Year: 2020

WHO Removes Remdesivir From List Of Medicines Used As Benchmark

WHO Removes Remdesivir From List Of Medicines Used As Benchmark

The World Health Organization said on Friday it has suspended Gilead’s remdesivir from its so-called prequalification list, an official list of medicines used as a benchmark for procurement by developing countries, after issuing guidance against its use in hospitalised COVID-19 patients. “Yes we have suspended it from the PQ (prequalification

Assailants loot Rs 60 lakh from bank in Assam

Assailants loot Rs 60 lakh from bank in Assam

Nalbari: Armed miscreants looted around Rs 60 lakh from a branch of a nationalised bank in Assam’s Nalbari district on Friday, officials said. A person named Nayan Das was also critically injured when the assailants opened fire to flee from the spot. Four armed motor-cycle borne youths, wearing face masks

4.0 magnitude quake strikes Manipur’s Ukhrul

4.0 magnitude quake strikes Manipur’s Ukhrul

Ukhrul: An earthquake of a magnitude 4.0 on the Richter Scale hit the Ukrul area of Manipur on Saturday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The earthquake hit at the depth of 30 km and tremors were felt at 1019 hours today. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.0, Occurred on 21-11-2020, 10:19:26