'Big Little Lies' star Nicole Kidman&nbsp;will be seen in Amazon's 'Pretty Things' adaptation as well. Reports are Kidman&nbsp;will be&nbsp;seen playing the role of one of the two leads in the Amazon adaptation of Janelle Brown&rsquo;s forthcoming novel 'Pretty Things'.&nbsp;

'Big Little Lies' star Nicole Kidman will be seen in Amazon's 'Pretty Things' adaptation as well. Reports are Kidman will be seen playing the role of one of the two leads in the Amazon adaptation of Janelle Brown’s forthcoming novel 'Pretty Things'.

According to a yet-to-be peer reviewed meta-analysis of 32 studies published in MedRxiv, a server for health sciences, men are three times more likely to die from the novel&nbsp;coronavirus&nbsp;than women.&nbsp;Men&nbsp;had a significantly higher death rate about 9.2% compared to 3.4% for women, showed the analysis of 4,700 hospitalised patients. These findings could indicate the need for a more aggressive treatment in males. Data from China first revealed that men accounted for about 64% of deaths while a similar gender gap emerged in Italy with men accounting for 71% of Covid-19 deaths. Researchers still don&rsquo;t know why it is happening but smoking and higher coronary artery disease rates in men may play a role, they said.&nbsp;

Aerobiosys Innovations, an IIT Hyderabad&nbsp;incubated start-up, has created a portable, emergency use ventilator to aid the fight against the novel&nbsp;coronavirus. The low-cost ventilator, called Jeevan Lite, can be operated through a phone application and is battery-operated, with a capacity to function for five hours without power supply. The device will be priced at Rs 1 lakh and the company has plans to produce at least 50-70 units per day. Jeevan Lite will be able to perform invasive and non invasive ventilation and is suitable for both adult and pediatric patients, the company said.

In the war against the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian Railways has stepped up all efforts to ensure India is equipped to contain the spread of the illness. Till date, all production units and zones of the railways has manufactured about 2.6 lakh masks and up to 25,000 litres of sanitiser. The railway authority is also involved in manufacturing hospital beds and saline stands for patients amid shortages in the country. They've even converted some train coaches into isolation wards as a&nbsp;part of quarantine facilities.

The nationwide&nbsp;lockdown&nbsp;to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus&nbsp;poses a threat to almost 17,000 cattle in Mumbai's&nbsp;Aarey&nbsp;Colony due to a major&nbsp;fodder crunch.&nbsp;According to reports, the sheds just have enough fodder to last eight more days. This could have consequences on the milk and dairy businesses. The irregular supply of fodder has already hit milk production and fodder rates have gone up by almost 50 percent!&nbsp;

As 'work from home' becomes the norm in the face of the Covid-19 outbreak, pets seem to be the biggest beneficiaries. Canadian TV personality Chantal Desjardin decided to use quarantine time with her 7-week-old puppy cooper to the fullest and created his version of&nbsp;Gloria Gaynor's 'I Will Survive'&nbsp;called 'The Pets will Thrive'. The anthem, from a dog's perspective, is quickly becoming a rage online

Finding joy in tough times, healthcare workers at the Hershey Children's Hospital in Pennsylvania were seen taking dance breaks to boost their morale. In a video showcasing the Pediatric Intermediate Care unit, the group was seen dancing to 'We are Family by Sister Sledge. It was shared on Facebook with the caption '"Sorry corona virus you can't take away our sunshine..'

You can experience a jazz festival from the comfort of your home. The Montreux&nbsp;Jazz Festival is giving its audience a chance to experience live performances from iconic artists while sitting at home. The annual event, scheduled to take place between the 3rd and the 18th of July, hosts almost 250,000 music lovers in Montreux&nbsp;in&nbsp;Switzerland. However, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the CEO of the event has decided to put the festival's archive videos online. Viewers will be able to watch almost 50 performances by iconic artists like Nina Simone for free for a period of 30 days. While it is still unclear if the event will take place at the scheduled dates, organisers say this will help brighten the lives of music fans across the world.

According to the World Meteorological Organization, the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic and the global lockdowns to curb its spread&nbsp;could impact routine climate monitoring if it continues. The organisation is worried that even weather forecasting and observation capacities may come to a standstill. Weather-related disasters and climate change continue to hit the globe at an unprecedented rate. The WMO&nbsp;urges nations to&nbsp; pay attention to their early warnings and weather-observing capacities. In countries where these measurements are taken manually by scientists, indications suggest that this work might have stopped for now.&nbsp;

As millions of people across the world are staying home amid the Covid-19 outbreak, seismologists have found changes to Earth's physical movement. They have observed much lesser ambient seismic noise or vibrations that are caused by buses, trains, cars and people&nbsp;as they go about their routine lives. This&nbsp;indicates that the Earth's upper crust is moving a little lesser. The phenonmenon was first confirmed by Thomas Lecocq from the Royal Observatory in Belgium. He claimed that Brussels saw a 30 to 50% drop in seismic noises amid the coronavirus pandemic. A similar trend was then seen in Paris, Los Angeles and Auckland. The silence caused by lockdowns imposed in various parts may benefit scientists looking to detect earthquakes and eventually take appropriate steps to mitigate natural disaster.

