Tag: Covid
Anyone Who Wants Covid Vaccine Could Get It 'this Spring': Biden
US President Joe Biden's underpromise-overdeliver strategy on Covid-19 vaccine allocation landed its most optimistic message yet, pointing to vaccination for any American who wants a shot by "this Spring". ....
Expecting Mothers At High Risk Of Death Due To Covid: Study
Women, take note. Contracting Covid-19 while expecting a baby can have deadly consequences, a new study suggests. ....
Covid-19 Takes A Toll On Physicians' Happiness, Says Report
The Covid-19 pandemic has severely affected the mental and emotional well-being of doctors, with female physicians and those in critical care and infectious disease reporting among the highest rates of burnout during the pandemic, according to findings from a new report. ....
Pakistan To Commence Covid Vaccination Drive From Next Week
Pakistan will kick start its Covid-19 vaccination drive across the country from next week with the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) unveiling a comprehensive plan to administer the life saving jab. ....
WHO Experts Complete Quarantine Period In China: Spokesperson
An international expert team of the World Health Organization (WHO) will complete their 14-day quarantine, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. ....
No Neutral Umpires In First Two India-England Tests
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has appointed the pair of Anil Chaudhary and Virender Sharma to stand alongside Nitin Menon in the first two Tests of the upcoming series between India and England, thus continuing the trend of home umpires officiating in Tests ever since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic. ....
US Economy Suffers Worst Contraction In 74 Years
The US economy contracted 3.5 per cent in 2020 amid the raging Covid-19 pandemic, the worst annual decline of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) since 1946, according to data released by the Commerce Department. ....
'My Daughter More Disturbed Over Medical Education Rather Than Covid'
The father of India's first Covid-19 patient from Kerala has said that his daughter is more worried about continuing her medical education rather than bothering about Covid-19. ....
Covid Vaccines May Exacerbate Inequalities In Distribution: WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has said that vaccines are now giving a window of opportunity to bring the Covid-19 pandemic under control, but they may also exacerbate the inequalities in distribution across the globe.....
Amitabh Bachchan: The World Has Become A 'masked Wonder'
The world has become a masked wonder, feels Amitabh Bachchan. His observation comes at a time when masking up before stepping out has become the new normal amid the Covid pandemic. ....
