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Robot with coronavirus advice hits Times Square
“We understand how this problem is important, how people are nervous, people are afraid of this. But if they understand a few, simple things, for example, what symptoms coronavirus has, what they should do to prevent (it), everything will be fine and everyone will be happy.”
Coronavirus: Scientists develop realtime interactive map to scan global spread
“It is a global issue, and that’s the perspective users can gain from the map. The numbers on display are important, too, because there are more recoveries than deaths,”
WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer
“This is a wake-up call to all of us to tackle the unacceptable inequalities between cancer services in rich and poor countries,” says Dr Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage/ Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases, World Health Organization. “If people have access to primary care and referral systems then cancer can be detected early, treated effectively and cured. Cancer should not be a death sentence for anyone, anywhere.”
Most cities in India turning into ‘Urban Heat Islands’: warns IIT Study
“For the first time, we have found evidence of mean daytime temperature of Surface Urban Heat Island (UHI Intensity) going up to 2 degree Celsius for most cities, as analysed from satellite temperature measurements in monsoon and post-monsoon periods.”
No proposal to link social media profiles with Aadhaar, govt tells Lok Sabha
Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that pornography, particularly child pornography, is a “serious menace” and measures are being taken to curb it.
“Revenge porn is also rising in the country”, he told Lok Sabha during Question Hour.
Female genital mutilation exacts a crippling economic & human cost:WHO
“High healthcare costs for countries mount because of the tragic personal impacts on women and girls. Governments have a moral responsibility to help end this harmful practice,” says Dr Prosper Tumusiime, Acting Director for Universal Health Coverage and the Life Course in the African Regional Office of WHO. “FGM hurts girls, imposes lifelong health risks on the women they become, and strains the healthcare systems that need to treat them.”
Nissan Autonomous Car completes 230-mile journey in Britain
But it remains unclear when fully self-driving cars will hit the streets for general public use, with questions remaining about the regulations in place and affordability of the technology.
Coronavirus tests China’s Work-From-Home capabilities
Bankers say IPOs and deals are on hold. Transaction value in the first 30 days of 2020 was half what it was the year before, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Thailand sees apparent success treating coronavirus with drug cocktail
In a video released Sunday, health minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited a patient from Wuhan who had recovered from the coronavirus, chatting with her amicably in Mandarin as she thanked him and the medical staff.