Covid 19 Threat

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Friday said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a 'global health threat' and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner.

The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday.

With uncertainties and threats, businesses are needed ensure their assets are future-proof. While business environments are always evolving, the new technologies on the horizon and constantly changing consumer demands and preferences wreak havoc even on the best-laid plans. Here's how you can try best to future-proof businesses.

Kerala’s state government is moving ahead with steps to achieve complete literacy, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The CM said the government is working towards making people, especially children, aware of traps and threats in cyberspace. With the increase in use of smartphones during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CM stated that childre...

The United States has crossed the threshold of one million deaths from Covid, the White House said on Thursday, as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.

The United States is about to cross the threshold of one million deaths from Covid-19, a grim milestone that comes as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.

Cyberattacks have grown in last two years as coronavirus pandemic soared online activity, stated Italian defence firm Leonardo. Cybersecurity threats were described as ‘collateral damage’ of COVID-19 pandemic and acceleration of digitalisation.

Keeping in view rising cases of Covid and the threat of Omicron, the Karnataka government on Tuesday had said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in the state from December 30 to January 2.

A recent research has indicated that isolated populations of indigenous communities in India, like the Onge and Jarawa tribes on the Andaman Islands, are under serious threat from COVID-19.

Russia has responded with a threat to block YouTube after the video-sharing platform removed state-backed RT’s German-language channels over COVID-19 misinformation.

India's smartphone sales fell 13 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous one as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hurt demand in the world's second biggest smartphone market, a research report said.

Facebook moderators were reportedly pressured by their employer Genpact to return to office despite safety concerns over the ongoing coronavirus-induced pandemic. Genpact, a third-party contracting firm that handles Facebook’s moderation operations, has reportedly been asking its employees to return to offices in Hyderabad since as early as July.

Supercomputer-driven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus.

The United Kingdom's chief medical officers have agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to "epidemic is in general circulation" from "transmission is high or rising exponentially".

China has defended its response to the virus, and Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian denied the government was involved in any attempt to steal virus-related data on Monday, after some media reported on the warning in advance.

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Friday said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a 'global health threat' and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner.

The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday.

With uncertainties and threats, businesses are needed ensure their assets are future-proof. While business environments are always evolving, the new technologies on the horizon and constantly changing consumer demands and preferences wreak havoc even on the best-laid plans. Here's how you can try best to future-proof businesses.

Kerala’s state government is moving ahead with steps to achieve complete literacy, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday. The CM said the government is working towards making people, especially children, aware of traps and threats in cyberspace. With the increase in use of smartphones during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CM stated that childre...

The United States has crossed the threshold of one million deaths from Covid, the White House said on Thursday, as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.

The United States is about to cross the threshold of one million deaths from Covid-19, a grim milestone that comes as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.

Cyberattacks have grown in last two years as coronavirus pandemic soared online activity, stated Italian defence firm Leonardo. Cybersecurity threats were described as ‘collateral damage’ of COVID-19 pandemic and acceleration of digitalisation.

Keeping in view rising cases of Covid and the threat of Omicron, the Karnataka government on Tuesday had said that no parties or mass gatherings would be permitted in the state from December 30 to January 2.

A recent research has indicated that isolated populations of indigenous communities in India, like the Onge and Jarawa tribes on the Andaman Islands, are under serious threat from COVID-19.

Russia has responded with a threat to block YouTube after the video-sharing platform removed state-backed RT’s German-language channels over COVID-19 misinformation.

India's smartphone sales fell 13 percent in the second quarter compared with the previous one as a second wave of COVID-19 infections hurt demand in the world's second biggest smartphone market, a research report said.

Facebook moderators were reportedly pressured by their employer Genpact to return to office despite safety concerns over the ongoing coronavirus-induced pandemic. Genpact, a third-party contracting firm that handles Facebook’s moderation operations, has reportedly been asking its employees to return to offices in Hyderabad since as early as July.

Supercomputer-driven models simulated in Japan suggested that operating commuter trains with windows open and limiting the number of passengers may help reduce the risk of coronavirus infections, as scientists warn of airborne spread of the virus.

The United Kingdom's chief medical officers have agreed that the COVID-19 threat level should be lowered one notch to "epidemic is in general circulation" from "transmission is high or rising exponentially".

China has defended its response to the virus, and Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian denied the government was involved in any attempt to steal virus-related data on Monday, after some media reported on the warning in advance.