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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Immunity from other coronaviruses, like a cold, can offer some protection against <keyword id="11893994" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19" source="Orion">COVID-19</keyword>, a study found.</li><li>The T cell immune response recognizes parts of the virus that are similar, the study authors said.</li></ul>Scientists say a previous infection from a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cold-symptoms-headache-fatigue-sore-throat-sneeze-covid-omicron-study-2021-12" target="_blank" rel="noopener">common cold</a> could offer some protection against COVID-19, but warned that it shouldn't stop people from getting vaccinated.A small study, led by researchers at Imperial College London and <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27674-x#author-information">published in Nature</a> Monday, found that protective cells in the body, called T cells, influenced whether or not people caught COVID-19 when a household member was infected."We found that high levels of pre-existing T cells, created by the body when infected with other human coronaviruses like the common cold, can protect against COVID-19 infection," Dr. Rhia Kundu, first author of the study, <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/233018/cells-from-common-colds-cross-protect-against/">said in a statement.</a>T cells work by attacking the inner parts of the virus, rather than the component that attaches to human cells, which existing vaccines and treatments target. The findings are promising for some all-in-one coronavirus boosters currently <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-booster-vaccine-side-effects-multiple-variants-gritstone-trial-2021-9">in development</a> that target internal parts of the virus, which are less likely to mutate. Those vaccines aim to protect against a number of coronaviruses or variants in one shot, including viruses that haven't yet crossed from animals to humans, as Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/scientist-booster-coronavirus-covid-19-future-pandemic-covid-vaccine-2021-7">previously reported.</a>Ajit Lalvani, senior study author, said the latest findings were "an important discovery", but cautioned a previous common cold infection only offered one form of protection."I would stress that no one should rely on this alone. Instead, the best way to protect yourself against COVID-19 is to be fully vaccinated, including getting your booster dose," Lalvani, director of the National Institute for <keyword id="11894571" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="health" source="Orion">Health</keyword> Research Respiratory Infections Health Protection Research Unit at Imperial, said <a href="https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/233018/cells-from-common-colds-cross-protect-against/">in a statement</a>. Simon Clarke, associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, said the data added to understanding of how the body fights COVID-19, and suggested new vaccines might benefit from targeting other parts of the virus. But he added that the findings shouldn't be "overinterpreted". "It seems unlikely that everyone who has died or had a more serious infection, has never had a cold caused by a coronavirus," Clarke said <a href="https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-cross-reactivity-of-t-cells-from-common-colds-and-protection-against-sars-cov-2-infection/">in a statement to the Science Media Center on Monday</a>. "It could be a grave mistake to think that anyone who has recently had a cold is protected against COVID-19, as coronaviruses only account for 10-15% of colds. Similarly, there is no measurement of how much protection the reported effect gives people and a link is only hinted at, it has not been proven conclusively," Clarke added. To get the results, the researchers took blood samples from 52 people living with a person with COVID-19 and found "significantly higher" levels of T cells that could fight both a common cold and COVID-19 in the 26 people who didn't catch COVID-19, compared to the 26 participants who did, the study authors said.Mala Maini, a professor of viral immunology at University College London, <a href="https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-study-looking-at-cross-reactivity-of-t-cells-from-common-colds-and-protection-against-sars-cov-2-infection/">said in a statement to the Science Media Center on Monday</a>, that it was likely household members testing negative in the study had a "transient abortive infection" that didn't get picked up by lab tests rather than completely resisting infection. "T cells recognize viral fragments once they have got into cells, rather than blocking infection as antibodies can," she said.The research was funded by the UK's NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections and the Medical Research Council.

Scientists say a previous infection from the common cold could help protect against COVID-19 — but don't ditch getting a vaccine

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Health care workers in Oregon vaccinated stranded drivers for the coronavirus after getting stuck in a snowstorm.</li><li>The Josephine County Public Health Department said they had six doses that were close to expiring. </li><li>While they were intended for other recipients, the workers didn't want them to go to waste.</li></ul>After getting stuck in a snowstorm health workers in Oregon vaccinated stranded drivers before their remaining coronavirus <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> doses expired.The Josephine County Public Health Department <a href="https://www.facebook.com/JosephineCountyPublicHealth/posts/10158623446629279">announced in a Facebook post</a> that 20 of their staff and workers got stuck in a snowstorm after a mass vaccination event at a local high school and had six doses of the vaccine left. While the vaccine was meant to go to other people, "the snow meant those doses wouldn't make it to them before they expired," the health department said.The group did not want to waste any of the doses, so they went car to car and offered the vaccine to other stranded drivers. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/dianne-feinstein-senate-california-stock-purchase-disclosure-2021-1">SCOOP: Sen. Dianne Feinstein fails to disclose husband's stock purchase, says she's willing to pay a fine</a>The county said all six doses were administered and there was an ambulance on hand for safety. JCPH Director Mike Weber said it was "one of the coolest operations he'd been a part of."

