Required Testing Order to be revoked from 30 June

(RR Auction)BOSTON - NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back.The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a threat to terrestrial life.The material, a NASA lawyer said in a letter to the auctioneer, still belongs to the federal government.The material from the experiment, including a vial with about 40 milligrams of moon dust and three cockroach carcasses, was expected to sell for at least $400,000, but has been pulled from the auction block, RR said Thursday."All Apollo samples, as stipulated in this collection of items, belong to NASA and no person, university, or other entity has ever been given permission to keep them after analysis, destruction, or other use for any purpose, especially for sale or individual display," said NASA's letter dated June 15.It went on: "We are requesting that you no longer facilitate the sale of any and all items containing the Apollo 11 Lunar Soil Experiment (the cockroaches, slides, and post-destructive testing specimen) by immediately stopping the bidding process," NASA wrote.In another letter dated June 22, NASA's lawyer asked RR Auction to work with the current owner of the material to return it to the federal government.The Apollo 11 mission brought more than 47 pounds (21.3 kilograms) of lunar rock back to Earth. Some was fed to insects, fish and other small creatures to see if it would kill them.

alleged hostage situation after she was able to add a note to a Grubhub food delivery order asking restaurant workers to call the police.A Facebook post from The Chipper Truck Cafe, a 24-hour restaurant in Yonkers, N.Y., shows the “Additional Instructions” they received from the woman: “Please call the police his going to call me when u delivered come with the cones please don’t make it obvious,” she wrote.“I’ve often heard of this happening but never thought it would happen to us,” read the post. “Thankfully we were open and able to help her.”The owner of the café, Alice Bermejo, told CBS News the restaurant staff were unsure if it was a prank, but her husband encouraged them to call police anyway.“The message came in, and the girls read it and they called my husband to see what they should do,” she said to CBS.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who chaired a high-level COVID review meeting on Thursday, directed state governments to focus on districts reporting high case positivity and undertake adequate testing with a higher proportion of RTPCR tests. The meeting was called owing to the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases.  He further instructed the officials to continue to focus on surveillance and on Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) to scan for any possible mutation along with increasing the pace of vaccination.  The meeting was attended by the core team of experts including Dr Randip Guleria, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava and NCDC director Sujeet Singh.

NEW DELHI : In the wake of rising covid cases across the country, the union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday directed the states/UTs to focus on surveillance, genome sequencing to scan for any possible mutation and monitor hospitalization of covid cases.  Mandaviya chaired a high-level meeting to review covid status across the country ordered the officials to ramp up covid testing and accelerate covid-19 vaccination for all eligible population.  Lav Agarwal, joint secretary, made a detailed presentation on the global scenario of surge in COVID cases and status of COVID in the country. This included presentation and analysis of trend of covid-19 cases, daily & active cases, positivity and deaths; testing status along with state-wise weekly tests per million, RT-PCR share in weekly tests; genome sequencing; and vaccination status.  The union health minister stressed on the need to focus on districts reporting high case positivity, undertake adequate testing (with higher proportion of RT-PCR) and effective covid-19 surveillance to assess and control the spread of infection in a timely manner, stated the government release.  He exhorted to increase pace of vaccination including booster doses in districts reporting high cases.

Starting this week, you can go to https://t.co/EwdQ2dXioe and find information and appointments near you. pic.twitter.com/RRO6auk1j7 The United States has begun distributing COVID vaccines for children as young as six months around the country, and availability of the shots will improve in the coming days, according to White House COVID-19 response coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha.

symptoms in children and infants, alongside quality of life, and absence from school or day care." "Our results reveal that, although children with a positive Covid-19 diagnosis are more likely to experience long-lasting symptoms than children with no previous Covid-19 diagnosis, the pandemic has affected every aspect of all young people's lives," Berg said. Additional research into the long-term consequences of the pandemic on all children will be important going forwards, the researcher said.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (AP) - Throngs of tourists gleefully watched the legendary Old Faithful geyser shoot towering bursts of steaming water while others got stuck in "bison jams" on picturesque valley roads as visitors returned Wednesday for the partial reopening of Yellowstone National Park after destructive floods.Park managers raised the gates at three of Yellowstone’s five entrances for the first time since June 13, when 10,000 visitors were ordered out after rivers across northern Wyoming and southern Montana surged over their banks following a torrent of rainfall that accelerated the spring snowmelt. The cost and scope of the damage is still being assessed, Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly said Wednesday.Empty roads and parking lots quickly grew busier by mid-morning as about 5,000 vehicles entered the park after getting through long lines that stretched for several miles (kilometers) at one gate in the early morning.

