27 JANUARY 2021
People in Europe were tweeting about a dry cough more than usual as early as January 2020, newly analysed data reveal.
While social media has played a key role in disseminating health information during the relentless COVID-19pandemic, the new findings show it has the potential to be useful in other ways, too.
Authorities could be using such platforms to obtain real time, localised information about emerging viral hotspots before they re detected by official means, statistician Milena Lopreite from the University of Calabria and colleagues suggest in their new study. Our study adds on to the existing evidence that social media can be a useful tool of epidemiological surveillance, said economist Massimo Riccaboni from IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca.
Waxers smoothing skiers path to Olympic success China Daily | Updated: 2021-01-27 09:21 Share CLOSE Wang Yihan, one of Terje Langli s apprentices, is waxing skis in Baiyin, a city in northwest China s Gansu province on Jan 24. [Photo/Xinhua]
LANZHOU, Gansu province－It s past 10 pm, but light still emits from the waxing room that serves China s cross-country skiing training team.
Terje Langli, a 55-year-old from Norway with nearly 20 years experience as a waxer, instructs his two Chinese apprentices to get to work on the team s skis.
They are currently honing their craft at the ongoing 2020-21 China Cross-Country Skiing Tournament in Baiyin, a city in northwest China s Gansu province.
Cluster of stars Share CLOSE Members of the Tsinghua University team pose with their tutor, Han Wentao (standing, left), as they prepare for the 2020 Student Cluster Competition. The university won the competition for the third consecutive year in November. LI PAI/FOR CHINA DAILY
It was 6 am, and a team of six students from Beijing s Tsinghua University finally breathed a sigh of relief after an arduous 72 hours of competition.
While it might not have been physically challenging in the traditional sense, the nonstop testing, calculating and computer work can still take a huge toll.
Fortunately, it was all worth the sore necks, aching wrists and depleted mental resources as they were announced the winner of the 2020 Student Cluster Competition.
Delhi Police Commissioner holds security review meeting after violence during tractor rally ANI | Updated: Jan 27, 2021 12:14 IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): A meeting of the Delhi Commissioner of Police with senior police officers is currently underway to review the security situation in the aftermath of Tuesday s violence that broke out amid farmers tractor rally, informed Delhi Police on Wednesday.
The Delhi Police further informed on Wednesday that more than 300 police personnel have been injured after being attacked by agitating farmers on January 26.
The Delhi Police is scheduled to hold a press briefing today over the incidents of violence in the national capital on Republic Day.
Harsh Vardhan s statement comes as the worldwide tally of COVID-19 cases surpassed the 100 million mark on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The US continues to be the worst affected country with 25,407,414 cases.