Night-time cough recording app predicts asthma deterioration

The app is the first of its kind to measure patients’ coughing over a series of nights and shows that it is a sign of their asthma deteriorating. The team, led by Dr Frank Rassouli, from the Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, Switzerland, believe it could become a new way to help patients and their doctors … Read more

Battery-powered face mask with fans unveiled by LG

The LG PuriCare Wearable Air Purifier employs two H13 HEPA filters, the same as those used in the South Korean firm’s air filtration devices. More significantly, the mask comes with an 820mAh battery that is used to power the inbuilt fans, supposedly making it easier for users to breath through the mask whilst wearing. The … Read more

China warns Norway

China warns Norway against granting Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong democracy activists Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a rare visit to Norway, warned Oslo against granting the Nobel Peace Prize to Hong Kong pro-democracy activists much on the lines of awarding the prize to China’s human rights activist Liu Xiaobo and Tibetan spiritual … Read more

India Rejects Reference To Jammu And Kashmir In China-Pak Statement

“India has repeatedly conveyed its concerns to both China and Pakistan on the projects in so-called China Pakistan Economic Corridor, which are in the territory of India that has been illegally occupied by Pakistan,” Spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs Anurag Srivastava said. India on Saturday categorically rejected the reference made to Jammu and … Read more

COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Developed By End Of The Year

A total of 2.2 million patients have recovered and gone home and another seven lakh are going to be cured very soon, says Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said that India’s first vaccine against the novel coronavirus could be available by end of this year. “One … Read more

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates

Coronavirus Outbreak Updates: 69,239 New Cases In Last 24 Hours Push India’s Covid Tally To 30.44 Lakh (India COVID-19 Cases: About 22 lakh COVID-19 patients have recovered so far; the recovery rate stood at 74.89 per cent this morning.) India’s coronavirus tally passed 30.44 Lakh lakh today with a single-day jump of 69,239 fresh infections … Read more

We Don’t Have To Do Business With China, Says Donald Trump

Trump entered into a high-stakes trade war with China before reaching a partial Phase 1 trade deal in January. Trump has since shut the door on Phase 2 negotiations, saying he was unhappy with Beijing’s handling of the pandemic. U.S. President Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview airing Sunday, raised the possibility of decoupling … Read more

Children Of 12 Years And Over Should Wear Masks Like Adults, Says WHO

Children aged five years and under should not be required to wear masks based on the safety and overall interest of the child, the WHO and UNICEF said. The World Health Organization (WHO) said children aged 12 and over should wear masks to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic under the same conditions as adults, while … Read more

Elon Musk: New Self-Driving Features Will Come Out This year

No Hands! According to a tweet by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the electric car company is going to “release more [Full Self-Driving] features later this month.” While Musk hasn’t confirmed what these features will turn out to be, we can make some educated guesses — and it might even be the long-awaited “City Autopilot” feature. FSD … Read more

Hackers Are Using Coronavirus Maps to Spread Malware

Malware Outbreak Coronavirus outbreak dashboards — like this one, created by John Hopkins University — have become an extremely useful way to keep track of how the deadly virus is spreading across the globe. But hackers are creating fake coronavirus maps to infect users with malware. Doppelganger Security researcher Shai Alfasi at Reason Labs discovered … Read more