September 30, 2020

Antigen Test Introduction: DGHS keeps on dragging its feet

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 30 Sep 2020 The introduction of antigen tests for suspected Covid-19 patients still remains uncertain, as health officials are yet […]
September 29, 2020

Breast milk could be protective against coronavirus, study suggests

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 29 September, 2020   The study shows it to be even more effective than the milk of other animals such […]
September 29, 2020

Covid-19: Tracking the outbreak, as deaths pass one million

By The Visual and Data Journalism Team BBC News Date: 29 September, 2020 Coronavirus has now contributed to the deaths of one million people worldwide. The […]
September 29, 2020

Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million

BBC News Date: 29 September, 2020   The number of people worldwide who have died with Covid-19 has passed one million, researchers say, with many regions […]
September 29, 2020

Coronavirus: New rules in Netherlands to cope with virus surge

BBC News Date: 29 September, 2020 Many residents in the Netherlands will, for the first time, be advised to wear a face mask in shops as […]
September 28, 2020

Fighting Covid-19 with Bioinformatics

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 28 Sep 2020 “If you can’t do bioinformatics, you can’t do biology.” When bioinformaticist James D. Tisdall wrote this in […]
September 28, 2020

(De-)Politicising Covid-19 Pandemic? Public Health Perspectives and Lessons Learned

Published in: The Daily Star Date: 28 Sep 2020 “Please do not politicise this [corona]virus.” This statement of WHO (World Health Organization) chief a few months […]
September 28, 2020

Australian firm says its nasal spray reduced coronavirus growth in animal study

Published in: The Business Standard Date: 28 September, 2020   Ena Respiratory said it would be ready to test INNA-051 in human trials in less than […]
September 28, 2020

Coronavirus: New global test will give results ‘in minutes’

BBC News Date: 28 September, 2020   A test that can diagnose Covid-19 in minutes will dramatically expand the capacity to detect cases in low- and […]