Washington (US), May 10 (ANI: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the use of antigen test for the first time to detect and treat COVID-19 infection.
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], May 9 (ANI): A Head Constable of Maharashtra Police Sahebrao Jhipru Khare died on Saturday due to COVID-19, taking the total number of police personnel dying from the infection to six in the state.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 9 (ANI): Tamil Nadu on Saturday reported 526 new COVID-19 cases, taking the count of total people infected with the virus in the state to 6,535, said the Health Department.
Kochi (Kerala) [India], May 9 (ANI): Special flight from Muscat will reach Cochin International Airport tonight with 183 passengers, including four infants onboard.
Muscat [Oman], May 9 (ANI): A total of 177 passengers and four infants will be returning in the repatriation flight to Kochi in Kerala, Embassy of India in Oman has said.
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 9 (ANI): With 76 new COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday in Rajasthan, the state tally of people infected from the virus has surged to 3,655 out of which 1,526 are active cases.
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): Improving hygiene practices like washing hands reduces the risk of catching infections by 50 percent and cuts the use of antibiotics by 30 percent, suggests a new study.
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): Novel research has found that sleep problems in a baby's first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain, the hippocampus.
Washington [US], May 09 (ANI): A top aide to US Vice President Mike Pence has been tested positive for coronavirus infection. She is the second White House official to contract the disease in the past two days.
Geneva [Switzerland], May 09 (Sputnik/ANI): More than 87,000 new coronavirus infection cases have been reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, and more than 5,400 people have died from the infection in the given period, the World Health Organization said on Friday.