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Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells, which requ
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Pak's limited response to COVID-19 marred by lack of transparency, enforce
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan's (HRCP) annual report on the state of human rights in 2020 claimed that the government's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic was marred by a lack of transparency and enforcement.
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Adolescent marijuana, alcohol use didn't decline much during coronavirus p
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 25 (ANI): According to a new survey of 12th graders in the United States, adolescent marijuana usage and binge drinking did not significantly change during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite record decreases in the substances' perceived availability.
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Africa struggling with 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa is in the midst of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cases surge weekly and are on course to overtake the second wave at its peak if the trend continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
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Andhra cancels state board exams for Class 12, 10
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday cancelled Class 12 and Class 10 state board examinations following the Supreme Court's tough questions over holding them during the COVID pandemic.
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Genetic mechanism hijacked by COVID also makes it vulnerable to new class
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): During a new study, researchers found a human genetic mechanism hijacked by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, to help it spread, which also makes it vulnerable to a new class of drug candidates.
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Philippines logs 6,043 new COVID-19 cases, death toll tops 24,000
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday 6,043 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 1,378,260.
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RIL did not cut salaries of employees amid COVID: Nita Ambani at 44th AGM
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) did not cut salaries, bonuses, or any other compensation of its employees throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, said Nita Ambani, Reliance Foundation's founder and chairperson on Thursday.
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COVID-19: Indian Navy ship carrying medical aid from Kuwait, Qatar reaches
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): Indian Naval Ship Shardul, carrying medical aid from Kuwait and Qatar to tackle ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, reached Mumbai Port on Thursday.
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Herbalife Nutrition announces support to aid India's fight against the pan
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): As India battles the second phase of COVID-19, Herbalife Nutrition has pledged more than USD 1 million to aid the country in its fight against the pandemic.
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Mumbai: BMC collects over Rs 58 cr in fines from people for not wearing fa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 24 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has collected over Rs 58 crore in fines from people who were found without face masks in public places since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Max Life Insurance clocks 33 pc CAGR in individual sum assured
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): Max Life Insurance Company said on Thursday it clocked a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33 per cent in individual sum assured over the past five financial years.
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