MAN BEATEN MERCILESSLY BY COPS IN INDIA FOR NOT WEARING MASK IN PUBLIC (WATCH)

Wed 07 April 2021: An incident of appalling cruelty in India’s Madhya Pradesh has taken place following the Central and state governments’ order to enforce safety measures for Covid.  A man in Indore was severely beaten up by two policemen, allegedly for his failure to wear a mask properly. The mask of Krishna Keyer, a 35-year-old […]

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY SUSPENDS ASTRAZENECA VACCINE TRIAL ON CHILDREN

Wed 07 April 2021: The University of Oxford said it had suspended administering doses of the vaccine against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) it developed with AstraZeneca in a UK study on children and teenagers aged 6-17, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The pause is due to rare blood-clotting issues in adults who took […]

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WHO CONFIRMS CORONAVIRUS TRANSMISSION TO PETS AND OTHER WILD ANIMALS FROM HUMANS

Mon 05 March 2021: The World Health Organization (WHO) confirms the possibility of transmission of COVID-19 from humans to cats, dogs, minks, raccoon dogs, lions and tigers, and studies the effects of the virus on other animal species, WHO Representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic told Sputnik on Monday. “The COVID-19 virus spreads mainly through human-to-human […]

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INDIA BECOMES SECOND COUNTRY AFTER US TO RECORD OVER 100,000 DAILY CASES

Mon 05 April 2021: India has reported a record rise in coronavirus infections, becoming only the second country after the United States to register more than 100,000 new cases in a day, as hospitals in its worst affected state are overrun by patients. The ministry said 103,558 cases were diagnosed over the past 24 hours, […]

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UN CHIEF CALLS ON ALL NATIONS TO PROTECT EDUCATION AMID PANDEMIC

Sat 03 April 2021: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all countries to protect education amid the coronavirus-linked lockdown. According to the secretary-general, about 1 billion students are currently suffering from school closures and other restrictions linked to COVID-19.   “At this pivotal moment, I call on all countries to protect education and use […]

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COVID-19 MASK STUDY FINDS LAYERING, MATERIAL CHOICE MATTER

Sat 03 April 2021: Wearing a face mask can protect yourself and others from COVID-19, but the type of material and how many fabric layers used can significantly affect exposure risk, finds a study from the Georgia Institute of Technology. The study measured the filtration efficiency of submicron particles passing through a variety of different […]

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