By Administrator_India Capital Sands Washington: Three researchers from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) sought hospital care in November 2019, months before China disclosed the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a previously undisclosed US intelligence report. The newspaper said the report – which provides fresh detailsContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands The US is working closely with India on its continued and emerging needs during the unprecedented second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top State Department official has said. While the assistance from the US government has been worth USD 100 million, the private sector hasContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands New Delhi: Deficit supply of oxygen to Delhi – where 12 people died Saturday and 25 last week, because of a shortfall triggered by the second wave of coronavirus cases – must be rectified on or before midnight of May 3, the Supreme Court has told the centre.Continue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Microsoft Corp on Tuesday said it has helped over 30 million people across 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, including close to 3 million people from India. This number is higher than the initial goal of 25 million that was announced by theContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Walmart-backed Flipkart joins the league of conglomerates like Reliance Industries and IT firms such as Mindtree to cover COVID-19 vaccination costs of its employees and their families. The company has given the employees an option to either get reimbursed for the costs of the vaccinations or get themContinue Reading
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus will self-quarantine after being identified as a contact of a person who tested positive for COVID-19. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on Twitter late Sunday that he is “well and without symptoms” but will self-quarantine in “coming days, inContinue Reading
By Administrator_ India Capital sands The doubling rate of COVID-19 disease in India has increased to about 70 days, which indicates a substantial fall in the daily new coronavirus cases and the consequent increase in the time taken to double the total infection, said the Ministry of Health and FamilyContinue Reading
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands United States President Donald Trump on October 6 stopped talks with the Democrats on another coronavirus-related stimulus package, accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of not holding negotiations in good faith. In a series of tweets, Trump said he had instructed his representatives to stop negotiating “until afterContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Oil prices rose on Tuesday on clear signs that producers are sticking to commitments to cut crude supply as more cars get back on the road with coronavirus lockdowns easing around the world. U.S. WTI crude futures gained 2.3%, or 75 cents, to $34.00 as ofContinue Reading
By Administrator_India Capital Sands Domestic flights will resume across India on Monday after a day of “hard negotiations”, the civil aviation minister said on Sunday, after some states sought to limit the number of flights. Flights will restart under an easing of restrictions imposed over the coronavirus, though the numberContinue Reading
