give paid time off & offering subsidies on larger purchases.

Should we use masks to protect against Covid-19 and where do migrant workers go next

In episode 431 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta discuses new evidence on face masks, the efficiency of BCG vaccine and continuing troubles of migrant workers in India.

WHO says coronavirus outbreak in Europe could be approaching peak

WHO hopes Italy & Spain are approaching a peak, and that European lockdowns which started several weeks ago will start to bear fruit.

Italy on the verge of losing grip in south as fears of looting & riots amid lockdown grow

Police have been deployed on the streets of Sicily’s capital, Palermo, amid reports that gangs are using social media to plot attacks on stores.

China to build temporary hospital in Pakistan as cases continue to rise

The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 1,664 while the death toll stood at 18 as of Monday, officials said, underlining the increase in local transmission.

US allows emergency use of hydroxychloroquine even as Trump says it ‘may or may not work’

Normally used to treat malaria, hydroxychloroquine yielded promising yet inconclusive results in a small coronavirus trial. It also carries significant side effects.

Mass quarantine patients with mild Covid-19 symptoms: Chinese experts warn Italy

According to experts advising Italy on the pandemic, Wuhan made an error in asking patients with mild symptoms to self-quarantine at home instead of hospitalising them.

On Camera

In Tejas Dubai crash, the harm goes beyond the loss of an aircraft and pilot

Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.

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.

From a small Kangra village to Tejas cockpit: IAF fighter pilot Namansh Syal’s journey cut short

Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.

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.