COVID-19

India is the second victim nation for journalists to die from Covid-19

by Nava Thakuria - Dec 1, 2020

Nearly 500 journalists have died from Covid-19 in 56 countries since 1 March, said the Switzerland based international media rights body Press Emblem Campaign adding that in month of November, at least 47...
German vials in spotlight as Covid-19 vaccine nears

by News Hour Correspondent - Nov 25, 2020

As expectations grow that the first Covid-19 jabs will be administered in a matter of weeks, German glassmaker Schott is quietly doing what it has been for months: churning out vials that will...
Bangladesh govt to get tough to ensure mask-use for COVID-19

by News Hour Correspondent - Nov 24, 2020

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina, in the cabinet meeting, urged all involved to be tougher to guarantee the required use of masks with doing more campaign due to the outbreak of the...
Women in garment sector hit hard by COVID-19: ILO

by News Hour Correspondent - Nov 20, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on women in the garment industry has worsened due to underlying challenges, including discrimination and harassment, underrepresentation of women’s voice, wage gaps as well as unevenly shared unpaid care...
Pfizer Inc launched a pilot delivery program for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in four U.S. states

by News Hour Correspondent - Nov 17, 2020

Pfizer Inc has launched a pilot delivery program for its experimental COVID-19 vaccine in four U.S. states, as the U.S. drugmaker seeks to address distribution challenges facing its ultra-cold storage requirements. Pfizer’s vaccine,...
Study finds lasting fatigue common after COVID-19 infection

by News Hour Correspondent - Nov 15, 2020

More than half of people with acute COVID-19 infection continue to have persistent fatigue 10 weeks after their initial illness, according to a new study published November 9 in the open-access journal PLOS...
Could SARS-CoV-2 evolve resistance to COVID-19 vaccines?

by News Hour Correspondent - Nov 12, 2020

Just as bacteria can evolve resistance to antibiotics, viruses can evolve resistance to vaccines — and the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 could undermine the effectiveness of vaccines that are currently under development, according to...
Is the COVID-19 pandemic affecting dengue virus case numbers?

by News Hour Correspondent - Nov 2, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in dramatic changes to human mobility, which has the potential to change the transmission dynamics of other infectious diseases. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases...
Melbourne to exit lockdown from Wednesday after recording no new Covid-19 cases

by News Hour Correspondent - Oct 26, 2020

The Australian city of Melbourne will exit lockdown from Wednesday after recording no new Covid-19 cases for the first time since June. Victoria state was the epicentre of Australia’s second wave, accounting for...
Spain imposed a night-time curfew to control a new spike in Covid-19 infections

by News Hour Correspondent - Oct 26, 2020

Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the curfew, which...