COVID-19.Heather Stefanson said Wednesday morning on social media that she has “minor symptoms” and is self-isolating while working from home.I am self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.My office has informed organizations and individuals I came into contact with over the last few days.I have minor symptoms, and am working remotely from home.1/2— Heather Stefanson

Chris Stapleton postponed three shows of his "All-American Road Show" tour after testing positive for COVID-19.  Stapleton announced his coronavirus diagnosis via Instagram. "To all my friends in Salt Lake City and Denver, I am very sorry to let you all know that I have tested positive for Covid and will be unable to perform this weekend's shows," the country music star said.

Sub-variants of Covid-19, named BA.4 and BA.4, are the latest threat to Brits’ health. The Omicron wave has seen numerous people infected with the virus for a second, or perhaps more, time.

An electronic bracelet can be used to pick up possible Covid - days before the symptoms become apparent, a study has found.

PHILADELPHIA - The young driver charged in the death of two Pennsylvania state troopers and a pedestrian on I-95 in March is set to face a judge for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday. This court appearance comes after the initial hearing was postponed in April. Police say Jayana Tanae Webb, 21, was driving an SUV when it struck Trooper Branden Sisca, 29, Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, on I-95 in Philadelphia. The impact of the crash sent the three men over the median and into the northbound lanes. All three were pronounced dead at the scene and Webb was taken into custody, according to officials. Webb is facing more than a dozen charges connected to the incident, including three counts of third-degree murder, three counts of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and two counts of second-degree manslaughter of a law enforcement officer. Jayana Webb, 21, is due in court for a preliminary hearing in connection with the deadly crash that killed two Pennsylvania state troopers and a civilian in March.

2/2 The Congress chief was asked to appear before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in the alleged money laundering case connected to the National Herald newspaper. It is to be known that Sonia Gandhi tested positive for coronavirus on 2 June, following which she sought more time to appear before ED for questioning.

Congress leader Kamal Nath announced that Maharashtra chief minister Udhdhav Thackeray has tested positive for Covid-19 Minutes ahead of the cabinet meeting called by the Chief minister of Maharashtra, Congress observer and leader kamal Nath announced that Udhdhav thackeray has tested positive for Covid-19.

Chris Stapleton has had to postpone his tour dates for this coming weekend because he has contracted the coronavirus.The 44-year-old country star made the announcement this Tuesday, announcing that the concerts had been pushed back a week.'To all my friends in Salt Lake City and Denver, I am very sorry to let you all know that I have tested positive for Covid and will be unable to perform this weekend's shows,' he wrote in a message he posted to his Instagram page. Uh oh:Chris Stapleton has had to postpone his tour dates for this coming weekend because he has contracted the coronavirus Making it work:The 44-year-old country star made the announcement this Tuesday, announcing that the concerts had been pushed back a weekHe was initially supposed to perform this Friday night at the USANA Amphitheatre in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City.

Sad news for Chris Stapleton fans.

MUMBAI : Even as Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde's political gambit threatens Maha Vikas Aghadi's prevalence as the ruling party in the state government, it has been reported that the state's 80-year old governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has been admitted to a hospital in South Mumbai after he tested positive for Covid-19.  The governor had been reportedly seen taking all forms of precautions while in public- wearing masks, following Covid Appropriate behaviour.  An official has confirmed that Koshyari has been admitted to the Reliance Foundation Hospital. Meanwhile, maharashtra on Tuesday reported 3,659 new Covid-19 cases in the past twenty four hours.

Martha Stewart has tested positive for COVID-19. The lifestyle guru and media mogul shared the news to Instagram on Tuesday evening.«This evening, I planned to host a garden party at The Plaza on behalf of my favorite skincare line, @mariobadescu.

Mayim Bialik announced she has tested positive for COVID-19 and took to Instagram to share an update on her condition and warn followers that the virus is «no joke.»Bialik, who says she is both vaccinated and boosted, first shared the news of her positive test Monday, then followed up with a video update on Tuesday. A post shared by Bialik Breakdown (@bialikbreakdown)“It’s very exhausting, the exhaustion is very special," the former  star said. «I had mononucleosis when I was in college and the exhaustion hits like that where you cannot be awake, you can try to be awake but then all of a sudden you need to sleep.» “It’s not the same as the flu,” the star continued.

