COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Sophia, a humanoid robot, to be mass-produced as COVID-19 accelerates automation- FDI in India rose by 13% in 2020, as inflows declined in major economies due to pandemic: UN
The decline in FDI inflows was concentrated in developed countries, where fund flows fell by 69 per cent to an estimated $229 billion.
- Home health care services on rise in India due to Covid-19 pandemic: Experts
Patients who have to undergo dialysis, physiotherapy and chemotherapy are preferring health care services at home and many are also taking ...
- 'Pandemic an eye-opener to increase allocation for health sector'
Pointing out that the pandemic exposed the "shortcomings" in the India healthcare system, they have urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam...
- COVID-19 pandemic underlines need for higher budget allocation for healthcare sector
The pharma sector which has played a leading role as the 'pharmacy of the world' said it expects support and incentives especially for rese...
- Overcoming vaccine hesitancy — the key to a successful Covid-19 inoculation drive
A week into its Covid-19 vaccination drive, India needs to overcome its vaccine hesitancy that is hobbling efforts.
- How Beijing turned China’s COVID-19 tragedy to its advantage
A year later, the party’s control of the narrative has become absolute. In Beijing’s telling, Wuhan stands not as a testament to China’s we...
- Biden administration believes WHO is vital to contain COVID-19 pandemic: VP Harris tells WHO chief
The US rejoined the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday in one of the first official orders of the Joe Biden presidency, reversing...
- UK reports record 1,820 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday
The number was up from the 1,610 deaths reported on Tuesday. There were 38,905 new cases recorded on Wednesday, up from the 33,355 reported...
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- Amit Shah praises role of Delhi Police during COVID-19 pandemic, exodus of migrants
"Be it tackling the northeast Delhi violence, or the lockdown announced after the outbreak of coronavirus, or the unlocking process, or the...
- Amit Shah to honour 'COVID-19 warriors' at Delhi Police HQ
The minister will honour police personnel for outstanding performance and pay tributes to the those who lost their lives while discharging ...
- China faces new allegations over Covid-19 cover up
Details of more than 300 studies, including many investigating diseases that pass from animals to humans, published online by the state-run...
- US unemployment claims up to 965K amid Covid-19 surge
The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus h...
- Second year of Covid-19 pandemic could be more difficult than first: WHO
The second year of the coronavirus pandemic could be more difficult than the first one over the transmission dynamics, Executive Director o...
- Next weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic will be the worst: UK chief medical adviser
The next few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic will be the worst as the new highly infectious variants of the virus rampage across the country...
- Multiple indicator surveys extended due to Covid-19 pandemic
The data collection for India’s first multiple indicator survey, which seeks to develop various socio-economic indicators of growth such as...
- 2020: How Delhi suffered, battled pandemic of the century
The first case of COVID-19 in Delhi was reported on March 1 when a businessman from east Delhi, who had returned from Italy, tested positiv...
- A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020
More than any event in memory, the pandemic has been a global event. On every continent, households have felt its devastation, joblessness ...
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