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Category: COVID-19

  • Covid-19 vaccine won’t be available by next year: Fauci

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    Regarding the wearing of masks, Fauci said adding that people should stop politicising the issue, as donning them “does make a difference”…reports Asian Lite News Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, has said that it was not likely for a Covid-19 vaccine to be available in the US until next year, the media reported.…

  • Zimbabwe to gradually reopen borders from December

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    Zimbabwe closed it’s ports of entry in March following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic…reports Asian Lite News Zimbabwe will gradually reopen it’s land borders beginning in December, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said. Addressing a post-cabinet media briefing, Mutsvangwa said on Tuesday that borders to be opened first include the country’s…

  • Bulgarian PM tests Covid-19 positive

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    The 61-year-old leader added that he has “postponed all meetings and public events for the upcoming days”…reports Asian Lite News Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, joining a handful of world leaders to be infected with the disease. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Borisov said:…

  • Covid-19: Spanish PM declares state of alarm

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    A state of alarm grants the government special powers to limit the movement of citizens…reports Asian Lite News Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday announced a state of alarm in an attempt to restrict the spread of coronavirus, days after Spain became the first European Union state to pass the grim one-million-case mark. A…

  • Italy tightens Covid restrictions after spike in cases

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    The new measures will go into effect from Sunday midnight through November 24, the Premier explained during a nationally televised press conference…reports Asian lite News Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Sunday announced new measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Conte said that pubs, bars, restaurants, and ice cream shops must shut down at 6…

  • Mike Pence’s top aide tests Covid-19 positive

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    “Vice President Pence and Mrs. Pence both tested negative for Covid-19 today, and remain in good health”.said Pence’s press secretary..reports Asian Lite News Marc Short, US Vice President Mike Pence’s Chief of Staff, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it was announced. “Today, Marc Short, Chief of Staff to the Vice President, tested positive…

  • Boris rules out full national lockdown

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    The UK Prime Minister’s statement came after Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced big changes to the Job Support Scheme set to replace furlough in November in a bid to support businesses affected by the pandemic in England’s “high alert” Tier Two areas…reports Asian Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated his stand to avoid…

  • Spain mulls curfews to curb Covid-19 flare ups

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    The Spanish government announced that was considering fresh curfews to tackle a resurgence in the number of new coronavirus cases, Addressing the media here on Tuesday, Health Minister Salvador Illa said that imposing a curfew in Madrid and also in some other parts of the country would require invoking a State of Emergency, the Guardian…

  • NY Foundation’s Grant to Boost Testing in India

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    These grants are part of The Rockefeller Foundation’s ongoing Covid-19 response strategy, a global $100 million commitment to improve public health and expand equitable access to testing and contract tracing…reports Asian Lite News New York-based Rockefeller Foundation on Monday announced two new grants totalling $5.5 million (approximately Rs 40.3 crore) to support the expansion of…

  • UK police gains access to NHS’s test and trace details

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    People who fail to self-isolate “without reasonable justification” could have their names, address and contact details passed on to their local authority and then to the police…Reports Asian Lite News People who have been asked to self-isolate through the test and trace system of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) could have their contact details…

  • Italy announces new anti-Covid restrictions

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    “The curve of contagion is worrisome, the numbers are serious, and there is a need to intervene urgently.”said Conte…Reports Asian Lite News Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that his government has approved fresh anti-coronavirus curbs after more than 11,000 new cases were reported in just 24 hours. “The curve of contagion is worrisome, the…

  • Covid-19 reinfections ‘to be expected’: UK scientists

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    It was unclear how soon people who had recovered from Covid-19 could become vulnerable to reinfection, but emerging reports showed the timeframe was “relatively short”…Reports Asian Lite News UK scientists have warned that Covid-19 reinfections were “to be expected” amid a recent surge in the number of fresh cases, according to a media report. The…

  • New York Targets Individual Blocks To Curb Spread

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    New York will target individual blocks rather than entire neighbourhoods as the state tries to fight the coronavirus in fall and winter, said Governor Andrew Cuomo…reports Asian Lite News. “You draw a very tight focus, bring it down within that targeted area and you don’t disrupt anyone else in the meantime,” said Cuomo on Saturday,…

  • German President In Quarantine

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    German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier entered quarantine after one of his bodyguards tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokeswoman for the president’s office…reports Asian Lite News. Steinmeier’s first test was negative. Further tests are planned in the coming days, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. Germany on Saturday recorded 7,830 new infections of COVID-19 in…

