In a progressive decision, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to relax the stringent fitness requirements of the female cabin crew. Currently, Body Mass Index (BMI) requirements are different for males and females. In a bid to ensure gender parity, they plan to make the criteria same for all crew members.

Bengaluru&nbsp;start-up&nbsp;Bione&nbsp;has created a rapid Covid-19 at-home testing kit. The company claims that it displays accurate results within 5 to 10 minutes and is priced anywhere between Rs 2000 and 3000. However, the company expressed a note of caution stating that irrespective&nbsp;of the result of their home screening test, people with Covid-19 symptoms must undergo a laboratory test under expert supervision. The Bione kits have been approved by ICMR and are in the process of seeking US FDA's approval, the company stated.

To contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, Tirupur in Tamil Nadu has got a one-of-a-kind disinfection tunnel. Set up at the Thennampalayam market, the aim is to keep visitors, who come to shop, safe. Visitors are made to pass through the 16-feet tunnel before entering the market. The portable tunnel is made of steel and has been designed by a Tirupur-based businessman D Venkatesh.

A team of doctors from medical college&nbsp;PGIMER Chandigarh, have come up with a prototype of an affordable AMBU&nbsp;device, which could aid in the fight against the coronavirus.&nbsp;The prototype of the emergency ventilator was developed in collaboration with a&nbsp;start-up company,&nbsp;Gyrodrive Machineries Ltd based in&nbsp;Pune. The device is operated by a small motor that automatically pumps the bag at the required rate. AMBU bags provide a short-term alternative to expensive ventilators.

A strange partnership has emerged amid virus crisis as major tobacco companies join the race to help develop a vaccine for Covid-19. According to a Bloomberg&nbsp;report, Cigarette&nbsp;brands&nbsp;Philip Morris and British American Tobacco have begun working with biotech&nbsp;firms in USA&nbsp;and Canada to start animal and human trials of potential vaccines. The alliance may sound odd as the WHO has actually said that smoking hampers your recovery from&nbsp;coronavirus.&nbsp;

Hand-washing is an important precautionary measure to protect yourself against the novel coronavirus. But, in areas where continuous&nbsp;water supply is a problem, it could be troublesome. The World Health Organisation has shared a DIY&nbsp;'tippy tap' which is an economical way to make a tap with materials commonly available. With just few sticks, a container with water, strings and a soap, watch how it's made.

The Duke Clinical Research Institute is all set to start clinical trials of&nbsp;hydroxychloroquine, a medicine used to prevent and treat malaria, to ascertain how well it protects health-care workers against the Covid-19 virus. The trial will recruit&nbsp;15,000 people across 40 sites in the US to participate in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial set to test its effectiveness.&nbsp;Trump had earlier&nbsp;said that&nbsp;hydroxychloroquine shows &ldquo;tremendous promise&rdquo; against the new coronavirus, but there's not enough scientific evidence to prove it. A separate trial by the The University of Minnesota launched in March is underway to&nbsp;test whether the malaria drug can prevent the progression of Covid-19.&nbsp;

Inching towards a treatment for the novel coronavirus, a team of Chinese scientists claim to have found antibodies that may be effective in blocking the&nbsp;coronavirus from entering human cells. Researchers from the Tsinghua University in Beijing stated that a potential drug with the antibodies could pave the way for possible treatment. Early this year, the team isolated about 206 antibodies from blood taken from recovered patients. Four were able to block the entry and two were &lsquo;exceedingly&rsquo; good, said the scientists. The team now aims to identify the most powerful antibody and combine it to prevent the coronavirus from mutating. The team hopes it can be trialled on humans in six months, however, experts expressed caution, stating that many more steps need to be taken before something is finalised.

A team of veterinarian researchers is leading a volunteer effort at the Complutense University of Madrid to analyse coronavirus tests after putting its facilities at the service of the Spanish Health Ministry. Nurses from the university's health care unit took nasal swabs and the research relies on the veterinary school's facilities which are equipped to safely handle the incoming tests and virus in the samples.&nbsp;The team has around 30 researches, of which around a third are from the university's veterinary department.

Companies have been asked to stop selling all forms of the heartburn drug Zantact, after the US Food and Drug Administration found low levels of a 'potentially dangerous' cancer-causing chemical in them late last year. Consumers were warned to stop taking any over-the-counter forms of the drug such as ranitidine. The contaminant that was found in Zantac was ascertained to be a type of cancer-causing NDMA. The FDA has found that the contaminants in some products increase over time and when stored at higher than room temperatures and may result in exposure to unacceptable levels of this impurity. It advised consumers to consult their doctors before stopping the medication and chosing an alternative.

