COVID-19
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Covid-19 virus remains infectious on some surfaces like banknotes, phone screens for 28 days
Oct 11, 2020The virus responsible for Covid-19 can remain infectious on surfaces such as banknotes, phone screens and stainless steel for 28 days, researchers say. The findings from Australia’s national science agency suggest SARS-Cov-2 can survive for far... -
Rapid bedside testing faster than standard centralised PCR testing for COVID-19
Oct 10, 2020An interventional study tracking SARS-CoV-2 testing on admission to a UK hospital finds that the wait for results was just 1.7 hours using point-of-care testing (POCT) close to the patient’s bedside, compared with 21.3 hours using... -
Bars and cafes in Brussels to be forced to close for a month as COVID-19 cases resurge
Oct 7, 2020Bars and cafes in Brussels will be forced to close for a month from Thursday, the regional government said on Wednesday after the Belgian capital overtook Paris in terms of COVID-19 infections per inhabitant. Brussels is... -
Mental health toll of pandemic ‘devastating’: WHO
Oct 5, 2020The Covid-19 pandemic is having a “devastating impact” on mental health services globally, the World Health Organization said Monday, ahead of a large fundraising push. It warned that mental health had been overlooked in the crisis,... -
New lockdown imposed in Madrid as Spain tries to control the second wave of Covid-19
Oct 3, 2020More than three million people in Madrid have had new restrictions imposed on their lives as Spain tries to control the most serious second wave of Covid-19 infections in Europe. From this weekend, people can travel... -
Researchers call for loss of smell to be recognized globally as a symptom of COVID-19
Oct 2, 2020Four out of five people experiencing the recent loss of smell and/or taste tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies—and of those who tested positive, 40 percent did not have cough or fever, reports a new study in... -
Ford continued to show recovery signs after COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 2, 2020Ford Motor Co on Friday continued to show signs of a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as demand for sports utility vehicles and pickup trucks helped boost third-quarter sales in the United States. The U.S. auto... -
US stocks to open lower after Trump tested COVID-19 positive
Oct 2, 2020US stock markets have predicted that shares will sharply drop after Donald Trump said he had tested positive for COVID-19. Stock market futures showed that all three of America’s main indexes – the Dow Jones, the... -
Over 20 thousands of Amazon’s employees tested COVID-19 positive, Amazon confirmed
Oct 2, 2020Amazon yesterday said that slightly over 19,800 of its staffs have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of March. Data on Amazon’s 1.37 million frontline staffs, including those at its Whole Foods Market grocery stores... -
Bangladeshi Attorney General Mahbubey Alam dies
Sep 27, 2020Mahbubey Alam, Attorney General of Bangladesh has passed away today. He was 71. Four weeks ago, he was diagnosed with the coronavirus. He died today at 7:25 PM while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital...