Martha Stewart revealed her plans to host agarden party at The Plaza on Tuesday night were thwarted after learning she contracted coronavirus.The entrepreneur, 80, announced to her more than 1.6 million followers that she was 'sad to report' that she 'tested positive for COVID-19' via Instagram.'I am feeling fine but I am sticking to the rules and isolating,' she captioned a video of the party. 'I'm heartbroken to be missing the celebration of over 50 years of amazing skincare and the launch of 'The Martha Facial' at their NYC flagship - which is a special offer of the facial I've been receiving there for more than forty years!.' Bummer: Martha Stewart revealed her plans to host a garden party at The Plaza on Tuesday night were thwarted after learning she contracted coronavirus She concluded: 'Cheers to what I'm sure will be a fabulous event.' Her post received more than 30,110 views in under an hour as well as 200 comments, many from fans wishing her a speedy recovery.Below her post, photographer Douglas Friedman wrote: 'Rest up MS' while one of her followers commented: 'Get well soon!' Devastating: The entrepreneur, 80, revealed to her more than 1.6 million followers that she was 'sad to report' that she 'tested positive for COVID-19' via Instagram 'I am feeling fine but I am sticking to the rules and isolating,' she captioned a video of the party.

HOUSTON - A late-night order from Taco Bell turned into a nightmare for one 17-year-old boy in Houston.Just after 1 a.m. last Thursday, Ring doorbell footage captures an Uber Eats driver dropping off food at the front doorstep of a Tanglewood-neighborhood home.

Love Island star Amy Hart has left fans concerned for her health after she revealed a worrying health update on social media. The 29-year-old took to her 129k followers on Twitter to reveal doctors had found ‘high grade cells’ after she underwent a colonoscopy.

Image of emergency lights on a fire truck (Photo by Universal Images Group via Getty Images) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - U.S. Forest Service employees made multiple miscalculations, used inaccurate models and underestimated how dry conditions were in the Southwest, causing a planned burn to reduce the threat of wildfires to explode into the largest blaze in New Mexico’s recorded history, the agency said Tuesday.The agency quietly posted an 80-page review that details the planning missteps and the conditions on the ground as crews ignited the prescribed fire in early April.

FILE - An ophthalmologist examine’s a patient’s eye. (Pascal Bachelet/BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Researchers from the United Kingdom suggest a routine eye exam in conjunction with looking into past genetic data could help physicians predict whether or not a person could suffer a heart attack in the future. A recent study out of the Usher and Roslin Institutes from the University of Edinburgh found that simply assessing the patterns of a patient’s blood vessels in their eyes along with traditional clinical factors could help predict a possible heart attack five years before it happens. "The discovery could inform development of a simple screening process where heart attack risk could be calculated when a person undergoes a routine eye test, according to research presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics," according to a university news release. A model was developed to compare data from 500,000 patients from the U.K.

The Damned have been forced to cancel their Glastonbury 2022 set this weekend after a number of positive COVID-19 tests were recorded in the band’s camp.The band had been due to headline the festival’s Avalon Stage on Friday (June 24) following sets from Sugababes and Nick Mulvey.The Damned previously told their fans on Saturday (June 18) that a member of the band had tested positive, forcing the cancellation of their planned gigs on Saturday and yesterday (June 20).The latest update from the band has been issued this afternoon (June 21). “Further to our previous updates, there have been more positive COVID tests in the Damned camp and consequently we’re having to withdraw from all remaining June appearances, including Bath, Glastonbury and the Die Artze show in Germany,” they wrote on Twitter.Apologies to all the fans who were looking forward to seeing The Damned, we were looking forward to seeing you all too ! Until the next time..— The Damned (@thedamned) June 21, 2022“Apologies to all the fans who were looking forward to seeing The Damned, we were looking forward to seeing you all too! Until the next time..”The Field of Avalon team have subsequently confirmed that Reef will now headline the Avalon Stage in place of The Damned.“With massive regret, The Damned have been forced to withdraw from Glastonbury due to COVID,” organisers said in a statement.

Omicron period versus the Delta period, depending on age and time since vaccination. According to lead author Claire Steves from King's College London, UK, One in 23 people who cath Omicron can have Covid symptoms for more than four weeks.

Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik announced she has tested positive for coronavirus.'I have COVID, saying that, and it’s no joke over here,' the 46-year-old actress said in an Instagram Live clip on Sunday.Bialik said she was gathering suggested remedies including zinc, vitamin C, lemon juice, ginger and turmeric. The latest:Jeopardy! host Mayim Bialik, 46, announced she has tested positive for coronavirus.

(L) Max Collins of Eve 6 performs at The Greek Theatre on July 19, 2015, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Golden/Getty Images) (R) John W.

A trainee police officer doctored a Covid-19 test using a red pen in a bid to get time off work. Ahmed Anwari drew an extra line on his test to make it look like a positive result.

Those looking to live a longer and healthier life often turn to diet to improve themselves.

PTI reported.  On 30 May, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had arrested the Delhi minister and AAP leader, under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in a case connected to hawala transactions related to a Kolkata-based company. "He was brought from Tihar Jail to GB Pant Hospital first, and then shifted to the LNJP Hopsital. His condition is stable," people familiar with the matter told PTI.

