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New gadget identifies COVID-19 antibodies in five minutes
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Rapid, low-cost, and accurate tests are still required for epidemiological surveillance and healthcare services to monitor and contain the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Brazilian researchers have contributed to this field's efforts by creating an electrochemical immunosensor that identifies antibodi
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Guarantee right to demonstrate: UN to China amid COVID protests
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Hundreds of protestors demonstrated in cities across China against President Xi Jinping's zero-Covid strategy, with some of them even calling for his removal. "Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!" CNN quoted some people as yelling during a protest in the financial hub of Shang
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"Step down, Xi Jinping, Step down, CCP: China sees massive protests over C
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
This large-scale protest was apparently sparked by an apartment block fire in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang province, which killed at least 10 people on Thursday and has acted as a catalyst for searing public anger.
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China's economy unlikely to move in 'highest gear' amid COVID outbreaks
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Many businesses in China, particularly customer-facing ones, are afraid that they might not be able to survive till next year as China is still fighting some of the biggest outbreaks.
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China's daily Covid cases hit record high: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On Monday, China's top health official said that country is facing the 'most complicated and severest anti-epidemic situation' since the emergence of coronavirus.
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Majority of people with prolonged Covid endure stigma, discrimination: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE, the majority of persons living with Long Covid suffer some type of stigma directly related to their condition.
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Measles becomes 'an imminent global threat' due to the Covid pandemic: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The World Health Organization(WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday (local time) said that measles immunization had dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting in a record high of nearly 40 million children missing a vaccin
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Beijing facing 'most critical and toughest moment' of tackling COVID-19, s
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference on November 21, Liu Xiaofeng, deputy director of the Beijing CDC, said that China is at the 'most critical and toughest moment' of fighting coronavirus.
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As China tightens Covid curbs, foreign companies witness all-time low
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Foreign companies in China are on the verge of closure due to severe losses because of stringent Covid curbs and other movement restrictions
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China announces first COVID death since May as cases spike in Beijing
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
COVID-19 measures were tightened in Beijing over the weekend as the local cases of COVID-19 rose to several hundred a day, which included infections with and without symptoms, as per the CNBC report.
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Hong Kong chief executive tests positive for COVID-19 after APEC summit
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
John Lee is now in isolation and will work from home, attending meetings via videoconference, according to the Monday release .
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Confusion and angst follow as China eases coronavirus restrictions
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The reaction to China's most significant easing of coronavirus controls has been a jumble of conflicting priorities and public sentiment since Beijing announced the changes a week ago.
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