September 25, 2020

Update: Characteristics of Health Care Personnel with COVID-19 — United States, February 12–July 16, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 25 September, 2020 Michelle M. Hughes, PhD; Matthew R. Groenewold, PhD; Sarah E. Lessem, PhD; Kerui Xu, PhD; Emily […]
September 25, 2020

Disparities in COVID-19 Incidence, Hospitalizations, and Testing, by Area-Level Deprivation — Utah, March 3–July 9, 2020

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Date: 25 September, 2020 Nathaniel M. Lewis, PhD; Mike Friedrichs, MS; Shelly Wagstaff; Kylie Sage, MS; Nathan LaCross, PhD; David […]
September 24, 2020

SDG Business Forum announces ‘Covid-19 Private Sector Global Facility’

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 24 September, 2020   The Global Facility is a response to corporate calls to action for private sector leaders and […]
September 24, 2020

Dogs used to detect coronavirus in pilot project at Helsinki airport

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 24 September, 2020   A team of 15 dogs and 10 instructors are being trained for the job in Finland […]
September 24, 2020

More contagious coronavirus strain now dominates: Study

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 24 September, 2020   The spikes are what allow the virus to bind to and infect cells, increasing the ability […]
September 24, 2020

Bangladesh reports 28 more deaths, 1,540 Covid-19 cases

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 24 September, 2020 Bangladesh today confirmed 28 more deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1,540 new cases of infection in […]
September 24, 2020

Asia Pacific hardest hit by COVID-19, climate-related disasters

Published in: Aljazeera Date: 24 September, 2020 At least 51.6 million people worldwide have been doubly hit by COVID-19 and climate-related disasters, including floods, droughts or […]
September 23, 2020

Covid-19 has lead to massive labour income losses worldwide: ILO

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 September, 2020   Global labour income is estimated to have declined by $3.5 trillion in the first three quarters […]
September 23, 2020

Fujifilm’s Avigan shown to be effective in Japanese Phase-3 trial for Covid-19

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 23 September, 2020   The Phase 3 clinical study of 156 patients in Japan showed that those treated with Avigan […]