Scientists reveal 76 percent of critically ill trial participants treated with convalescent plasma are recovering, with almost half now discharged...
Dr Muhammad Torequl Islam :Selenium (Se) is similar to sulfur (S), but its concentration in Earth crust is much lower...
Richard Kozul-Wright :The COVID-19 crisis is stress testing the capacity of governance arrangements to deal with unexpected shocks.Results point to...
60,000 doses of avifavir to be delivered in June The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the ChemRar Group are to deliver the doses of avifavir, approved in Russia as a COVID-19 therapeutic, to Russian hospitals. Avifavir has received a registration certificate from the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, making it the first favipiravir-based drug approved for treating COVID-19.The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) – Russia’s sovereign wealth fund – and the ChemRar Group have announced they will...
Prof. Dr. Md. Wasiul Islam : In Economics, products and services are classified in various categories. According to one of the categories there are two broad categories, viz., essential (e.g., taking oxygen, staple foods, water, dresses, accommodation, medicines, banking, etc.) and non-essential (e.g., any luxury goods and services like tourism and recreations, buying a big house, having expansive dresses, ornaments, etc.).Therefore, tourism services are treated as non-essential or discretionary services which are not mandatory for our daily life survival. Basically...
Globalization has brought profound changes in international trade over the last 50 years. In this period, not only has the...
Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport in England As of 15 June 2020 it will be mandatory for public transport passengers to wear face coverings in England, with operators and police able to issue fines and refuse service to those not complying.Speaking at the Downing Street coronavirus briefing, the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has confirmed that the British government is asking operators to introduce face coverings as a requirement for travel from 15 June 2020.It was stressed that,...
Health Desk :With more than 100 projects to develop a COVID-19 vaccine underway around the globe – eight of which...
Barrister Md Solaiman :Today’s greatest need is for a vaccine or medicine to prevent or mitigate dangerous effects of the...
Airport delays construction due to Covid-19 As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tampa Airport has submitted a plan to defer or abandon $900 million in projects over the next four to five years.The impacts of COVID-19 continue to be felt throughout the entire travel and tourism industry – and Tampa International Airport (TPA) has been no exception.As part of an effort to mitigate these effects, the airport has presented a plan to defer or abandon roughly $900 million in...
India reopens public places despite record infections Malls and temples reopened in several Indian cities on Monday despite the country reporting a record daily number of new coronavirus infections, with the pandemic expected to ravage the country for weeks to comeNew Zealand’s Ministry of Health says the country, which implemented one of the toughest lockdowns anywhere in the world, no longer has any active cases of coronavirus. Pakistan’s coronavirus cases have crossed the 100,000 mark after 4,728 new infections were...
The world celebrates Oceans Day on 8 June, but we all depend on the ocean and its resources every day...