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Covid-sniffing robots offer testing alternative
“Our goal is to have a device that merges synthetic biology with silicon and maps all of the smells of human life on a global scale,” said Oshiorenoya Agabi, the San Rafael, California-based company’s chief executive officer and co-founder. “We should have a device in every home in America to screen for disease.”
Second sero survey indicates reduction in infections in Mumbai slums
Mumbai is one of the worst-affected COVID-19 hotspots in the country with over two lakh cases and nearly 9,000 deaths so far.
Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble
In one of the biggest obstacles, rich countries have locked up most of the world’s potential vaccine supply through 2021, and the U.S. and others have refused to join the project, called Covax.
The supply of vaccines is not going to be there in the near term, and the money also isn’t there, warned Rohit Malpani, a public health consultant who previously worked for Doctors Without Borders.
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine appears safe, shows signs of working in older adults: study
The findings are reassuring because immunity tends to weaken with age, Dr. Evan Anderson, one of the study’s lead researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, said in a phone interview.
Lack social bonding, rising insecurity, hypertension & stress increase heart disease risks amid COVID-19: Bharti AXA Study
· 50% of respondents over 45 years of age experienced anxiety due to lack of social bonding, heightening stress level
· Better work-life balance in smaller cities as larger cities are seen grappling with it
· Males are more focused on their health and well-being than their counterparts
Antibodies from recovered cases, antivirals may be bridge to Covid vaccine
With no vaccines yet proven to prevent Covid-19, health authorities must continue to push for new treatments and measures to stop the coronavirus from spreading, said Robert “Chip” Schooley, a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, who is studying more potent versions of an existing antiviral.
Afghan woman wins recognition, mothers’ names to be included on identity cards
President Ashraf Ghani signed an amendment that would recognise mothers equally with fathers on identification cards.
Every 250th person on Earth now infected with coronavirus
The current world population is 7.8 billion (as of September 2020), according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer.
The number of active cases continues to rise rapidly, increasing by about 5 lakh this week. Active cases now account for 23.3 per cent of the overall case count.
Thailand tackles unemployment with million jobs expo
Although Thailand, which has suffered just 3,522 coronavirus infections, has lifted most restrictions and daily life and work is mostly back to normal, a ban on foreign tourists remains in place, cutting a swathe through a whole sector of career opportunities.
About 1.24 million jobs will be offered – with most in the private sector, and a little over 100,000 in roles overseas. Of that total, the government will help companies pay half in hiring 260,000 new graduates for a year.
As foreigners depart, Singapore sees population drop for first time since 2003
“We must be careful not to give the wrong impression that we are now closing up and no longer welcoming foreigners,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech earlier this month, after an election in which opposition parties criticised the government’s immigration policies as too slack.
Singapore’s non-resident population has more than doubled over the last 20 years, powering population growth in a city-state with one of the world’s lowest birth rates.