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Corona cases flare-up as countries ease social distancing guidelines
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Coronavirus infections are rising in the United States and other countries as governments across borders have started easing social distancing guidelines and restrictions that have kept millions isolated and decimated economies.
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Study analyses risks of maternal infections, neurodevelopmental disorders
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 10 (ANI): With the help of a mouse model, researchers have found that the immune responses in a female before pregnancy can help predict how her offsprings are to have behavioural deficits if the immune system is activated during pregnancy.
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Study reveals individualised mosaics of microbial strains transfer from ma
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], May 10 (ANI): Microbial communities in the intestine -- also known as the gut microbiome -- are vital for human digestion, metabolism and resistance to colonisation by pathogens. The gut microbiome composition in infants and toddlers changes extensively in the first three ye
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Staying hygienic cuts down the use of antibiotics: study
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 9 (ANI): Improving hygiene practices like washing hands reduces the risk of catching infections by 50 percent and cuts the use of antibiotics by 30 percent, suggests a new study.
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S. Korea orders month-long suspension of clubs, bars after new wave of COV
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 8 (ANI): The South Korean government on Friday issued a month-long advisory on clubs and bars, asking such establishments to voluntarily suspend business after a group of coronavirus infections were reported at Seoul's popular multicultural neighbourhood of Itaewon.
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Everyday hygiene reduces need for antibiotics by 30 pc, says new paper
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 8 (ANI): Improved everyday hygiene practices, such as hand-washing, decreases the risk of common infections by up to 50 per cent, reducing the need for antibiotics by up to 30 per cent, according to a new position paper.
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Study finds new insight on maternal infections, neurodevelopmental disorde
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], May 5 (ANI): Researchers have found that the immune responses of a female mouse before pregnancy can predict how likely her offspring are to have behavioural deficits if the immune system is activated during pregnancy. The study results could help resolve what role seri
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MHA issues advisory considering rising COVID-19 infection among police, se
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Concerned over increasing cases of COVID-19 infections among police and security forces, the Home Ministry on Monday issued an advisory to all states, Union Territories and Central Armed Police Forces, drawing attention to the guidelines issued by Union Home
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Coronavirus cases in Afghanistan close to 3,000
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 4 (ANI): Afghan health authorities on Monday said that 190 positive cases have been recorded across the country in the past 24 hours, which escalated the country's total infections to 2,894.
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Pakistan: COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers increase by 75% in
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): Coronavirus infections among healthcare workers in Pakistan have increased by 75 per cent in a week, authorities confirmed.
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South Korea records no new domestic COVID-19 cases for first time since Fe
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], April 30 (ANI): Health authorities in South Korea said that they have recorded no new domestic cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, for the first time since the outbreak began to worsen in February.
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Iran's COVID-19 tally exceeds 82,000, death toll over 5,100
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], April 19 (Sputnik/ANI) - Iran's number of coronavirus infections has exceeded 82,000, of which 5,100 have been fatal, an adviser to the country's health minister, Alireza Vahabzadeh, said on Sunday
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