A Covid-19 tracing software tool has appeared in the settings of both Android phones and iPhones as part of an update of their operating systems. The “exposure notification” tool is switched off by default, and is not a tracing app itself. It enables an app …
Facebook is launching the largest voting information campaign
Facebook is launching the largest voting information campaign in American history, with the goal of helping 4 million people register to vote this year. Facebook is building the Voting Information Center, which will give millions of Americans authoritative information about how and when to vote, …
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say. The drug is part of the world’s biggest trial …
Trying to get 16 countries into Australia is unrealistic: Cricket Australia chairman on T20 World Cup in 2020
Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings on Tuesday conceded that this year’s T20 World Cup amid the COVID-19 pandemic seems “unrealistic” as it will be difficult to fly in 16 teams to the country. Cricket Australia chairman Earl Eddings described the staging of the Twenty20 World …
Facebook bringing biometric feature in Messenger
Social networking site Facebook is testing a new feature for its messenger app. This feature will make the Messenger app more secure. According to Engadget, under the new feature, Messenger will receive biometric authentication tools in the app. Users will be able to use it …
Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 8.05 million, death toll over 436,000
At least 8,056,441 people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 436,293 have died, a Reuters tally showed. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The World Health Organization referred to …
Beijing reinstates virus controls as cases rise
Beijing: China reported 49 new coronavirus cases on Monday as the capital Beijing reinstated measures to contain a resurgence. Of the new cases, 36 were reported in Beijing, traced to a wholesale market that supplies much of the city’s meat and vegetables. Ten of the other …
Novak Djokovic: US Open coronavirus protocols ‘extreme’
World number one Novak Djokovic has called the coronavirus safety protocols, planned in order for the US Open to take place, “extreme”. The hard-court Grand Slam tournament is scheduled to start on 31 August at Flushing Meadows in New York. “We would not have access …
The number of deaths from corona infection worldwide has exceeded 400,000
Kathmandu: The number of deaths due to corona virus (Covid-19) infection has crossed four lakh worldwide till Sunday. According to the latest data provided by Johns Hopkins University, 4,243 Kovid-19 infections have died worldwide. 69 lakh 23 thousand 836 people have been infected.
2 million vaccines against corona virus: Trump
Washington: US President Donald Trump has claimed that 2 million vaccines have been developed against the corona virus (Covid-19). At a news conference Friday night, President Trump claimed that 2 million vaccines were ready for use. “We had a meeting yesterday about the vaccine against …
India ranks seventh in the list of Corona affected countries
Kathmandu: India has reached the seventh position in the list of countries most affected by the corona virus (Covid-19) infection. Corona virus infection has been on the rise in India recently. According to the Corona Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University, the number of corona …
SpaceX makes history with successful first human space launch
SpaceX made history today, flying NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken to space aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft using a Falcon 9 rocket. The launch, titled ‘Demo-2’, is for the final demonstration mission in the human rating process of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9, meaning …