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China faces challenge due to flawed COVID containment policies, ineffectiv
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Many reports from China have suggested that hospitals in highly-populated cities, including Shanghai and Beijing are overflowing with patients despite officials claiming that the outbreak had peaked last month.
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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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Researchers discover new biomarker for severe Covid 19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Patients with acute COVID-19 infection have higher amounts of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. Furthermore, high IL-26 levels are associated with an increased inflammatory response, which indicates severe cases of the disease. The
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Researchers reveal how SARS-CoV-2 virus protein damages heart tissue
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Study revealed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 has protein that damages heart tissue.
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China's zero covid policy fails miserably as new cases of viruses found ev
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chinese government's zero covid policy appears to have failed as new cases of the virus are still being found in various cities in China.
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Coating could be a game changer to kill Covid virus, germs in minutes: Stu
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): In our centuries-old struggle against germs, we may soon have a new weapon: the first long-lasting coating that can kill bacteria and viruses in minutes and continue to kill them for months at a time.
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Scientists develop new mechanism to inactivate COVID-19 virus, block entry
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Scientists of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in collaboration with researchers from the CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology developed a novel mechanism to inactivate COVID (SARS-CoV-2) virus by blocking their entry to cells and reducing infection
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COVID virus linked with headaches, altered mental status in hospitalised k
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study has revealed that 44 per cent of hospitalised children who tested or were presumed positive for SARS-CoV-2, developed neurological symptoms, and were more likely to require intensive care than their peers who didn't experience suc
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Protest will continue until GO 317 is revoked, says Telangana BJP chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mahbubnagar (Telangana) [India], January 12 (ANI): Telangana state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday said that the protest will continue until the Government Order (GO) 317 is revoked.
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Israel temporarily closes borders to prevent spread of Omicron COVID strai
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Israel is banning the entry of foreigners for two weeks in order to prevent the spread of the new Omicron coronavirus strain, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett informs.
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COVID-19: Delta variant dominates in Slovenia, over 100 infections report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Ljubljana [Slovenia] July 27 (ANI/FENA): In the last 24 hours, 106 new coronavirus infections and no deaths among patients have been confirmed in Slovenia, the Slovenian government announced on Tuesday.
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Study discovers compounds that protect lung cells, may block COVID virus
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Elovanoids, the bioactive chemical messengers made from omega-3 very-long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, may block the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering cells and protect the air cells (alveoli) of the lung.
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