Wrestling the Virus by Wrestling with Technology
Looking back at Black Death, the pandemic that struck Italy between 1347-1351 CE and killed nearly 60% of European population,...
Low wage migrant labourers in Qatar forced to beg for food
The Guardian on May 7 reported that low wage migrant workers in Qatar have been forced to beg for food...
Indians stranded overseas to be brought back by air and sea
The Indian government announced on Monday that it would begin bringing back Indians stuck abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic...
Philippines all set for medical trials as numbers cross 10,000
Close to 100 patients are touted to be given an anti-flu coronavirus drug, as the number of cases in the...
Top British COVID-19 Advisor resigns over breaking lockdown rules to meet married lover
Professor Neil Ferguson, who was an eminent member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) of the United Kingdom,...
3 warships sent to evacuate Indians from UAE and Maldives
Three Indian naval warships – INS Jalashwa, INS Shardul and INS Magar has been set to evacuate Indians stranded in...
DRDO comes up with a UV disinfection tower
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has developed an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection tower named UV Blaster that provides for...
France retests old samples, discovers that its patient zero was in December
A hospital in France has tested its old samples of pneumonia patients to find that a man with COVID-19 symptoms...
Kerala reports no new cases for 2nd consecutive day
No new COVID-19 cases were reported in Kerala for second consecutive day, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Monday.
61 people...
Is sponsoring ticket fare for stranded migrant workers a good idea?
The lockdown announced on March 24 to contain the spread of the Wuhan virus left several migrant workers stranded across...