  • Europe reels under second Covid-19 wave

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    Europe has continued its battle with a second wave of the novel coronavirus, with several countries reporting a record surge in the number of single-day confirmed cases. On Friday, Germany, Greece and Slovenia set new records for daily cases, a day after Italy, Portugal and Lithuania hit their single-day highs, reports Xinhua news agency. German…

  • Ebola drug remdesivir ineffective against Covid-19: WHO

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    Trials with four drugs conducted among 11,000 patients in 30 countries “appeared to have little or no effect” on survival and on the progression of the disease among hospitalized patients…Reports Asian Lite News The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday dashed hopes that the Ebola drug remdesivir and three other existing medications could be useful tools…

  • 40% World’s population lack access to handwashing facilities: UNICEF

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    Although handwashing with soap is vital in the fight against infectious diseases, including the novel coronavirus, 40 per cent of the world’s population, or 3 billion people, do not have access to it, according to new Unicef estimates. The estimates issued on Thursday revealed that the number is much higher in the least developed countries,…

  • Cardiac Care Via Tele-Consultation

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    We are going through a difficult, unique and challenging time because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It has changed our lives remarkably, has affected practically every person, every individual, every professional, every industry. Affected governments across the globe and their functioning in ways more than we could have ever imagined…writes Dr.T.S Kler. Until an effective vaccine…

  • Aussie Health Minister calls for easing Covid curbs

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    The national death toll remained unchanged at 904…Reports Asian Lite News Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt has issued a renewed call for Covid-19 restrictions to be eased in the state of Victoria. As of Thursday afternoon there had been 27,362 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Australia, with 23 new cases detected in the last 24…

  • Poorest countries need support : World Bank

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    Malpass highlighted the significance of the G20 debt relief program, saying that there’s been progress both in terms of fiscal benefits and also transparency benefits..Reports Asian Lite News The global economy is experiencing a K-shaped recovery, as advanced economies have been able to provide support while the poorest countries are facing an increasingly desperate recession,…

  • Nearly 700k child cases of Covid 19 reported in US

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    Nearly 700,000 children in the US have tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the onset of the pandemic earlier this year, according to a new report. The report released on Wednesday by the American Academy of Paediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association said that a total of 77,073 new child cases were reported from…

  • Wales Bans Travellers From UK Corona Hotspots

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    First minister Mark Drakeford has announced that Wales is going to ban people from parts of the UK with high rates of Covid-19, the media reported. According to BBC report, the Mr Drakeford has said that he would go ahead if the Prime Minister Boris Johnson did not impose travel restrictions in England. The ban…

  • New three-tier restrictions imposed in UK

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    The new system sees every area of England classed as being on medium, high or very high alert…Reports Asian Lite News England has enforced new three-tier system of Covid-19 restrictions. Most of the country is in the lowest tier – medium – but millions of people in the North and the Midlands face extra curbs…

  • Jobless Rate Soars

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    In its latest update, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that an estimated 1.5 million people were unemployed between June and August, while redundancies stood at 227,000…reports Asian Lite Newsdesk The UK’s unemployment rate has hit the highest level in three years in the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Office for National…

  • France witnesses steep fall in Covid 19 cases

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    According to the authorities, the number of news cases are usually lower on Mondays because tests are fewer or data is not fully collected the previous day…Reports Asian Lite News French health authorities have reported 8,505 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, a sharp fall from the 16,101 fresh infections registered two days…

  • Covid 19: Italy to impose new social restrictions

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    The Minister said the new rules would include limits or a full ban on parties at home, as well as a prohibition for people to linger outside bars, clubs, and stores in order to avoid gatherings…Asian Lite News Italy is set to impose new social restrictions in an effort to curb the spread of the…

  • India’s average daily cases declining for five weeks

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    India’s tally on Tuesday mounted to 71,75,880 with a spike of 55,342 coronavirus cases, the lowest since August. India recorded around 55,000 cases on July 31 (55,078), August 4 (52,050) and August 18 (55,079). India is showing a trend of declining average daily cases over the past five weeks. After a month, on October 9,…

  • Boris Unveils 3-Tier Covid Restrictions

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    The Liverpool City Region will be placed in the “very high” level from Wednesday, the Prime Minister said, adding that following talks with local leaders, gyms, leisure centres, betting shops and casinos will also close in the region…reports Asian Lite News UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a new three-level Covid-19 alert system that…

  • Trump tests negative for Covid-19

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    Donald Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus “on consecutive days”, White House doctor Sean Conley said in the first public disclosure about the US President’s health status after his October 2 announcement that he and the First Lady has contracted the disease. Conley made the revelation in a memo on Monday shortly before…

  • Second nationwide lockdown likely in UK

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    A top UK scientist has said that a second nationwide lockdown was a possibility in the face of a worsening situation of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a BBC interview on Sunday, Peter Horby, chair of the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group (Nervtag) and a government adviser, said the UK was at…

  • Are We Wearing Masks Properly?

