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Call for Code is a global initiative for developers to solve pressing global problems with sustainable software solutions. While the focus of this year's competition was on addressing climate change, IBM decided to add tech solutions for addressing the COVID-19 crisis as well.

Under the initiative, Amazon will deliver orders to a designated delivery point in the vicinity of the containment zone, from where volunteers will further deliver the packages to customers' doorstep, the company said in a statement.

Time spent on games has increased dramatically as virtual zones become avenues to socialize, connect and compete.

Mike Pompeo said on Friday asserting that he has seen a significant amount of evidence suggesting that a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan was underperforming and the virus could well have emanated from there.

US Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said on Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House complex known to test positive for the virus this week.

During the curfew, public sectors will work remotely and private sector activities, excluding vital ones, will be suspended, the statement said. All banks will be closed, but will continue to provide services electronically.

Most of these patients are also experiencing a loss of the sense of taste, said a researcher from University of Cincinnati.

According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), as for Friday 836 asymptomatic cases, including 63 from overseas, were still under medical observation.

Ivanka Trump's personal assistant has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus, making her the third White House staff member to be infected from COVID-19, a media report said on Saturday.

Paying his tribute to the father-daughter duo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy praised them for their “selfless dedication to caring for others.”

The percentage of people believing this to be true was especially high in Andhra Pradesh, followed by Telangana and Tamil Nadu. It was least in Kerala, followed by Punjab and Delhi. The survey also showed that about 30% of people believe that the current lockdowns will eradicate coronavirus.

The IHS Markit India Services Business Activity Index plunged to 5.4 in April from 49.3 in March, an unprecedented contraction since the survey started over 14 years ago. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey, also known as Services PMI, was based responses from about 400 service sector companies collected from April 7 to 28.

Kerala govt report estimates a loss of about Rs 80,000 crore in GVA to the Kerala economy in Q1 (Apr-Jun) of 2020. For March, the shortfall in GVA could have been roughly Rs 29,000 crore. The direct and indirect losses in gross state value addition (GSVA), based on an input-output model, is estimated to be 10% in 2019-20 and 20% in 2020-21.

For most part of April, the western districts of Tamil Nadu accounted for about one fourth of the total Covid-19 cases in the state.

Only 222 mw of solar capacity and 25 mw of wind capacity was installed in March as activities came to a halt following the Covid-19 outbreak, and installation would remain slow for another two months, said industry.

Discos collections across country have reduced by an unprecedented 80%, threatening power blackouts in India.

The Medicines Patent Pool is a United Nations-backed public health organisation that helps middle- and low-income countries get access to critical drugs. MPP executive director Charles Gore told ET’s Divya Rajagopal about the organisation’s plan to ensure equitable access of Covid-19 drugs and vaccines.

Highlighting the industry’s pro-active role in reinforcing critical public messaging in its plea to the government, IOAA has recommended a few measures to ease the financial burden on the Indian OOH industry.

Davangere, Bengaluru and Bhatkal Covid are hotspots

In a Q&A, V Ravi says at some later stage two-thirds of the population will have gotten Covid-19 but that stage many would have recovered without even knowing they had been infected

With the increase in inflow of migrants to Bihar, the state government has decided to go for a new strategy to contain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic — random samplings of 1,000 migrants in a day with focus on those coming from red zones.

Writing letters may have become a passé, but thanks to the initiative of Patna postal division, many city residents are now thanking corona warriors by sending them personal handwritten letters or greeting cards.

“When this all began, I thought that with a simmering level of a culture war that we have on both sides that this is going to explode.”

In less than a month, 20 districts reported new cases. Sri Ganganagar and Bondi are virus-free in Rajasthan

Thackeray said his government has requested for doctors from the Railways, port trust and other central departments for support

But news from Russia and Belgium is worrisome - while the former has seen an unprecedented surge in new cases, the latter's death rate has been rising rapidly

Porters have been dependent on Ticket Collectors for their survival, as any aid from the government is yet to reach them

Only half of the transport office will be allowed to open with 33 per cent of the staff

English movies registered a 91% increase in viewership for the week ended April 10 from the pre-lockdown period, while for English general entertainment channels, the figure was 41%, according to BARC India data sourced from subscribers.

Cambridge, Mass. : National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020

The advisory was issued by the Ministry of AYUSH to support the efforts of all as a measure towards enhancing immunity.

The detection time is 10 minutes, and the sample to result in time will be less than 2 hours, Harsh Vardhan said.

The study aims to collect sero-epidemiological data from 10,000 healthcare workers from Max Healthcare and Radiant Lifecare and study the effectiveness of HCQ as prophylaxis for COVID-19 infection.

Statement from the National Cancer Institute providing information regarding treatment of cancer patients and participation in clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The State has a low testing rate relative to India's avg despite cases doubling quickly in the last week

A Kerala-based institute has developed a diagnostic test for Covid-19 which it claims can furnish results in less than half the time taken by the method currently being used in the country and for a fraction of its cost — ₹1,000.

The department of biotechnology has granted funds to 16 companies for developing drugs, vaccines and devices to fight the Covid-19 pandemic as India looks to speed up the process of tackling the disease.

The President’s entire economic strategy is focussed on helping the wealthy, alleges the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee

Priced around Rs 500, the device has demonstrated a near-100 per cent accuracy in detecting the virus in a short span of 90 minutes, the statement said quoting an ICMR report.

This pandemic could act as a starting point for the re-orientation of the primary and district health care systems of Indian states to keep the infections at a manageable level. As India looks to flatten its curve, its state governments need to remember that it cannot move ahead by leaving the Covid-19 vulnerable population behind.

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), an arm of the Jal Shakti Ministry that deal with the rejuvenation programme for the river, had received a number of proposals, including from people and NGOs working on Ganga, to undertake clinical studies for treatment of coronavirus patients with the water, officials said.

New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI) As per the modeling data and the way India's COVID-19 cases are increasing, it is likely that peak can come in June and July, said AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday.