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Coronavirus May Have Silently Existed in China as Early as Last October: Study
According to the study on the evolution of the virus, published in the journal Frontiers in Medicine, infections may have followed a silent course during this early phase, spreading among the city's population in a random way without showing epidemic sign...
Dump on Your Office All You Like. You’ll Miss It When It’s Gone.
Benefits to office life are more than just social. Without offices, we miss out on the chance for serendipitous encounters, and it’s precisely those moments of felicitous engagement that spark the best ideas.
Jair Bolsonaro Snaps Photos with Children at Brazil Protest, Defying Health Advice
Nationwide testing in Brazil still lags far behind European nations. Brazil had processed nearly 338,000 novel coronavirus tests in official labs by the beginning of last week.
Global Economy Could Witness Losses Worth up to $8.8 Trillion due to Covid-19: ADB
The GDP in south Asia will also be lower by 3.9-6.0 per cent, mainly reflecting the tight restrictions in place in countries like Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, ADB said.
Pakistan Government Could Not Enforce Indefinite Covid-19 Lockdown, Says Minister
Pakistan's Information Minister Shibli Faraz said the government resources were not enough to sustain the pressure of an indefinite Covid-19 lockdown.
New Artificial Intelligence Tool to Predict Covid-19 Without Testing: Study
The artificial intelligence (AI) model, described in the journal Nature Medicine, uses data from the COVID Symptom Study app to predict SARS-CoV-2 infection by comparing people's symptoms and the results of diagnostic tests.
University of Arkansas Professor Accused of Not Disclosing Ties to China
63-year-old Simon S. Ang was arrested on Friday on a wire fraud count after failing to disclose ties with China on an application for a NASA grant.
New York City Coronavirus Deaths May be Thousands More Than Official Toll: Study
New York state has been hardest hit by America's outbreak, with more than 26,600 declared deaths, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Fauci Says Reopening US Economy Too Soon Could Lead to Needless Deaths: Report
The danger of trying to open the country prematurely was the major message Fauci wanted to convey to the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions committee at Tuesday's meeting, he added.
'I Could Solve Most of Your Problems': Google Chairman Eric Schmidt's Pentagon Offensive
Schmidt, 65, has channeled his blunt assessment of the military’s tech failings into a personal campaign to revamp America’s defense forces with more engineers, more software and more AI.
Recovered Covid-19 Patients May Help Cut Risk from Lifting Lockdown: Study
Researchers said the presumed immunity of those who have recovered from infection could allow them to safely substitute for susceptible people in certain high-contact occupations
South Korea, Germany Show Life Beyond Lockdown Isn't What People Think it Will Be
The South Korean government on Wednesday started to relax its strict social distancing rules but only in line with a set of guidelines referred to as the 'distancing in daily life' policy.
Three New York Children Die from Rare Illness Tied to Covid-19, Says Governor Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo had on Friday disclosed the death of a 5-year old linked to the coronavirus and a syndrome that shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease, which was the first known fatality tied to the rare illness in New York.
Five-year-old Boy Dies from Rare Inflammatory Illness Linked to Covid-19 in New York
There have been 73 reported cases in New York where children are experiencing symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock-like syndrome possibly due to Covid-19.
US Vice-President Mike Pence's Press Secretary Tests Positive for Coronavirus
US Vice President's spokesperson Katie Miller is married to Stephen Miller, a top Donald Trump Advisor.
Most Coronavirus Patients May Lose Sense of Smell by Third Day of Infection, Reveals New Study
The findings indicated that a decreased sense of smell may be an indicator of patients early in the disease course as well as those who may go on to develop more severe symptoms.