Oregon health workers vaccinated drivers after they got stuck in a snowstorm so that coronavirus vaccine doses would not go to waste

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Trump administration told senators during a Thursday briefing that their vaccine team has not yet reached out to the Biden camp to begin coordination on vaccine rollout, Sen. <keyword id="157666" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Chris-Murphy">Chris Murphy</keyword> tweeted. </li><li>Murphy, who serves on the Senate's Health Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, called the lack of outreach 62 days before Inauguration Day "potentially catastrophic."</li><li>Two companies, <keyword id="44612" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Pfizer">Pfizer</keyword> and <keyword id="4912868" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="moderna">Moderna</keyword>, have recently reported promising results from phase 3 vaccine clinical trials and are now set to seek Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA.</li><li>Experts say that while the vaccine news is promising, the Trump administration's refusal to work with the Biden team could seriously hamper a successful and efficient vaccine rollout. </li></ul>Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said that the Trump administration team confirmed in a Thursday briefing to lawmakers that officials overseeing the COVID-19 vaccine delivery have not yet reached out to the Biden transition team about its distribution and rollout. Murphy, a Democrat who serves on the Senate's Health Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, described the lack of communication two months before Inauguration Day as "potentially catastrophic." "First, there needs to be an integration between Trump's team and Biden's team to assure a clean hand-off of a complicated distribution plan," <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1329454314721521667">Murphy tweeted</a>. "Second, Biden will likely want to improve the plan, but he can't do that effectively if he isn't read into ahead of time."Insider and Decision Desk HQ projected that President-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> won the <keyword id="7600569" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="2020-election">2020 election</keyword> on November 6. Major TV channels and news outlets followed suit the next day. In the nearly two weeks since, the Trump-Biden transition <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/timeline-of-2016-and-2020-election-transitions-between-trump-obama-2020-11">has been stuck in limbo</a> with General Services Administration official Emily Murphy, who has no relation to the senator, refusing to sign the necessary documents ascertaining Biden as the president-elect.President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword> is disputing the results of the 2020 race even though Biden's lead — both nationally and in key swing states — surpasses a margin that could be reasonably reversed through either a recount or a legal challenge.Despite <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-lawsuits-election-results-2020-11">his campaign's legal challenges falling flat in court</a>, Trump is refusing to concede and his allies are continuing to spread unfounded claims of voter fraud. They are now even <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-team-trying-to-block-election-certification-in-swing-states-2020-11">attempting to block counties and states from certifying their election results.</a>"Vaccines don't deliver themselves! We need GSA ascertainment today to ensure Americans will have access to COVID vaccines when they are available," Dr. Rick Bright, a former vaccine researcher and whistleblower at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who now serves on the Biden COVID-19 task force, <a href="https://twitter.com/RickABright/status/1329436474996125696">recently tweeted. </a>Two vaccine candidates, one developed by Pfizer in partnership with German company BioNTech and the other developed by Moderna, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/pfizer-says-coronavirus-vaccine-effective-will-submit-to-fda-eua-2020-11">have shown positive results from Phase 3 clinical trials</a> with 95% efficacy in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 cases. Both companies are now set to seek Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for their vaccines, which could then be available on a limited basis by the end of 2020. The vaccines are expected to be more widely available by mid-2021, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/moderna-ceo-coronavirus-vaccine-timeline-when-will-i-get-a-shot-2020-11">Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel previously told Business Insider</a>.The US government has committed to purchasing the first 100 million doses of both vaccines and has signed agreements to cover manufacturing and distribution costs <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/explaining-operation-warp-speed/index.html">through Operation Warp Speed</a>, the HHS's public-private partnership effort with pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. A delayed transition between administrations can have significant consequences for the coordination of complex projects like distributing a vaccine as well as for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-trump-transition-delay-michael-lewis-fifth-risk-2020-11">national security preparedness.</a>The 9/11 Commission report, for example, concluded that the disputed 2000 presidential election, which eventually was resolved in the Supreme Court, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-trump-transition-delay-michael-lewis-fifth-risk-2020-11">caused a severe delay in transitioning</a> between the Clinton and Bush administrations, in turn hampering the Bush White House's ability to prepare for a terrorist attack.