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that a six feet distance should be maintained between yourself and others to prevent the transmission of the novel coronavirus&nbsp;as opposed to the three-feet guideline shared by the WHO. But, a MIT&nbsp;researcher shares that even six feet is not enough!&nbsp;Lydia Bourouiba&nbsp;has been studying the dynamics of exhalations including&nbsp;coughs and sneezes, for years and finds that&nbsp;exhalations cause gaseous clouds that can travel up to 27 feet!&nbsp;Lydia Bourouiba&nbsp;told USA&nbsp;TODAY that there is an urgent need to revise social distancing guidelines issued by the CDC&nbsp;and the WHO, especially for health workers. Her article has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.&nbsp;

People living in Covid-19 hotspots or areas which have reported large numbers of cases may have to undergo a rapid antibody blood test for the viral infection to ensure speedy detection.&nbsp;The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in its interim advisory has recommended the use of the rapid antibody test in the country's&nbsp;20 existing and 22 potential COVID-19 hotspots&nbsp;as identified by the Health Ministry.&nbsp;The results of the antibody tests, similar to other blood tests, are available in 15-30 minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Travel company Goibibo has launched&nbsp;'Hotels for our Heroes' initiative with 900 hotel chains and independent hotels in India to help medical staff helping those in need amid the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic.&nbsp;The initiative has been rolled out across 26 states and 4 Union Territories to support the medical fraternity during this unprecedented public health crisis. Medical practitioners will be able to choose from 27,000 accommodation options, available at subsidised rates, in hotels across 200 cities on the Goibibo&nbsp;app.&nbsp;

Researchers&nbsp;at the University of Pittsburgh&nbsp;have tested a potential vaccine for COVID-19 in mice, and it was successful&nbsp;in generating antibodies to fight the coronavirus&nbsp;within two weeks.&nbsp;The vaccine, called&nbsp;PittCoVacc - short for Pittsburgh Coronavirus Vaccine, was delivered through a&nbsp;band-aid sized patch with micro-needles.&nbsp;Through previous research, they found that a particular spike protein is important for inducing immunity against the virus.&nbsp;They used lab-made pieces of viral protein to build immunity and said that it works the same way as current flu shots. The tiny needles&nbsp;deliver the spike proteins into the skin, where the immune reaction is strongest. The team hopes to advance to human trials faster than the usual time-frame.&nbsp;

Some good news in these morbid times! Data from the Central Pollution Control Board has revealed that the health of the Ganga&nbsp;river has improved significantly since the imposition of the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus. From the 36 monitoring units, Ganga's water was found to be fit for bathing and propagation of wildlife and fisheries at around 27 units. The improvement has been attributed to the lack of any industrial waste being dropped into the river.&nbsp;

To keep children engaged at home during the 21-day nationwide lockdown in India, the government in Odisha&nbsp;in collaboration with Unicef has launched an online cultural competition called Mo Pratibha.&nbsp;From poster making and poetry to slogan-writing, students can submit their entries online on two themes, 'being at home during the lockdown and 'my responsibility as a young citizen during Covid-19'. The programme is for children between the age of 5 and 18 years and the winners will be awarded certificates.

According to a BBC report, a panel of advisers to the&nbsp;World Health Organization will be reviewing the current advice on the use of face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus based on a new research. A MIT&nbsp;study has&nbsp;found that coughs and sneezes&nbsp;can project liquid up to 6m to 8m away.&nbsp;The WHO recommends keeping a distance of at least 1m from anyone coughing or sneezing and says that only those who are sick and show symptoms should wear masks. The global health body is opening up its discussion again looking at the new evidence to see whether or not it should change its advice on using masks.&nbsp;

Today's special doodle by search engine Google is truly an informative one. As the world grapples with the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic, the doodle draws light on the importance of staying home and staying safe. In addition to that, each alphabet of the interactive doodle showcases the different activities people can indulge in while in quarantine, like exercising or reading a book. By clicking on the animation, users can also get access to a bank of information on Covid-19, certain do's and don'ts and how it's affecting different parts of the world.

Jaycee Baso, a home-chef based in Sydney, has found a simple hack to dice an onion in seconds and with maximum efficiency. Take an onion, separate&nbsp;out its root, cut it into half and peel the cover. You've got the basics right, now watch how to chop it into pieces.&nbsp;

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.

According to a Reuters report, global carbon dioxide emissions could fall by the largest amount since the World War Two this year as the coronavirus outbreak brings economies to a virtual standstill. The chair of&nbsp;Global Carbon Project, a network of scientists providing benchmark emissions data, has shared that&nbsp;carbon output could fall by more than 5% year-on-year - the first dip since a 1.4% reduction after the 2008 financial crisis. But, experts warn that without structural changes, this emissions decline could be short-lived and have little impact on the amount of carbon dioxide that has accumulated in the atmosphere over decades.

In a bid to prevent accidents and to deal with the rising numbers of vehicles in the city, the Mumbai traffic police have revised speed limits for vehicles on 11 major flyovers, bridges and roads. While the speed limit on the&nbsp;Bandra-Worli Sea Link continues to be 80 km/h&nbsp;but drivers will have to reduce speeds to 35 and 40 km/h&nbsp;on the bends. The speed limits on&nbsp;the Western&nbsp;Express Higway&nbsp;and the Eastern Express Highway have been reduced to 70 km/h from the current 80 km/h, while it has been increased from 60 to 65 km/h on the Marine Drive&nbsp;

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