Warren Buffett on Saturday took a dive into the 231-year history of the United States of America to predict the future of the country’s economy struggling to stay on its feet amid the struggle against coronavirus and lockdown: “Nothing can basically stop America.”

In reduced trade, with China, Japan and South Korea on holiday, Australia's ASX 200 rose 1.26% and Hong Kong's Hang Seng climbed 0.66%.

Gold prices have gained over 18 per cent from their recent low of Rs 38,400 per 10 grams hit on March 16, 2020. While silver futures surged 25 per cent from its low of Rs 33,580 per kg touched in March.

On MCX, gold June futures were trading Rs 153 or 0.33 per cent down at Rs 46,008 per 10 grams. Silver July futures were ruling at Rs 43,265 per kg, up Rs 142 or 0.33 per cent.

From playing the reruns of popular shows to using video conferencing tools to create content, broadcasters are using different methods to keep the audience entertained during lockdown

CCMB and Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi are working together on the whole genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus isolates which will help them to understand the evolution of the virus and its spread route.

Traditionally, our response to laws failing to arrest healthcare violence has been to simply increase the quantum and severity of punishment the next time.

Can’t blame Corona for crisis, investment choice was poor

The Centre's fiscal management of the Covid crisis vis-a-vis availability of funds to states might result in creating a coercive, rather than a cooperative federalism.

It is not just the lungs, it affects the heart, kidneys, brain... this is making treatment—and a lasting cure—difficult.

An RT-PCR test takes several hours for the result to be available. We cannot make a patient who comes with a non-Covid-19 problem wait till that result is available.

Even supporting the poor—whose numbers will double—can cost Rs 65,000-130,000 crore per month

Even now, a state like West Bengal’s data looks dodgy; others like Gujarat and UP also pose challenges

Israel has just reported a potent monoclonal antibody (mAb) against SARS CoV-2. Firms in South Korea, the US are leading mAb trials.

For ‘Act Now’, company leadership should create a “war room” with a senior cross-functional team, focused on scenario planning, prioritising crisis response, and managing initiatives in with dynamism and agility.

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The scientists tested their vaccine on mice. The mice developed antibodies immediately after a single injection, which prevented the virus from infecting human cells. Researchers selected 2 of the five candidates for the vaccine after studying them with the best results.

Coronavirus COVID 19 vaccine news, latest update, human trials: Sanofi's Pasteur division has an established track record in influenza vaccines. Last month it had teamed with its British rival GSK to produce a vaccine candidate hoping that it will be ready in 2021.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has time and again sought to drive home the point that complacency cannot be afforded despite a seemingly better show.

Chen Shih-chung told international media at a news conference that global health officials "have not been honest and failed in their responsibilities," in an apparent reference to the UN World Health Organization that oversees the assembly.

The total number of people infected with Covid-19 has passed another somber milestone, exceeding four million, with more than 1.3 million of those hailing from the US, Johns Hopkins University reported.
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More than 1,000 people queued up in Geneva to get free food parcels. The anti-coronavirus measures that have been in place since mid-March have taken a heavy toll on the country’s poor.
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According to Dun & Bradstreet's latest Economy Forecast, the changes in consumer behaviour will determine the segments that are likely to flourish after the pandemic is brought under control.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits surpassed a staggering 30 million and the European economy shrank a record 3.8% in the first quarter as hotels, restaurants, construction sites and manufacturing were frozen by lockdowns.

The government had last month extended the deadline to file GST returns for March to May 5, from April 20. As per convention, the government releases GST revenue collection number on the basis of cash collection in a particular month.

While our immediate priority must be to protect people from the pandemic and contain its spread, ensuring food security and preventing more people to fall below poverty line (BPL) should also be on focus.

BHEL has released an Expression of Interest (EOI) inviting global companies to leverage its facilities and capabilities for setting up a manufacturing base in the country.

The economic impact of the pandemic on India is likely to be around Rs 7-8 trillion with sectors such as trade, textiles, aviation, transport, and MSMEs facing the brunt of the impact.

Curiously, the majority of those who say they want their economies to restart before the virus has been contained also report being “very nervous” about leaving home.

Even as India is the second-largest consumer of gold, it imported only 50 kg of gold in April, compared to 110.18 tonnes in the same month a year ago.

The 27-nation EU economy is predicted to contract by 7.5 per cent this year, before growing by about 6 per cent in 2021.

Even as various companies such as Tata Chemicals and NIVEA India have come forward to make hand sanitizers, the government does not want to take a risk by allowing the companies to export the product.

The latest move by the UP government has exempted businesses from the purview of almost all the labour laws for the next three years.

The government has decided to borrow Rs 12 lakh cr in the current fiscal, compared to Rs 7.8 lakh cr earlier. 

The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corporation of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from swabs swiped inside the nasal cavity, the FDA said in a statement.

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Maintaining social distancing and self-hygiene are the only options we have in the present fettle in trying to curb the COVID-19 menace which indeed is proving prolific.

Ambassador Sandhu also expressed some of the cooperation the US government has shown in the evacuation effort by the Indian government for its citizens stranded in the US post the lockdown across the world.

1. New guidelines for discharge of Corona patients  Daily Excelsior
2. Government Tweaks Rules For Testing As COVID-19 Cases Rise. Details Here  NDTV
3. Health Ministry’s revised discharge policy for COVID-19 patients: Only severe cases to be tested before discharge  Jagran Josh
4. Coronavirus: Only severe cases need to be tested before discharge, says Centre in revised guidelines  Scroll.in
5. Health Ministry shares 3-tier discharge policy for COVID-19 patients based on severity of symptoms  Times Now
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Coronavirus numbers explained: New cases start dipping  The Indian Express

It is unclear how the corpse was driven from Lagos, through other states, to Akwa Ibom despite a ban on inter-state transportation.

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Researchers fear if the coronavirus does not subside in the summer, it could mutate further and potentially limit the effectiveness of vaccines.

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The governor condemns the rampant violation of health and safety guidelines by residents.

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The country records 239 new cases on Saturday.

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Justice Bello said all courts in the FCT must resume on Monday.

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They are returning aboard an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 aircraft under the special flight arrangements by the federal government for nationals stranded abroad.

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The author of “Tradocracy” and other books, Odion Obumese, who is also a trained medical scientist, says he has led a team of medical scientists to discover herbs that cure covid-19. Odion, the unapologetic traditionalist and proponent of Tradocracy, a system of government based on traditional political institutions, disclosed this to Vanguard in an interview last weekend in Edo State.

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NOWSHERA: The confirmed Covid-19 cases reached to 110 after two more test positive for the viral infection in the district on Saturday. DC Nowshera Shahid Ali Khan that two suspected patients of coronavirus identified as wife of Akmal Shah, resident of Amangarh, and Sabz Ali of Pabbi tested...

TABKHTBAI: Two more patients died of coronavirus and were buried under the Standard Operating Procedures in their respective areas in Takhtbhai tehsil on Saturday.According to health department, one Ali Akbar Ameer, a resident of Pirano Daag, 67, was admitted to a hospital in Islamabad for chest...