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    When it came to non-compliance towards covering face, breathing problems have emerged as a key reason, with 50 percent listing it in a nationwide survey, followed by discomfort and inconvenience at 44 per cent. Around 45 percent also assume that as long as social distancing was maintained, a mask was not required. The survey, spread…

  • Trudeau announces more funding for food banks

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    Trudeau also announced an additional 100 million Canadian dollars (about $76 million) in federal funding for food banks across Canada to help them meet the surge in demand…Reports Asian Lite News Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday urged Canadians to stem the spread of the Covid-19 as “the country is at a tipping point…

  • Italy makes face masks mandatory outdoors

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    Italians faced some of the strictest lockdown measures in the world when the country became the first in Europe to be overwhelmed by the pandemic earlier in the year…Reports Asian Lite News Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on Thursday announced his government’s decision to make wearing of masks mandatory in outdoor spaces in an effort…

  • Jews protest as US Covid-19 spike turns communal

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    Jewish leader, State Senator Simcha Felder said that Governor Cuomo’s choice to single out a particular religious group was outrageous…Reports Asian Lite News The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in few parts of New York has led to the communal targeting of the Jewish minority, which countered it with protests and making a bonfire of masks.…

  • One in 10 in world may have had Covid 19: WHO

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    Over 35m people have been confirmed as being infected with coronavirus – the WHO’s estimate puts the true figure at closer to 800m…Reports Asian Lite News World Health Organization (WHO) said on a special meeting that one in 10 people around the world may have contracted Covid-19. A top official said the estimate meant “the…

  • ‘Act now to prevent lockdown’: Irish PM

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    The Prime Minister said moving to level five could have “severe implications”, including the risk of losing hundreds of thousands of jobs…Reports Asian Lite News Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged citizens to “act now” in order to prevent an “immediate comprehensive lockdown”. The country was readying for level three Covid-19 restrictions which will come…

  • Covid-19: Nearly 16K cases missed in UK daily figures

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    15,841 cases between September 25 and October 2 were left out of the country’s single-day case figures,PHE said..Reports Asian Lite News. Nearly 16,000 daily coronavirus cases went unreported in the UK due to a technical glitch, leading to delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive, Public Health England (PHE) said on Monday.…

  • France to shut Paris bars for two weeks

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    Regarding the closure of bars, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the move would be difficult for Parisians…Reports Asian Lite News Bars across Paris will be shut completely for two weeks from Tuesday onwards as part of the French government’s new stricter measures in the wake of a spike in the number of fresh coronavirus cases.…

  • Trump moved to military hospital

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    US President Donald Trump has been admitted to the nation’s premier military hospital in Washington for several days after testing positive for Covid-19, limiting his campaigning in the crucial month before the November 3 presidential election. His doctor Sean Conley said on Friday night that he had recommended moving Trump to the Walter Reed Military…

  • Trump, Melania Test Covid-19 Positive

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    US President Donald Trump on Friday announced that he and his wife Melania have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for Covid-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this together,” he said in a tweet. The next course of action for the…

  • Engage Yourself Amid Covid

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    This year has been a rollercoaster ride and has seen most of us adapting to the “new normal”. Remote working has become the order of the day, and people are spending longer periods of time in front of a screen, be it for work or entertainment…writes Siddhi Jain. Due to this, screen fatigue has become…

  • Shoe Care Trends With Covid

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    Covid-19 has changed consumer buying patterns across segments, ranging from FMCG, personal care, apparel to footwear. The change has also led manufacturers to take innovative strategies and widen certain product portfolio ranges to attract consumers and gain a competitive edge…writes Siddhi Jain. According to recent reports, the Indian footwear market is growing at a CAGR…

  • Covid 19: Spanish minister warns Madrid of serious risk

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    The Spanish government has urged authorities in Madrid to tighten coronavirus restrictions across the city, warning of a “serious risk” to residents if they do not. Madrid extended restrictions in Covid-19 hotspots on Friday but rejected calls for a city-wide lockdown, the BBC reported. On Saturday Spain’s Health Minister Salvador Illa said current restrictions did…