Tue 05 May 2020: Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Apple and Google, whose operating systems power 99 percent of smart phones, […]
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Tue 05 May 2020: Global coronavirus fatalities exceeded the 250,000 mark on Monday, according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University. The university’s figures counted 250,134 deaths, while the numbers of cases and recoveries stand at 3,562,919 and 1,144,454, respectively. The US is the country hardest-hit by the global pandemic with over […]
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Tue 05 May 2020: The Take speaks with acclaimed historian and author Yuval Noah Harari on why he fears humans more than viruses. Biotechnology, artificial intelligence, your smartwatch, surveillance: These are the topics that concern Yuval Noah Harari. And now, they’re all converging during the coronavirus pandemic. The New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens: A […]
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Tue 05 May 2020: A new drug developed by UK scientists to treat Covid-19 patients is being trialled at University Hospital Southampton. Developed by UK bio-tech company Synairgen, it uses a protein called interferon beta, which our bodies produce when we get a viral infection. Initial results from the trial are expected by the end […]
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Tue 05 May 2020: The US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, said on Sunday that the US had “enormous evidence” to back the theory. But the administration had not produced it publicly or provided it to the WHO, said its emergencies director, Dr Michael Ryan. “So from our perspective, this remains speculative. Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed […]
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Tue 05 May 2020: A new contact-tracing app for managing the coronavirus outbreak will be piloted on the Isle of Wight this week, the health secretary has confirmed, despite concerns its centralised setup carries privacy risks and will reduce uptake. Using bluetooth technology, the app will alert users if they have been near someone who has tested […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: Muslims in South Korea on Monday decided to reopen mosques as of Wednesday, as the country reported no locally transmitted case of the coronavirus for the third day in a row. With boost in confidence about overcoming worst of COVID-19 pandemic, the Muslims in South Korea on Monday announced to open […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon strongly suggests lockdown will extend beyond Thursday. British authorities announced on Monday that the total number of UK-wide deaths from coronavirus was 28,734, a rise of 288 in 24 hours, the lowest daily increase since the end of March. At a daily press conference, Health Secretary […]
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Mon 04 May 2020: British institutions fighting the coronavirus outbreak have been subject to cyber attacks traced back to Russia and Iran, The Daily Mail reported on Sunday Hackers have targeted universities in the UK working on potential vaccines and testing kits, as well as scientists and doctors studying the virus, it said. Spy bosses […]
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File Photo: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed a virtual gathering of G20 leaders on the coronavirus (COVID-19) via video conference. Mon 04 May 2020: Global pledge event aims to raise more than $8 billion for diagnostics, treatment and vaccines to tackle the novel coronavirus. World leaders on Monday began pledging billions of euros for research […]
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