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New research suggests coronavirus lingers throughout body, brain for month
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 26 (ANI/Sputnik): A new research by scientists from the National Institutes of Health, the main US health research agency, found that the new coronavirus spreads throughout the human body causing systemic infection and can linger in multiple organs for over seven mo
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World could be entering worst part of pandemic: Bill Gates on Omicron surg
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 22 (ANI): Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has warned against the rising Omicron cases around the world, saying that the world could be entering the worst part of the pandemic as the variant will result in the "worst surge" the world has seen so far.
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Omicron variant of Coronavirus spreads to Latvia, Thailand, Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Bangkok [Thailand], December 6 (ANI/Sputnik): The latest strain of the coronavirus, dubbed Omicron, is gaining pace worldwide as nations in different regions report infections daily, including Latvia, Thailand, Nepal, and Japan.
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Vietnam announces 15-day lockdown in capital Hanoi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam] July 24 (ANI/FENA): Vietnam has announced a 15-day lockdown of the capital Hanoi as a wave of coronavirus spreads from the southern region of the Mekong River Delta.
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Uttarakhand HC issues instructions to state, central govts while hearing P
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand High Court on Friday issued a set of instructions to the state and central governments while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in connection with the spread of coronavirus.
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Centre issues guidelines for COVID-19 management in peri-urban, rural, tri
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Amid the reports of a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases in rural India, the Centre on Sunday issued guidelines for the containment and management of coronavirus spread in peri-urban, rural and Tribal areas to strengthen primary level healthcare infrastructure
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Five-layered mask has minimum leakage of droplets, says IIT Bhubaneswar
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar, [India], April 9 (ANI): A five-layered mask has been observed to be the "most effective preservative measure" with minimum leakage of the droplet, says a study by IIT Bhubaneswar which highlights that mask and adequate ventilation is the key to curb COVID-19 spread in indoor
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Virus free, clean office space integral in a new normal: BreatheEasy CEO B
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi, [India], March 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): Various studies have shown that the coronavirus spreads faster and more easily in enclosed spaces. According to one study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers were able to establish a link between the community transmission in Chin
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EU nations limit travel amid concerns over mutated COVID-19 surge
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussel [Belgium], January 30 (ANI/Sputnik): France, Germany and the Czech Republic said Friday they will restrict in-and outbound travel amid concerns about more contagious strains of the coronavirus spreading across the European Union.
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Study focuses on evidence that coronavirus superspreading is fat-tailed
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 7 (ANI): In a recent study, scientists discovered that --Superspreaders--, infected individuals who result in an outsized number of secondary causes, is believed to underlie a significant fraction of total SARS-CoV-2 transmission.
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Hot or cold, weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 spread
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 3 (ANI): A research led by The University of Texas at Austin is adding clarity on weather's role in COVID-19 infection, with a new study finding that temperature and humidity do not play a significant role in coronavirus spread.
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Coronavirus spreading fast in Germany, healthcare system about to collapse
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus incidence in Germany is very high, and if this continues, the healthcare system will reach its limits in a few weeks, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday.
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