Tag: COVID-19
Indian Robotics-based Startup To 'sample Sewage' For COVID-19 Traces
In a move to to sample sewage at source to detect and prevent future Covid-19 outbreaks, UnLtd India backed start-up and healthcare innovator Fluid Robotics says it will use automated robotic technology in India's network of wastewater pipes, drains and nalas. ....
Vir Das Urges Celebs To Stop Posting Videos Of Covid-19 Test
Comedian-actor Vir Das feels celebrities should not post videos on social media that show them ndergoing Covid-19 tests. ....
Study Explains Why COVID-19 Can Cause Silent Hypoxia
Scientists have finally begun to crack one of the most life-threatening mysteries behind the relationship between silent hypoxia and Covid-19 virus by using computer models. ....
India Pledges $2B Philanthropy For Covid Care
India pledged $2 billion out of $20.6 billion philanthropy funds for 2020-2021 to strengthen all levels of care in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and to ensure essential public health functions with an enhanced focus on women, children and adolescents and the most vulnerable. ....
Saliva-based Smartphone Platform Built For Rapid Covid-19 Testing
Scientists have developed a portable saliva-based smartphone platform for rapid Covid-19 testing that they claim can provide results within 15 minutes without the resource-intensive laboratory tests. ....
Telugu Star Varun Tej Konidela Tests Positive For COVID-19
Telugu star Varun Tej Konidela has tested positive for coronavirus and is currently quarantined at home. The actor shared a health update on Instagram. ....
An Exhibition Themed On Artists' Covid-19 Transformation
An art exhibition titled 'Transformation: Change is Constant', featuring the works of eleven Indian contemporary artists, is all set to go on view from March 6 at Delhi-based Triveni Kala Sangam. ....
Covid-19 Vaccine Development Process To Be Showcased In Republic Day Parade
The making of vaccines against the deadly Covid-19 virus will be showcased during the Republic Day parade on January 26 at Rajpath in New Delhi. ....
Global Covid-19 Cases Top 108.7 Million: JHU
The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 108.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.39 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....
Oxford University Covid-19 Lab Suffers Cyberattack
Oxford University has confirmed that one of its laboratories involved in Covid-19 research suffered cyberattack after an investigation by Forbes suggested that hackers were showing off access to a number of systems. ....
