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LONDON: About 23,000 deaths could have been prevented in England if the first Covid-19 lockdown had been introduced sooner at the start of the pandemic, a public inquiry stated on Thursday. The second report from an inquiry into the UK response to the Covid-19 pandemic criticised the government in 2020, led by Boris Johnson, for…
Screengrab from viral video (Image/Instagram) NEW DELHI: A video circulating widely on social media shows a Korean vlogger being called “coronavirus” by a man on the street in India, highlighting concerns about racial discrimination.The video was posted last month by travel and lifestyle vlogger Jin Scape and has garnered over 8 million views. It was…
As COVID-19 cases begin to rise again across the country, Telangana has reported a minimal increase with four active cases, according to the latest figures on the national COVID-19 dashboard. The State, which had zero active cases until a few weeks ago, has now begun sending positive samples for genome sequencing as a precautionary measure….
Mumbai: Maharashtra has reported two COVID-19-related deaths since January this year, the state health department said on Tuesday. In a release, the department said both fatalities were reported from Mumbai and involved patients with comorbidities (simultaneous presence of two or more medical conditions in a person). One of the deceased had nephrotic syndrome with hypocalcemia…
A mother seen putting face mask to her son while waiting for transport for Kanpur at the Ghazipur – NH24 Intersection during the 57th Day of the National Lockdown against spreading of Coronavirus in New Delhi. In 2021, an analysis of excess deaths — the increase in the death tally over expected numbers based on…
A laboratory technician prepares COVID-19 patient samples for semi-automatic testing at Northwell Health Labs, Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Lake Success, N.Y. | Photo Credit: AP Five years since Covid-19 started upending the world, the virus is still infecting and killing people across the globe — though at far lower levels than at the height…
Christopher Nolan loves cinemas. So much so that even during a global coronavirus pandemic, the London-born 50-year-old filmmaker has been insistent that Tenet — his epic time-bending espionage movie, akin to a sci-fi Bond film — will only release in theatres. Even though many cinemas aren’t operational. And the ones that are, are working under…
Cinema is back as the country unlocks further but would you feel comfortable about watching a movie in a closed hall? Seven months after they were forced to close by governments due to COVID-19, theatres reopened in parts of India this week under “Unlock 5.0”. Many states, including Maharashtra — home to Bollywood and the…
Black Widow, the newest Marvel movie starring Scarlett Johansson, is out this week in theatres globally as well as on Disney+ with Premier Access in most Disney+ markets. It was supposed to hit Indian cinemas at the same time, but COVID-19 had other plans and now a release date for India is unclear. And it…
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet. Covid-19 killed millions of people, shredded economies and crippled health systems. “We continue to call on China to share data and access…