'Potentially catastrophic': Sen. Chris Murphy sounds the alarm on the Trump administration not briefing the Biden team on COVID-19 vaccine distribution

<ul class="summary-list"><li>UK Prime Minister <keyword id="6380867" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="boris-johnson">Boris Johnson</keyword> pledged £571 million ($727 million) to a World Health Organization effort to ensure a coronavirus vaccine is distributed fairly across the globe. </li><li>Johnson addressed the <keyword id="6355835" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="un">UN</keyword> General Assembly in a recorded speech on Saturday. He said the COVID-19 <keyword id="43587" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="pandemic">pandemic</keyword> caused countries to have divided approaches to mitigating its spread. </li><li>He told leaders that they "simply can't continue in this way," and urged them to unite against the "common foe," or the virus. </li><li>The prime minister had initially been slow to issue country-wide <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/public-figures-who-denied-threat-coronavirus-and-then-got-infected-2020-9#7-british-prime-minister-boris-johnson-said-in-march-that-people-would-be-pleased-to-know-that-the-virus-would-not-stop-him-greeting-hospital-patients-with-a-handshake-he-tested-positive-two-weeks-later-7">stay-at-home mandates</a> and distribute testing before <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-boris-johnson-admitted-hospital-coronavirus-symptoms-tests-aides-worried-2020-4?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">contracting the virus himself</a> on March 27.</li></ul>British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK would pledge £571 million ($727 million) to ensure the COVID-19 vaccine would get distributed to the world's poorest countries.Johnson announced the move during a prerecorded <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-speech-to-un-general-assembly-26-september-2020">speech</a> to the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday. The funding will go toward COVAX, an effort spearheaded by the World Health Organization to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-refusal-to-join-who-vaccine-effort-hurts-us-2020-9">develop, manufacture, and distribute coronavirus vaccines</a> evenly across the world.In his remarks, Johnson urged countries to unite against the virus, which he called "common foe." He said the coronavirus has divided countries, resulting in a global patchwork of coronavirus regulations and closed borders."After nine months of fighting COVID-19, the very notion of the international community looks, frankly, pretty tattered," Johnson said. "And we know that we simply can't continue in this way. Unless we get our act together."The US and China opted out of participating in COVAX, <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/fair-allocation-mechanism-for-covid-19-vaccines-through-the-covax-facility">which an initial plan projects would raise funding from its wealthiest member countries to release vaccine doses</a> to "all countries reach enough quantities to cover 20% of their population" before a second wave would allocate doses based on each country's "COVID threat and vulnerability." The prime minister had initially been slow to issue country-wide <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/public-figures-who-denied-threat-coronavirus-and-then-got-infected-2020-9#7-british-prime-minister-boris-johnson-said-in-march-that-people-would-be-pleased-to-know-that-the-virus-would-not-stop-him-greeting-hospital-patients-with-a-handshake-he-tested-positive-two-weeks-later-7">stay-at-home mandates</a> and distribute testing before <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-boris-johnson-admitted-hospital-coronavirus-symptoms-tests-aides-worried-2020-4?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">contracting the virus himself</a> on March 27. Johnson <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-london-lockdown-uk-covid-cases-soar-6000-a-day-2020-9">ordered restaurants to close</a> and people to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-boris-johnson-government-ditches-return-to-work-push-2020-9">work from home</a> earlier this week after the country recorded thousands of new cases in several parts of the country. A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cases-doubling-england-every-week-r-rate-imperial-17-2020-9">September study</a> found coronavirus infections were doubling every week from people returning to work and increasing social interaction.Johnson also said he would increase funding to WHO by 30%, or £340 million ($433 million) over the next four years.<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1200696/">"Here in the UK, the birthplace of Edward Jenner</a> who pioneered the world's first vaccine, we are determined to do everything in our power to work with our friends across the UN, to heal those divisions and to heal the world," Johnson said.

