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Monkeypox: Centre writes to UAE to intensify exit screening
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Joint Secretary in the Union Health Ministry has written to Dr Hussain Abdul Rahman, Executive Director and IHR focal point in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), requesting him to intensify screening to ensure that persons exhibiting symptoms suggestive of
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New research on airborne stability and infectivity of SARS-CoV-2 could hel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
California [US], June 29 (ANI): Researchers have measured the stability and infectivity of four variants of SARS-CoV-2 in 5-10 um-wide aerosolized droplets over a period of 5 seconds to 20 minutes and found a reduction in infectivity by around 90% after 20 minutes; loss of infectivity was as
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COVID-19 transmission within homes is on the rise: Kerala health minister
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 27 (ANI): Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday that the latest statistics show that the COVID-19 disease transmission within homes is increasing in the state.
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Air Disinfection vs Air Purification - A guide to improve the airflow
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): COVID-19 has been wreaking havoc on human lives for over one year, and there have been multiple sources of information and misinformation on plausible solutions against such airborne infections.
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Inhaled COVID-19 vaccine prevents disease, virus transmission in animals:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): In a new study assessing the potential of a single-dose, intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, a team from the University of Iowa and the University of Georgia found that the vaccine fully protects mice against lethal COVID-19 infection. The vaccine also blocks the anim
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Pet dog infected with COVID-19, Hong Kong authorities confirm first case o
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hong Kong, Mar 5 (ANI): Health authorities here have confirmed that a pet dog belonging to a coronavirus affected patient had contracted the virus. Experts called it a "low-level infection" that was likely to be the first reported case of human-to-animal transmission of the disease.
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Here's how dryness is aiding disease transmission
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Jun 20 (ANI): Turns out, dryness in the zone can be a potent adversary to healthy individuals.
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