To tackle the spread of the novel coronavirus, authorities in Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital have started installing disinfection tunnels outside the administration buildings. Whoever passes through the tunnel is coated in and inhales certain vaporized disinfectants. The soles of the shoes also get disinfected. It is the brainchild of Sarajevo based Grizelj that specialises in producing government-approved disinfectant solutions and other equipment.

A potential drug treatment for the novel coronavirus&nbsp;is set to start trials in the UK. The drug called&nbsp;remdesivir, has been manufactured by a&nbsp;pharmaceutical company Gilead. The trial will involve 2 studies,&nbsp;one on patients with moderate symptoms, and the other on those who are in a serious condition in England and Scotland. The work behind the drug stretches over 10 years.

Teams of medical researchers at Harvard have joined the frantic race to find a treatment for the novel coronavirus as the global pandemic intensifies. Their approach mainly&nbsp;include designing small molecules that can inhibit proteins in the virus, using the natural power of the human immune system by extracting antibodies from recovered patients, and repurposing existing antivirals made to fight other diseases. Doctors are conducting clinical trials of remdesivir, the drug&nbsp;that&nbsp;was developed to treat Ebola. They are also tracking therapeutic antibodies that involves taking plasma from recovered patients and using it to treat those still struggling.

Researchers from the&nbsp;Courant Institute of New York University have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can help predict the chances of a&nbsp;newly infected Covid-19 patient developing a severe respiratory disease. The tool uses predictive analysis based on&nbsp;data collected from 53 coronavirus patients across two hospitals in China to come up with the results. Published in the journal Computers, Materials &amp; Continua, the tool claims to predict acute respiratory disease syndrome with 80 per cent accuracy.&nbsp;

Virologist Gita Ramjee, a well-known vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country. She&nbsp;had returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms of the disease.&nbsp;In 2018, Ramjee was presented with the Outstanding Female Scientist Award by the European Development Clinical Trials Partnerships (EDCTP) for her lifetime commitment to finding new HIV prevention methods.

To tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and deal with the high inflow of patients, the ExCel Centre in London has been converted into a temporary hospital. Called the new NHS Nightingale Hospital, it will have around 4000 to 5000 beds and is nearing completion. The new hospital is due to open this week. The UK has confirmed over 25,000&nbsp;coronavirus cases and at least 1700 deaths as of March 31st.

In an effort help people to cope with coronavirus-related stress and anxiety, Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi&nbsp;has shared another yoga clip. 'Whenever I get time, I practice Yoga Nidra once or twice a week,' the PM wrote on Twitter attaching a video of the same. Retweeting&nbsp;the same, US President Donald Trump's daughter&nbsp;Ivanka&nbsp;Trump said, 'This is wonderful. Thank you Narendra&nbsp;Modi.'&nbsp;

To combat the shortage of ventilators amid the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, engineers and scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are creating a low-cost, open source ventilator design that will be free for people to copy and manufacture. The design will be released online and makes use of an 'Ambu bag', normally used when a ventilator is not available. The team, however, cautioned that the MIT E-Vent must be manufactured according to requirements by the FDA and under the supervision of a clinician. The team is also under the process of seeking FDA approval.

There has been a steep rise in patients with mental illness since the coronavirus outbreak in the country. A recent survey conducted by the Indian Psychiatry Society, says there has been about a 20% jump in the number of patients, adding that at least one out of every five Indians is suffering from mental health-related issues. Adding to this, is the 21-day nationwide lockdown, that has triggered anxiety among people who are scared of losing their businesses, jobs, earnings, savings or even basic resources. Experts say the new cases are mostly anxiety, panic attacks, and alcohol withdrawal syndrome.

Formula One team, Mercedes has joined forces with medics to help combat coronavirus. The team&nbsp;helped develop a breathing aid&nbsp;that could keep coronavirus patients out of intensive care and ease some pressure on Britain&rsquo;s strained health services.&nbsp;Mercedes worked with engineers at the University College London&nbsp;and clinicians at University College Hospital&nbsp;on improving a device called Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, which bridges the gap between an oxygen mask and the need for full ventilation. 100 such devices are now being sent for a clinical trial.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Sesame Street Muppets are here to help children stay safe as the world grapples with the coronavirus crisis. Elmo, Rooster and Cookie Monster came together to remind young fans to stay safe and remember to wash their hands regularly. Ditching the toothbrush classic song Brushy Brush, Elmo's song has now been changed to Washy Wash. They've been featured in new public service animated spots and aim to spread comforting messages amid the health crisis.

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