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Fluidigm's FDA-EUA Authorized Saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR Assay - Now f
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): It's been a year now since the first few human cases of COVID-19 infection were reported amidst the busy wholesale food market of China's Wuhan city. The disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus, thought to have its origin in Bats, soon spread to caus
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Global air passenger traffic recovery disappointing: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said the recovery of passenger demand continued to be disappointingly slow in October with total demand measured in revenue passenger kilometres down 70.6 per cent compared to October 2019.
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Study reveals why some animals are prone to COVID-19, but not others
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
California [US], December 4 (ANI): New research on protein structures by Stanford University, California claims to help drug development and predict future outbreaks of COVID-19.
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California, Oregon, Washington issue new Covid-19 travel advisories
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 14 (ANI/Sputnik): Three US states of California, Oregon and Washington - all on the United States' West Coast - issued new travel advisories urging residents to avoid so-called "non-essential" travel and to self-quarantine for two weeks due to novel coronavirus outb
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Large, delayed outbreaks of diseases like seasonal flu likely after Covid-
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): Various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), to reduce the spread of Covid-19 such as social distancing and wearing of masks are a key tool to combat the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over 1.25 million peopl
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'Brain fog' following COVID-19 recovery may indicate PTSD, says Study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 7 (ANI): A new report suggests that people who recover from COVID-19 infection may experience "brain fog" and other neurological symptoms due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), an effect observed in past human coronavirus outbreaks such as SARS and MERS.
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Global air passenger traffic to dip by 66 pc this year: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 1 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the northern hemisphere.
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Early evidence shows COVID-19 outbreaks not spreading in US schools as fea
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): As schools across the US opened last month, public health experts have found little evidence that the coronavirus is spreading inside institutions despite thousands of students and teachers contracting the infection.
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Rising COVID-19 cases make US cities 'seriously look' at shutting down aga
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], July 11 (ANI): Surging cases of coronavirus infections in the United States has pressurised governors across the country to reimpose stay-at-home orders as the only way to regain control of outbreaks that threaten to overwhelm hospitals and send the death count rocketing
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COVID-19 outbreak lasts longer if implementing physical distancing is dela
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Texas [USA], June 6 (ANI): Cities that took more time to implement social distancing measures also spent more time dealing with the virus than others that acted quickly, suggested a new analysis of COVID-19 outbreaks in 58 cities.
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COVID-19 outbreak lasts days longer for each day's delay in social distanc
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Texas [USA], June 2 (ANI): A new analysis of COVID-19 outbreaks in 58 cities has found that places that took longer to begin implementing social distancing measures spent more time with the virus rapidly spreading than others that acted more quickly.
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Social distancing necessary until 2022 to prevent Covid-19 seasonal outbre
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 15 (ANI): Prolonged or intermittent social distancing may be necessary even until 2022 to prevent future Covid-19 seasonal outbreaks, a new study has said.
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