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Swine flu is a disease which affects the respiratory tract of pigs and is caused by influenza viruses and is easily transferable to humans (Photo: Pixabay)

Global pandemic unstoppable, warn experts at Davos summit

Experts say pandemic will happen due to international travel as world marks 100 years of Spanish flu that killed 50...

27 Jan 2018 10:31 AM GMT

Women wearing face masks walks past the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy. AP photo

Covid-19: Is the world ready to tackle a pandemic?

Public health officials are turning to guidelines for pandemic flu and considering school closures, telecommuting and...

26 Feb 2020 4:21 AM GMT

Joint report prepared by experts in the health, management, logistics and finance sectors favoured another lockdown in May as there are chances of a second peak in Covid-19 cases. (AFP)

Panel recommends Lockdown 2.0

Report says ease curbs from April 17 before closure from May 18-31

29 March 2020 5:26 AM GMT

Last week, researchers joined the White House in an effort to make available some 29,000 coronavirus research articles that can be scanned for data mining. (Photo | Pixabay - Gerd Altmann)

AI could be key to containing pandemics like the novel coronavirus...

Several AI systems identified the first signs of the outbreak on December 30 but the extent of the severity of the...

26 March 2020 6:50 AM GMT

Cell biologist Prof Frank Grosveld, one of the members of the research team.

Signs of hope: Cell biologists report discovery of first antibody to...

Team of 10 researchers say: In conclusion, this is the first report on a (human) monoclonal antibody that neutralizes...

16 March 2020 2:18 PM GMT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AP)

Merkel gives a firm 'no' for Trump's in-person G7 summit

US president Donald Trump had earlier suggested he will host an in-person summit of G7 leaders despite concerns over...

30 May 2020 5:03 AM GMT

Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

Japan to approve its first coronavirus antigen test kits

Antigen tests scan for proteins that can be found on or inside a virus

12 May 2020 8:12 AM GMT

New swine flu found in China has pandemic potential. (AFP Photo)

New swine flu with 'pandemic potential' identified by China...

According to scientists these G4 viruses bind to receptor molecules in human cells and can replicate in outer layer of...

30 Jun 2020 8:31 AM GMT

Police officers stop motorcyclists from entering a restricted area that is sealed off to control the spread of the coronavirus, in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP)

Poor, war-torn countries are the worst affected in this pandemic

While COVID-19 overwhelms the wealthiest nations, one could imagine its effects on countries that were struggling even...

29 Jun 2020 10:31 AM GMT

Indias drug regulator grants Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for remdesivir. (AFP Photo)

India's drug regulator grants Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation...

The approval process for remdesivir was accelerated in view of emergency situation and unmet need for medicines in light...

3 Jun 2020 6:27 AM GMT

Sunanda K Datta Ray | Hope in the new dawn after ravages of 2020?

India's rich became richer amidst the pain and penury, death and disease that marked 2020 as a year of suffering

31 Dec 2020 10:48 PM GMT

Mr Biden can do even more to help the world rid itself of the pandemic. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Biden shows the way

Biden signed a historic US $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package heralding a path-breaking measure that sets very high...

12 March 2021 11:24 PM GMT