The UK pledged more than $700 million to ensure a COVID-19 vaccine is distributed fairly across the world

<ul><li><keyword id="79555" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vaccines">Vaccines</keyword> such as those used against measles may prevent severe lung inflammation associated with COVID-19, according to a study which may lead to a new strategy to protect the vulnerable from the pandemic.</li><li>The research, published in the journal mBio, suggested that live attenuated vaccines which contain weakened pathogens can activate immune cells to train the white blood cells of the immune system to mount a more effective defense against unrelated infections.</li><li>Scientists suggest that a live attenuated MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine concept is not suggested to be directed against COVID-19, but may act as an immune preventive measure against the severe symptoms of COVID-19.</li></ul>Vaccines such as those used against measles may prevent severe lung inflammation associated with COVID-19, according to a study which may lead to a new strategy to protect the vulnerable from the pandemic. The research, published in the journal mBio, suggested that live attenuated vaccines which contain weakened pathogens can activate immune cells to train the white blood cells of the immune system to mount a more effective defense against unrelated infections. Researchers, including those from the Louisiana State University (LSU) in the US, showed in lab experiments that vaccination with a live attenuated fungal strain generated trained innate protection against blood poisoning (sepsis) caused by a combination of disease-causing fungi and bacteria. According to the scientists, the protection from an unrelated live attenuated vaccine is produced by long-lived immune cells which were previously reported to inhibit septic inflammation and mortality in several experimental models. They said a live attenuated MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine concept is not suggested to be directed against COVID-19, but may act as an immune preventive measure against the severe symptoms of COVID-19. Vaccination with MMR in immunocompetent individuals, according to the scientists, has no contraindications and may be especially effective for health care workers who can easily be exposed to COVID-19. "The use of childhood live attenuated vaccines such as MMR given to adults to induce bystander cells that can dampen or reduce severe complications associated with COVID-19 infection is a low risk -- high reward preventive measure during a critical period of the pandemic," said Paul Fidel, study co-author from LSU. Fidel said the bystander cells are long-lived but not life-long. "Anyone who had an MMR vaccination as a child, while likely to still have immune antibodies directed against measles, mumps, or rubella, will not likely still have the immune cells directed against sepsis," he added. According to Fidel, it could be important to get the MMR vaccination as an adult to protect better against COVID-19-related sepsis. He said clinical trials and animal model studies could be initiated to test the hypothesis that the <keyword id="2573354" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="MMR-vaccine">MMR vaccine</keyword> given to adults induces the bystander cells that we propose can inhibit the severe lung inflammation/sepsis associated with COVID-19. Meanwhile, the scientists suggested that adults working in high-risk settings who are not immunocompromised, pregnant, or allergic to vaccinations, get an MMR vaccine. "If we're correct, an MMR-vaccinated person may suffer less if infected with COVID-19. If we're wrong, the person has better immunity to measles, mumps, and rubella. A sort of no harm no foul action," Fidel said.

Scientists say common childhood vaccine might prevent severe complications of COVID-19

To aid drivers impacted by lockdown, <keyword id="429713" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mahindra-Logistics">Mahindra Logistics</keyword> on Monday launched an initiative that has provision of providing Rs. 3,000 each to every drivers bank account. The initiative named HOPE (<keyword id="9087161" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="helping-our-people-during-emergencies">Helping Our People during Emergencies</keyword>), aims to support drivers financially to aid the battle against the COVID-19 lockdown. The nationwide lockdown has impacted a large number of drivers, whether they are drivers ferrying goods between states, or those who drive taxis and for ride-sharing companies. These drivers are mostly stranded and are struggling to make ends meet. The company has partnered with Samhita Social Ventures - a social enterprise and SuperMoney - a financial lending tech platform to reach out to the beneficiaries within ecosystem. This move will create an ecosystem to channelise CSR funds of other companies to provide economic support and recovery to workers, the company said in a statement. "As a part of the initiative, Mahindra Logistics will be providing immediate relief by transferring Rs 3,000 to each driver's bank account, to buy essential commodities. This will be followed by other support provided to these drivers like health insurance cover, leveraging government schemes and loan guaranteeing model," the statement said. In addition to this, Mahindra Logistics would strengthen healthcare professionals' abilities to respond and provide support to affected families using digital channels, it added. "With over 30 per cent of commercial vehicles stranded on roads across the country, drivers need urgent support. Truck drivers and their families are in immediate need of cash for food and other basic facilities," Mahindra Logistics MD &amp; CEO Rampraveen Swaminathan said. Swaminathan further said "we have launched several programs to support the driver community along with our business partners. Through this initiative, of short term financial relief and hope we aim to help these drivers and their families until the situation in the country is restored," Swaminathan said. Samhita Social Ventures Founder and CEO Priya Naik said :"Through our India Workers' Alliance, we are delighted to partner with Mahindra Logistics, to support India's blue collar and gig economy workers whose lives and livelihoods have been severely impacted. Our single objective is to help them survive this crisis and enable them to get back on their feet." In addition to this, Mahindra Logistics also announced that its enterprise mobility business, Alyte will provide emergency cab services for those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. This free service has begun in Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai, with more cities being added every day.

