At Wuhan at the market wet
Where bats and pangolins are sold
The stage for the virus was set
To bring the world into its fold
In November came an alert
There was a new pneumonic strain
The researcher who saw it first
Rang bells but it was all in...
Economic
Remittances flows around the world are set to shrink, damaging recipient economies
Analysts say a big shock lies ahead for economies that rely heavily on remittances, including India and the Philippines. It will hit on two fronts: returning...
The North African region in relative terms has managed to contain the transmission of the pandemic and the number of confirmed cases until 31 March 2020 has remained under 1000 in all the five states. Egypt was the first African state and second in...
Medical
Serology tests for coronavirus antibodies could help restart society
At the root of almost every plan to restart society is a new kind of coronavirus test that searches not for the virus itself, but the remnants floating in people’s blood...
The West Asian region is presently one of the worst affected regions hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The UAE was the first state in the region to report a positive case. Iran subsequently, emerged as a major hotspot for the transmission of the virus...
Medical
Researchers show world leaders how to behave in a crisis
While political leaders have locked their borders, scientists have been shattering theirs, creating a global collaboration unlike any in history. Never before, researchers say, have...
Medical
Smart Thermometers Track the Spread of Coronavirus in US
The company, Kinsa Health, which produces internet-connected thermometers, created a US national map of fever levels on March 22. Kinsa thermometers connect to a cell phone app that...
With a population of 23 million, Taiwan has systematically managed the pandemic COVID-19. Despite strain relations, there is a lot of interaction between China and Taiwan. Around 850,000 Taiwanese stays in China, 400,000 Taiwanese work there and 2.7...
The coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has evolved as a global pandemic1 ever since its outbreak in China in December 2019.2 This highly contagious disease has infected around 800,000 people worldwide in a short span of three months. The epicentre of...
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