Delhi and another 600-1,000 recorded in NCR cities, many are questioning if these reported cases are estimating the spread of COVID-19 accurately." For this particular study, the NGO spoke to a number of the families in the NCR region enquiring whether they or anyone in their family had symptoms in the last 30 days and how they got themselves tested in such a situation. The survey received 11,059 responses from citizens located in all districts of Delhi-NCR.

Mid-Day, Mumbai's hospitalisation figures have seen a substantial upsurge in the last 11 days. Private hospitals saw a rise of 187 per cent in ICU admissions whereas public hospitals reported an increase of 117 per cent. Most of the patients include the elderly.

The Ministry of Health is this evening notifying people who’ve previously reported having COVID-19 of a duplicate text sent due to a computer glitch over the weekend.

cookies.They’re available in stores next month.Meanwhile, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have coined a new term, "Oreology," to study why people who like twisting and splitting their Oreos to lick the creme can’t seem to get the white filling to split evenly.RELATED: Krispy Kreme, Cinnamon Toast Crunch launch new cereal milk-inspired doughnutsResults of the experiments found that even with the use of a specially made machine; dunking or not dunking the cookies in milk, and using regular-stuffed or double-stuffed test subjects, it was nearly impossible to split an Oreo so that the creme was spread evenly on both sides."The results validated what I saw as a child—we found no trick for opening up our Oreos," Crystal Owens, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering MIT, told Vice.

COVID-19 fatalities.  The number of active cases in the state stands at 23,746 after 3,085 patients were discharged today, taking the tally of recoveries to 77,64,117. The covid-19 case recovery rate in the state now stands at 97.84% while the fatality rate is 1.86%, the state health department added. The single fatality in the state was reported from Mumbai which saw 2,087 new cases in the past 24 hours, the health department data said.

covid cases across the country. In view of rising covid cases across the nation, the union health ministry has directed all states/UTs to continue monitoring spread of infection and undertake required steps for prompt and effective management of Covid-19, as these states are reporting increase in cases. States have also been asked to monitor influenza-like illness (lLl) & SARI cases in all hospitals on a regular basis.

As many as 1,797 more people tested positive for Covid-19 across Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 19,19,52, said the state health department on Friday. With this, the positivity rate in the city has reached 8.18%.

Jeff Bridges had no idea that his role as Dan Chase in the FX thriller "This Old Man" would pack a punch. The actor, who stars as a former CIA spy in the series, recalled how he played many of his fight scenes while fighting another real-life battle – cancer. "What makes me laugh, I’m doing this scene, all that fighting and I’ve got a 9-by-12 inch tumor in my body, taking those punches," the 72-year-old told The New York Times on Thursday.

Maharashtra also reported three Covid related deaths. Of this Mumbai accounted for two.  The Covid-19 caseload rose to 79,27,862, and death toll reached 1,47,883 In Maharashtra. Mumbai reported 111 cases less than on Thursday.  The numbers on Friday in Maharashtra were slightly lesser than those recorded on Thursday and Wednesday. Maharashtra reports 4,165 fresh Covid19 cases today; Active cases at 21,749 pic.twitter.com/D2caB4krBv As many as 4,255 more people tested positive for Covid-19 in Maharashtra on Thursday.

COVID spike, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ramped up the number of daily tests since the first week of June  Since June 7, Mumbai has been witnessing daily cases in four digits with the fresh count crossing the 2,000-mark on a few days. Consequently, the number of tests since then has also gone above 15,000 per day barring a couple of days.

Here are 10 updates: Among the states, Maharashtra accounted for 20634 active cases, up by 1373.  In Kerala, active cases rose to 19,210, up by 1255 in a single day.  Delhi had 3948 active cases, up 305, while Tamil Nadu had 2313 active cases, up 375. Karnataka's active cases rose to 4371, up 374 in a day.  Daily positivity rate in India went up to 2.47%, from 2.35% in the previous day 5,19,903 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tests conducted so far to 85.69 crore.  7,985 recoveries across India were seen in last 24 hours An increase of 4,848 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

FILE-Milk is poured into a glass. (Photo PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP via Getty Images) ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A dozen children and two adults were served floor sealant instead of milk at a day care summer program at an Alaska elementary school after containers were apparently mixed up, the school district superintendent said Wednesday.Several students complained of burning sensations in their mouth and throats, and at least one child was treated at a hospital after the Tuesday morning incident in Juneau, Superintendent Bridget Weiss said.Juneau police are leading the investigation of how the mix-up occurred, "not really because we believe there’s anything criminal or mal-intent at this point, but we do want a thorough investigation of what happened, how it happened, and they’re trained investigators," Weiss said.The incident happened while students in the day care program at Sitʼ Eeti Shaanáx̱-Glacier Valley Elementary in Alaska’s capital city were served breakfast.