Lockdown: Mahindra Logistics to provide relief-fund to drivers

As the coronavirus continues to spread state governments are shutting down all places which allow public gatherings and that includes offices. As 125 people have <a>infected</a> and several others are under observation and quarantine. To control the spread, several <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/wipro-asks-employees-to-work-from-home-coronavirus-outbreak/articleshow/74662704.cms">companies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/coronavirus-flipkart-offers-work-from-home-for-employees-with-small-children/articleshow/74599857.cms">asked</a> their employees to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/tips-to-work-from-home-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/articleshow/74578274.cms">work from home</a> temporarily. If you are working from home, it is important to stay connected with your colleagues and video calling is a good tool to help you communicate without having to go out. In an unprecedented move, the eight countries of SAARC recently held a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronavirus-india-offers-10-million-to-saarc-for-emergency-funds/articleshow/74639920.cms">web-summit</a> to work on a strategy to contain coronavirus. Best video calling apps to use during coronavirus These are the apps that will help you stay connected to your friends as well as colleagues. Zoom Zoom is a popular <keyword id="76949" type="TECHNOLOGY" weightage="20" keywordseo="video-conferencing">video conferencing</keyword> software and supports up to 1,000 participants and limits group sessions to 100. To help users during the coronavirus outbreak, Zoom removed time limits from the free accounts in the affected regions. It is also allowing schools to hold classes. Platforms – Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. Microsoft Teams Teams, a popular productivity tool from Microsoft has a host of features that help you work together with your team. Due to the coronavirus, the app saw a surge in use and Microsoft announced that the premium version of Teams will be available for free for the next six months. Platforms – Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. Cisco WebEx WebEx offered by Cisco is available in free and paid tiers. It offers HD video calling and various collaboration tools such as screen sharing and personal rooms to help you connect with your team. The free tier allows you to hold meetings in HD with up to 100 participants. Platforms – Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. Google Hangouts Meet Google Hangouts Meet allows teams to easily collaborate while working from home. It is a part of Google’s G Suite and supports up to 50 participants with a fairly good video quality. Google announced that Education customers globally will get access to advanced features of Google Hangouts Meet for free till July 1. Platforms – Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. Skype While most features of Skype for Business have been moved to Microsoft Teams, Skype is still useful for small teams to connect easily. It allows group calls of up to 50 persons at once. Platform – Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. Others Apart from these, you can also use FaceTime, Google Duo, WhatsApp video calls and Facebook for quick video calls. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/coronvirus-in-india-map-and-data/articleshow/74666694.cms">Coronavirus in India — a visual guide to how the Covid-19 infection is spreading in the country</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/tips-to-work-from-home-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/articleshow/74578274.cms">Tips to work from home during the coronavirus outbreak</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/the-impact-of-coronavirus-carnage-on-radhakishan-damanis-portfolio/articleshow/74661795.cms">The impact of coronavirus carnage on Radhakishan Damani’s portfolio</a>

