Silver lining? Russia’s Cossacks don modified masks against coronavirusBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020MOSCOW: Cossacks and police officers enforcing the coronavirus lockdown in Russia’s western city of Kaliningrad have donned modified face masks that local scientists say can be worn for days without being replaced. The trick, they say, is to line the cheap cotton fabric of the masks with an ultra-thin coating of silver. The World Health […]
Masks do reduce spread of flu and some coronaviruses, study findsBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020LONDON: Face masks could help limit the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers who studied the effect of surgical masks on the transmission of other corona and flu viruses. In the study, the use of surgical masks by sufferers significantly reduced the number of flu viruses detectable in droplets released through breathing and […]
Another polio case surfaced in SindhBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Another new polio case has been reported in Sindh province from Jacobabad district on Saturday. According to the polio emergency operation center Pakistan, with the new polio case detected in Sindh, the total tally of cases across the country reached to 37 this year. The virus has been confirmed in a three-year-old girl in the […]
Kate and Prince William ‘extremely concerned’ about ‘horrendous’ revelationBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Before the UK was plunged into lockdown, Kate and Prince William reportedly visited an NHS centre in south London to show their support for frontline workers. However, when confronted with the horrendous reality of the coronavirus crisis, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were left feeling extremely concerned. On April 1, William and Kate spoke […]
Hungary is no longer a contestable democracy amid COVID-19By: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Governments across the world are assuming emergency powers to contain the coronavirus pandemic. An exceptional danger to the public requires exceptional measures that inevitably impinge on individual freedoms and normal democratic processes. Such steps are legitimate if proportionate and temporary. Unfortunately, some strongmen leaders have spotted an opportunity, under the cover of a crisis, to […]
Coronavirus: Tunisia deploys ‘police robot’ amid lockdownBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Interior Ministry of Tunisia has deployed a police robot to patrol areas of the capital – Tunis – to ensure that people are observing the coronavirus lockdown. The police robot is known as PGuard. The ‘robocop’ is remotely operated and equipped with infrared and thermal imaging cameras, in addition to a sound and light alarm […]
Citizens thrash policemen for stopping Friday prayer in LiaquatabadBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020A police party was assaulted when they stopped the citizens from offering Friday prayer in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area. According to the police, a local mosque’s Imam led the Friday prayers despite the three-hour complete lockdown in the metropolis. Upon violation, a police party tried to stop the prayers. However, the police were attacked by the […]
How to stop the virus making us all fatterBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020The coronavirus has shaken the world like nothing else. But beyond the terrible toll of death, economic devastation and fear, the virus is likely to leave another lasting mark. It is going to make us all fatter. “I don’t know if we are going to come out of this experience stronger, but we will have […]
Customers desert South Korea’s animal cafes over virus fearsBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020A beige feline paces between two Gaudi-style columns at the empty 2 Cats cafe in Seoul, with upturned stools standing on the tables where humans sat to play with them in pre-virus days. Along with coffee, South Korea’s animal cafes offer the chance to cuddle companion creatures like dogs or cats for customers who cannot […]
Could TB vaccine protect medics from COVID-19?By: Agencies on April 4, 2020While developing a specific immunisation against the coronavirus sweeping the planet will likely take many months, researchers are studying the potential benefits of the BCG shot, which many people around the world receive as children. Laboratories and pharmaceutical firms are racing to find medicines to tackle COVID-19, which has infected more than a million people, […]