Articles by R. Ghosh

DR Congo Declares New Ebola Epidemic Amid Growing Cases of Coronavirus

Congo's health minister said that Equateur Province, the center of the outbreak, has earlier experienced the disease and people know how to respond.

Jun 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Eli Lilly Becomes First Drugmaker to Start Human Trial of Antibody Treatment to Fight Coronavirus

The study will assess safety and tolerability in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 and the results are expected by the end of June.

Jun 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Trump Won't Invoke Control of National Guard to Quash George Floyd Riots: National Security Advisor

The National Guard was earlier federalized for the purposes of Washington's interventions abroad, including the 2003 Iraq War.

May 31, 2020

Amazon Removes Racist Messages Appearing in U.K. Listings After Being Slammed on Twitter

As users in the U.K. typed 'Airpods' on Amazon, they found that pictures of some products were displaying racist messages.

May 31, 2020

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George Floyd Murder: Twitter Flags Trump's Tweet Again Saying it's 'Glorifying Violence'

The White House's official Twitter account retweeted Trump's first tweet with the content that was hidden by the microblogging site.

May 30, 2020

Coronavirus

Clinical Trial of Drugs, Vaccines Not Related to Covid-19 Could Get Delayed: Former FDA Chief

The FDA said with more staff focusing to Covid-19 related work, it won't be able to sustain its current performance in meeting deadlines indefinitely.

May 29, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: CVS Health to Open 1,000 Drive-Thru Covid-19 Testing Sites Across U.S. by This Week

CVS Health will offer self-swab tests at some of the stores' drive-thru pharmacy windows but one needs to meet the criteria set by the CDC first.

May 28, 2020

Coronavirus

Amazon to Offer Full-Time Jobs to 125,000 Seasonal Workers Hired During Coronavirus Pandemic

Amazon had 840,400 full and part-time workers at the end of last quarter and is still in the process of hiring.

May 28, 2020

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HBO Max to be launched in May 2020 for $15/month

Streaming Wars: HBO Max Makes U.S. Debut; Here's Everything You Need to Know

HBO Max will also include shows and movies from across WarnerMedia's portfolio, including Warner Brothers movies, TBS and TNT shows.

May 28, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Private Jet Demand Soars as Rich Russians Holiday Amid Lockdown in the West

Many private jet companies are receiving requests from mid-April for flights to Vienna, Larnaca and Riga from individuals and families with children.

May 27, 2020

Coronavirus

Red Cross Urges Governments to Join Forces to Fight Cyberattacks on Healthcare Sector

Earlier, Interpol warned that cybercriminals are increasing ransomware attacks on healthcare systems to hold hospitals to ransom amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

May 27, 2020

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Merck Joins Coronavirus Fight; Enters Deals to Develop Two Separate Vaccines

Merck plans to shoulder the cost of ramping up production of the vaccines but is yet to finalize where they will be manufactured commercially.

May 26, 2020

Coronavirus

Germany Saves Lufthansa from Crashing; Agrees $9.8B Rescue Package

Lufthansa, Europe's second-largest airlines, has experienced severe financial fallout from travel bans, with 95% of its fleet currently grounded.

May 26, 2020

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus: Putin Makes Rare Visit to Kremlin as Russia Gears Up to Lift Lockdown

The death-to-infection ratio in Russia is far lower than in other countries but doctors and say the number of fatalities is a lot higher.

May 25, 2020

Coronavirus

U.S. Could Start Rolling Out Coronavirus Vaccine by December: Fauci

Anthony Fauci in January had said it is possible that a Covid-19 vaccine could be out in 12 to 18 months.

May 22, 2020

Coronavirus

U.S. Demands WHO to Probe Into the Source of Coronavirus; Asks for Reforms

The United States had earlier accused the WHO of favoring China and being too casual in handling the situation.

May 22, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: CDC Issues New Guidelines for Reopening US Schools

The document also mentions that child care programs can choose to remain open to serve children of essential workers, such as healthcare workers.

May 21, 2020

Coronavirus

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Coronavirus: CDC Quietly Releases Guidelines for Reopening US

The CDC also issued detailed advice for mass transit that encourage social distancing by adding floor decals to ensure people remain six feet apart.

May 20, 2020

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Behaving Differently in Northeast China; Patients Taking Longer to Recover

China has one of the most comprehensive virus detection and testing provisions globally but it is struggling to contain the new cluster.

May 20, 2020

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Is the Worst Over? Southwest, United Airlines Report Improvement in Bookings, Fewer Cancellations

Most airlines believe that demand for tickets would once again go up once the country starts reopening

May 19, 2020

Coronavirus

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