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<ul><li>BCCI has postponed the <keyword id="7463791" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="ipl-2020">IPL 2020</keyword> to April 15 due to the coronavirus outbreak.</li><li>Franchise owners are expected to meet BCCI officials on Saturday.</li></ul>The Indian Premier League 2020, one of the biggest sporting events in India, is April 15, due to the coronavirus outbreak. The IPL 2020 was slated to begin on March 29 however visa restrictions by the government which will keep foreign players away, forcing them to make this decision. "The BCCI is concerned and sensitive about all its stakeholders, and public health in general, and it is taking all necessary steps to ensure that, all people related to IPL including fans have a safe cricketing experience," the release said. The IPL 2020 is not the only major sporting event affected by the coronavirus. The UEFA Champions League, the NBA and the La Liga have also been suspended due the deadly pandemic. Overseas players may be able to join As per reports, franchise owners are against playing without their overseas players. This delay will allow overseas players to join the IPL 2020 as the visa restrictions will end on April 15. However, the government is expected to reassess the situation in the coming weeks and may relax or extend the visa restrictions based on the gravity of the situation. Franchise owners want to play games behind closed doors Even when the IPL 2020 begins on April 15, its matches may still have to be played only for TV without live audience. The Maharashtra government was the first to <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/covid-19-maharashtra-to-allow-ipl-matches-only-in-empty-stadiums/articleshow/74589767.cms">announce</a> it will allow IPL only if it is played behind closed doors, to discourage public gatherings. The Delhi government quickly followed suit. The franchise owners will reportedly make this same request to ask BCCI officials on Saturday in order to keep up with the schedule of games and cities. A franchise official in a statement to IANS said that playing games in closed doors is better than postponement as it will allow foreign players to join the teams. “If we get to the business end without our foreign recruits, then it again becomes a domestic tournament just like say Mushtaq Ali or Vijay Hazare Trophy. To keep the charisma alive, you need foreign players,” he added. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/mumbai-indians-chennai-super-kings-and-royal-challengers-will-be-worst-hit-if-ipl-is-played-behind-closed-doors/articleshow/74595197.cms">Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore will be worst hit if IPL is played behind closed doors</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sports/news/ipl-has-to-be-played-behind-closed-doors-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-says-govt/articleshow/74591684.cms">IPL has to be played behind closed doors amid coronavirus outbreak, says Govt</a>

IPL 2020 postponed to April 15 as the game will have no ‘charisma’ without foreign players

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A US Intelligence agency has released a report stating the source of COVID-19 may never be known. </li><li>The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (<keyword id="12434056" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="odni" source="Orion">ODNI</keyword>) report notes that the virus most likely came from a lab outbreak or infected animal. </li></ul>US Intelligence agencies have said that the true origin of the COVID-19 pandemic may never be known. In a <a href="https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Declassified-Assessment-on-COVID-19-Origins.pdf">declassified report released on October 29th</a>, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) stated two possible causes of the virus, a laboratory-associated incident or an animal infection that spread to humans. Entitled the "Updated Assessment of COVID-19 Origins," the report gathered analysis from the <a href="https://www.dni.gov/index.php/what-we-do/members-of-the-ic">US Intelligence Community,</a> a coalition of 18 agencies and organizations, including the ODNI.It ruled out that the virus was used as a secret <keyword id="12434057" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="bioweapon" source="Orion">bioweapon</keyword> and said that the virus was probably not genetically engineered. <div type="image" title="Infographic from the ODNI report on COVID-19" height="986" width="1315" msid="87428245" hostid="261"></div>Advocates of the theory that coronvirus was manufactured as a weapon to harm "do not have direct access to the <keyword id="12185901" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="wuhan" source="Orion">Wuhan</keyword> Institute of Virology," and the report noted that the "proponents are suspected of spreading disinformation." However, it concluded that it is unlikely that the source of the virus will ever be confirmed without new data and information. <a href="https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Declassified-Assessment-on-COVID-19-Origins.pdf">The report states</a> that four agencies had "low confidence" that COVID-19 originated with an infected animal. One agency had "moderate confidence" the pandemic started due to a laboratory mishap. The report responds to the Biden administration calling for an investigation into the legitimacy of the theory that a lab leak in Wuhan was the cause of the pandemic. <a href="https://www.reutersconnect.com/all?id=tag%3Areuters.com%2C2021%3Anewsml_KBN2HJ2E1%3A8&amp;search=all%3AU.S.%20spy%20agencies%20say%20origins%20of%20COVID-19%20may%20never%20be%20knownnown">In an email to Reuters</a>, <keyword id="11892748" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="china" source="Orion">China</keyword> reacted to its findings saying that intelligence agencies investigations into China's involvement in the release of the virus are a "complete political farce." It added that "we have been supporting science-based efforts on origins tracing, and will continue to stay actively engaged."However, the report concluded that China was responsible for impeding the investigation, limiting the World Health Organization (WHO) investigation team's access to sites as an example.

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