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Coronavirus: Here's why N-95 masks with valves aren't entirely safe

The Indian government on Tuesday warned against the use of N-95 masks with valved respirators as they don't filter exhaled air and can aid the spread of the virus from an infected or asymptomatic person to a healthy individual

18 crore Indians may already have coronavirus antibodies: Thyrocare

A battery of tests done by Thyrocare, the diagnostics firm, revealed that as many as 18 crore Indians may already have anti-bodies against coronavirus. India has crossed 11 lakh cases of Covid-19 in the country.

Infections much higher than reported cases in US: Study

The study indicates that even the hardest-hit area in the study — New York City, where nearly 1 in 4 people has been exposed to the virus — is nowhere near achieving herd immunity

Some Covid-19 vaccine makers say they plan to make a profit

AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson pledged to produce hundreds of millions of doses of their vaccines at no profit to themselves. Moderna, however, which has been granted $483 million to develop its product, made no such promise

Jeff Bezos adds $13 bn to net worth in single day

This is the largest single-day jump for an individual in the history of the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

'Less optimistic', 'more cautious': Top CEOs fret as virus cases rise

The leaders of companies including Marriott, Delta Airlines, JPMorgan Chase and others are steeling themselves for a period of prolonged economic disruption and the prospect of a slow, halting recovery

IN PHOTOS: The show must go on

Live theatre is back in business as certain parts of the world ease Covid-19 restrictions; here's what the socially distanced audience experience looks like

Are we close to finding a Covid-19 vaccine?

Oxford University's Covid-19 vaccine has been found to be safe in early human trials after it was administered to 1,077 adults. The trials found it generates a strong immune response, T-cell immune responses and has shown no side-effects so far. The vaccine will now be tested on older adults.

Facebook-BCG report indicates digital influence on apparel consumers' rise to 60%

Missions to Mars: Past, present and future journeys

As the UAE launched its maiden space exploration mission from Japan, a look at what stage other Mars missions are in, and countries that have successfully made it to the Red Planet

EU adopts groundbreaking stimulus to fight coronavirus recession

The $857 billion package includes unprecedented steps to help less wealthy countries, including selling collective debt and giving much of the money as grants, not loans