by AIP Online Bureau | May 20, 2021 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News
A low-pressure area, set to form over east central Bay of Bengal on May 22, is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm and strike the Odisha-West Bengal coast on May 26, the Met department said on Thursday, sparking fears of another Amphan-like catastrophe. Regional...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains "fragile" and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization's Europe director warned on Thursday but stressed that authorised vaccines do work against variants of concern....
by AIP Online Bureau | May 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
China said Thursday it is providing Covid-19 vaccines to nearly 40 African countries, describing its actions as purely altruistic in an apparent intensification of what has been described as "vaccine diplomacy." The vaccines were donated or sold at...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: Nasal droplets fall within 2 metres from a Covid-19 infected person and the aerosols can travel in air up to 10 metres, the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser said on Thursday, adding that proper ventilation can decrease the risk of...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 20, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
New Delhi: India reported on Friday 259,551 new coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by 4,209. The South Asian nation's infection tally stands at 26.03 million, with a death toll of 291,331, health ministry data showed.ctive...
