Malaria ‘completely stopped’ by a microbe
Source: BBC By James Gallagher; Health and science correspondent Scientists have discovered a microbe that completely protects mosquitoes from being infected with malaria. The team in Kenya and the UK […]
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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
More than 370 workers at a pork plant in Missouri tested positive for coronavirus. All were asymptomatic
By Hollie Silverman (CNN)373 employees and contract workers at Triumph Foods in Buchanan County, Missouri, have tested positive for coronavirus. All of them were asymptomatic, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The state of Missouri has reported 8,386 cases and 352 deaths […]
Italy starts to reopen as COVID-19 cases begin to decline
Source: ABC Italy — a country that has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic — is starting to see a glimmer of hope. As the number of coronavirus cases […]
U.S. Probes University of Texas Links to Chinese Lab Scrutinized Over Coronavirus
Source: WSJ By Kate O’Keeffe The Education Department has asked the University of Texas System to provide documentation of its dealings with the Chinese laboratory U.S. officials are investigating as a potential source […]
Roche expects to make more than 100 million antibody tests monthly by end of 2020
Source: CNBC Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Sunday it expects to be able to produce “significantly more” than 100 million of its new antibody tests monthly by the end of 2020, doubling […]
Local, Practical, Apolitical: Inside Germany’s Successful Coronavirus Strategy
Source: Wall Street Journal By Bojan Pancevski and Bertrand Benoit Nation’s 16 states are unsung heroes of the battle; keeping factories open, health-care system prepared BERLIN—Germany’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic has […]
Pakistan’s dangerous capitulation to the religious right on the coronavirus
Source: Washington Post By Madiha Afzal, who is a David M. Rubenstein fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State.” Perform your ablutions at home. Bring your own prayer mats, place them six feet apart. Wear masks. Use the provided hand sanitizer. […]
Inside the extraordinary race to invent a coronavirus vaccine
Source: Washington Post By Carolyn Y. Johnson Companies are launching trials at an unprecedented pace, but some worry about the trade-offs between speed and safety. Ian Haydon, a healthy 29-year-old, […]
Coronavirus and Pakistan’s wayward clerics
Source: Quantara By Mohammad Luqman In early February Pakistan reported the first COVID-19 cases in the country. In order to prevent the virus from spreading, Pakistan’s provincial governments imposed various curfews […]
Proposing Daryl Davis as a Peace Maker for Palestinians and Israel, for he attends KKK rallies, despite being black
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times How can we build the Third Temple together? Joel Osteen’s Video: Enlarging the Circle of Love Corona Fear’s Cure: Chanting from […]
A Video Worth a Million Words
Suggested reading by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times We Will be Judged by Our Compassion and Deeds and Not Our Dogma Two Hundred Verses about Compassionate Living in […]
When religion is dangerous for your health
By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor CNN: The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the best and worst aspects of religion. Faith has inspired countless acts of generosity and goodwill while helping […]
FDA authorizes the drug remdesivir for emergency use in COVID-19 patients
FDA authorizes experimental drug remdesivir for emergency use in COVID-19 patients Source: The Verge The Food and Drug Administration just authorized the emergency use of remdesivir, an experimental antiviral drug, […]
Pandemic Has Helped Religious Faith: Atheists Are Appalled
Few Americans say their house of worship is open, but a quarter say their faith has grown amid pandemic Source: Pew Research Center BY CLAIRE GECEWICZ Americans are much more likely […]
The Story from Northern Netherlands: To Test or Not to Test?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and saving one is like saving the whole of humanity. (Al Quran 5:32/33) Coronavirus: North Netherlands stopped following national advice. Here’s what […]
PM Abe touts Avigan as COVID-19 treatment despite experts urging caution
Source: KYODO NEWS – Apr 23, 2020 – 12:55 | All, Japan, Coronavirus Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has enthusiastically promoted anti-influenza drug Avigan as a possible game-changer in the war against the coronavirus, […]
Israel deems women’s ritual baths essential, leaving some conflicted over virus risk
Source: Washington Post By Ruth Eglash EFRAT, West Bank — As covid-19 spread rapidly in the first weeks of March, Esther grew nervous. It was nearly time for her monthly […]
Some Catholics suffer sacramental withdrawal as virtual confessions are ruled out
Epigraph Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He […]
Coronavirus identified in air pollution particles — but that doesn’t mean it spreads that way
Source: Yahoo Now that the coronavirus has infected more than 3 million people worldwide, the question of how SARS-CoV-2 spreads has become increasingly relevant. Experts remain confident, as of now, that the […]
Translation of the Holy Quran by Sir Zafrulla Khan, now available online
Scores of English translations of the Holy Quran are now available online. Translations into several languages, including English and Urdu, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community are also available online in […]