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WHO chief warns coronavirus pandemic ‘accelerating’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The head of the World Health Organization said the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” and that more than 150,000 cases were reported yesterday – the”highest single-day number so far. In a media briefing on Friday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly half of the newly reported cases were from the Americas, with significant numbers from South Asia and the Middle East. “We are in a new and dangerous phase,” he said, warning that restrictive measures are still needed to stop the pandemic. “Many people are understandably fed up with…

‘Lot of asymptomatic cases’: Top China infection expert on Covid-19 cluster

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The new cluster of Covid-19 infections in Beijing could have begun a month earlier than thought, a top infection expert has said as the capital on Thursday recorded 21 new cases, increasing the caseload to 158 in a week with nearly all the infections linked to a sprawling fresh food market in the southwestern Fengtai district. Gao Fu, the director of the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said the outbreak probably did not occur in early June or late May, but probably a month…

Govt issues pictorial guidelines for ‘Covid-appropriate behaviour’ in Unlock-1 phase

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Amid a surge in coronavirus cases during the ‘Unlock 1’ phase, the Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines on “Covid-appropriate behaviour” to be followed at restaurants, hotels, religious places, shopping malls and offices in a pictorial format to emphasise on precautions such as staggering of visitors and allowing only asymptomatic people in such premises. On June 4, the ministry had issued the standard operating procedures for public and semi-public environments but the ministry released the fresh guidelines repackaged in a colourful pictorial format to sensitise people…

Finally China gives in, agrees for probe into Covid-19 origin, WHO response

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A woman wearing a protective mask is seen past a portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping on a street as the country is hit by an outbreak of the coronavirus, in Shanghai, China.(via REUTERS) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ China on Monday gave in to mounting international pressure for a probe into the origin of Covid-19 and a review of the World Health Organisation’s response to the pandemic. President Xi Jinping told the World Health Assembly that China had acted with ‘openness, transparency and responsibility’ when the disease, which has impacted billions…

IPL cancellation could cost Indian cricket half a billion dollars

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“Mumbai Indians players celebrate winning the IPL final against Chennai Super Kings on May 13, 2019. Scrapping this year’s tournament because of the official has told AFP. The world’s richest Twenty20 tournament is staring at a first wipeout in its 12-year history after the original March 29 start date was postponed repeatedly. Cancellation of the IPL for 2020 would mean a huge financial hit. “The BCCI is looking at a big revenue loss.In case the IPL does not take place, the loss would be close to 40 billion rupees ($530…

China warns of countermeasures after US tightens visa rules for Chinese journalists

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US President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping (Reuters file photo) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ China on Monday warned that it will take countermeasures in response to the US decision to tighten visa rules for Chinese journalists, urging Washington to immediately correct its mistakes. The US last week announced it was limiting the visa-period for Chinese journalists to 90 days with the option to extend it. The Chinese foreign ministry said Washington to correct its mistakes against Chinese journalists immediately or it will face countermeasures. Opposing the US move,…

WHO cautions against use of Madagascar anti-virus potion

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ The World Health Organization on Thursday advised governments to clinically test a herbal drink touted by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against coronavirus. The Covid-Organics infusion is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven anti-malarial properties — and other indigenous herbs. Rajoelina hopes to distribute the infusion across West Africa and beyond, claiming it cures COVID-19 patients within 10 days. Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Niger have already received consignments of the potion. Others such as Tanzania have expressed interest. But the World Health Organization…

Donald Trump tests negative for coronavirus after report valet infected

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COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for coronavirus(REUTERS) President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have tested negative for coronavirus after finding out a member of the U.S. military who worked on the White House campus had become infected, a White House spokesman said on Thursday. The military official was identified by CNN as personal valet to Trump.

Delhi slaps ‘special corona fee’ on alcohol as Covid-19 cases near 5,000 mark

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People stand in a queue to buy alcohol after authorities allowed opening of wines shops with certain restrictions during ongoing Covid-19 nationwide lockdown at Krishna Nagar in East Delhi. (PTI Photo) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ Delhi registered another big spike of 349 new cases of Covid-19 that took the national capital’s tally to 4,898, the health department said in a statement Monday night. There are 3,403 active cases while 1,431 people have recovered from Covid-19. There was no casualty in the last 24 hours which remained at 64. Late Monday night,…

US has very ‘conclusive’ report on Covid-19’s China origins, says Trump

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U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a Fox News town hall at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Sunday, May 3, 2020. (Bloomberg) COURTESY BY: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ President Donald Trump promised a “conclusive” report from the U.S. government on the Chinese origins of the coronavirus outbreak, adding that he has little doubt that Beijing misled the world about the scale and risk of the disease before it became a global pandemic. “We will be giving a very strong report on what we think happened, and I think it will…