Tag: COVID-19
IIT Roorkee Develops 'Aarogya Setu' App To Tackle Coronavirus
In a bid to help the government deal with COVID-19, researchers at Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) have developed a mobile application that can track movement of people with the disease and also can do geofencing around him or her.....
COVID-19: Gujarat Positive Cases Climb To 516; Death Toll At 24
Gujarat crossed the 500-mark on Sunday as 48 positive cases were found during the day with coronavirus penetrating areas outside hotspots, taking the total positive cases in the state to 516 with 24 deaths.....
Italy's COVID-19 Death Toll Exceeds 20,000
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed 20,465 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 159,516, according to latest data released by the country's Civil Protection Department.....
France's COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 15,000, ICU Cases Fall
A total of 15,729 patients have succumbed to the COVID-19, including 10,129 died in hospitals and 5,600 in nursing homes, French General Director for Health Jerome Salomon said.....
Andhra Woman Refused Husband's Entry To Home Without Corona Test
The surging fears and stigma over coronavirus infection forced a woman in Andhra Pradesh to refuse entry to her husband in the house, till he underwent coronavirus test.....
Hydroxychloroquine Shows No Benefit In COVID-19 Patients: Study
Hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug termed potential "game changer" for COVID-19 by US President Donald Trump, showed no benefit in treating patients with the disease in Veterans Health Administration medical centres in the US, says a study. ....
Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Available This Year, Says UK Scientist
Two scientists who are leading the charge for a vaccine in the UK have been speaking about their projects.....
Over 93% Trust Modi Govt Will Handle COVID-19 Crisis Well
An astounding 93.5 per cent people in the country believe that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is handling the coronavirus outbreak effectively, a survey revealed on Thursday.....
Microsoft Bing's COVID-19 Tracker Unveils New Features For India
Microsoft on Monday announced new features in its Bing COVID-19 Tracker to help Indians stay up to date with the latest on the COVID-19 pandemic. The new features include the integration of the Apollo Hospitals bot (available in 4 Indian languages) for self-assessment and a hub for telemedicine support from reputed healthcare organizations. The tracker will also offer content in nine Indian languages to provide people across the country access to critical information related to the pandemic in preferred language, the company said in a sta....
Covid-19: Delhi Reports 3 Deaths, 76 New Cases
With 76 new cases getting reported from the national capital in the last 24 hours, the total number of coronavirus cases in Delhi reached 3,515 on Thursday.....
