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Study reveals child care centres unlikely source for COVID-19 transmission
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh paediatrician-scientists and published in JAMA Network Open, children in child care centres do not spread COVID-19 at significant rates to caretakers or other children at th
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Maintaining "sweet spot" indoor humidity levels may reduce COVID-19 transm
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Maintaining an indoor relative humidity between 40 and 60 percent is associated with relatively lower rates of Covid-19 infections and deaths, while indoor conditions outside this range are associated with worse Covid-19 outcomes.
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South Korea confirms first 2 deaths linked to Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea] January 2 (ANI/ Xinhua): South Korea on Monday confirmed its first two deaths linked to the Omicron COVID-19 variant amid rising worry about the highly transmissible variant.
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Chewing gum to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission developed by researchers
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], December 11 (ANI): A chewing gum has been developed by a team of researchers that is laced with a plant-grown protein serving as a "trap" for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, hence it could reduce its transmission.
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WHO says rising pace of Covid-19 transmission in Europe of 'grave concern'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 4 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge on Thursday raised "grave concern" about the rising pace of Covid transmission in Europe.
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Strong measures required to control COVID 19 transmission: AIIMS Dr Wig
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Dr Naveet Wig, Head of Department (HoD) of Medicine, iAIIMS, on Wednesday said that strong measures are required to control the COVID transmission that involves micro containment.
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Experts reiterate no COVID transmission from animals to humans, urge peopl
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): As the rumours of the transmission of COVID-19 from animals to humans get momentum amid the second wave, top doctors and experts of the country have debunked the myth, stating that there is no data that shows that the virus spread from animals to humans. Read More
US warns against travel to Japan, Sri Lanka due to COVID-19 concerns
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 25 (ANI): Amid rising coronavirus cases in Japan and Sri Lanka, the US State Department issued a travel advisory warning against travel to the respective countries due to COVID transmission concerns.
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Implementing one-way customer traffic at retail stores can dramatically re
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Researchers in a study suggests that implementing one-way customer traffic at retail stores can dramatically reduce COVID-19 transmission. The study was conducted by Robert A. Shumsky, Laurens Debo, Rebecca M. Lebeaux, Quang P. Nguyen and Anne G. Hoen
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Social distancing most effective tool to combat COVID-19: Study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], November 20 (ANI): Physical distancing is an effective intervention in all settings, versus other forms of transmission rate depending on the transmission probability, according to researchers who reported a model for estimating the number of new COVID-19 infections.
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J-K, nine states account for 89% of COVID-19 deaths in last two weeks, urg
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba on Thursday held video conference (VC) with the chief secretaries and health secretaries of nine states and one union territory and urged them to proactively limit COVID transmission and keep the mortality below one per cent.
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Health Ministry directs Bihar, Odisha, WB, Assam to suppress covid transmi
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], July 18 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has directed the government of Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal and Assam to take necessary steps to suppress COVID-19 transmission as well as to keep case fatality rate below 1 per cent.
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