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Dr Naresh Trehan welcomes precautionary dose of COVID vaccine for all adul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Welcoming the Central government's decision to the rollout of the precautionary "third" dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for the 18-plus population at private vaccination centres from April 10, Chairman and Managing Director of Medanta - The Medicity, Dr Nare
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Precaution dose not a substitute for other precautionary measures: Health
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): After the government announced extending the COVID-19 vaccination drive of precaution dose to all above the age of 18 years, a top health expert said that it does not serve as a substitute for other precautionary measures which are followed to curb the sp
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India reports 1,109 fresh COVID infections in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): India reported 1,109 fresh COVID infections in the last 24 hours with a case positivity rate of 0.24 per cent, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday.
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Study shows how plants activate their immune system against pathogens in r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], April 7 (ANI): While rain is essential for the survival of plants, it also contains bacteria and other pathogens which can cause them harm. So how do plants protect themselves from this threat?
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IIT Roorkee researchers discover molecule, it targets Carbapenem resistanc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Roorkee (Uttarakhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) have deciphered a novel mechanism of Disulfiram in treating blood infections and pneumonia caused by the Metallo-beta-lactamase producing Acinetobacter baumannii, a nosoco
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South Korea reports 286,294 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 6 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 286,294 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,553,644, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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COVID-19 can have long-term impacts on the brain, shows study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Orleans (Los Angeles) [United States], April 5 (ANI): Researchers have found that subjects infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus displayed signs of severe brain inflammation and injury consistent with a reduction in blood or oxygen flow into the brain, neuron damage and small areas of blee
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COVID cases in India decline further, 795 infections logged
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): The downward trend in COVID infections continued in the country with India logging 795 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health informed on Tuesday.
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India's daily COVID cases fall below 1000 mark, active case tally below 13
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): With 913 new COVID-19 cases reported in India in the last 24 hours, the number of daily new infections on Monday fell below the 1000 mark after 715 days, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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China reports 1,366 new local COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 4 (ANI): The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours, the National Health Commission said Monday.
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ICMR-NIV warns of reverse zoonosis, advises care in handling animals
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The director of ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) on Sunday advised people to exercise caution while handling animals as negligence may transmit infections like COVID-19 from humans to animals through 'reverse zoonosis'.
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COVID cases in India decline further; 1,096 new infections reported in las
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): As the declining trend of COVID-19 cases in the country continues, India on Sunday reported 1,096 new infections in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry.
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