9 am: The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that there was emerging evidence that the coronavirus is airborne, Reuters reports. “...
9 am: The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that there was emerging evidence that the coronavirus is airborne, Reuters reports. “We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of Covid-19,” Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on the pandemic at the WHO, said.
In an open letter to the World Health Organization, 239 scientists from 32 countries had claimed last week that the Covid-19 coronavirus is airborne. The claim contradicts previous evidence that suggested that it was transmitted from person-to-person through droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with the disease coughs, sneezes or speaks.
8.58 am: There will be a complete shutdown in Cuttack, Odisha, till July 10, ANI reports.
8.40 am: The US has so far reported 29.93 lakh cases and 1,31,455 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
8.30 am: The United States has formally notified the United Nations about its decision to quit the World Health Organization, PTI reports. In May, United States President Donald Trump had said his country would terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization, after weeks of accusing the agency of helping the Chinese government cover up the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. In April, the US had halted its share of...
