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China's Wuhan played role in amplifying COVID-19 pandemic, further investi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 11 (ANI): An early investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by a World Health Organization (WHO) advisory group suggested that the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China played an important role in the amplification of the pandemic; however, further in
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INSACOG to review genomic surveillance data amid rising COVID-19 cases nex
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): In view of the surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) will be reviewing the data of genomic surveillance of variants in the country next week in a meeting, sources informed ANI on Saturday
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Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variants of COVID-19 will not lead to surge in cases
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): After India witnessed cases of the sub-variants of Omicron, Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, co-chairman of the Indian Medical Association's national task force on Tuesday said that these newly-detected sub-lineages will not cause a surge in infections but people still n
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Instashield received the Most Innovative Corona Protection Device GEA 2022
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI/PNN): Instashield, a breakthrough innovative medical device, was recently honoured with the "Most Innovative Corona Protection Device GEA 2022 Award'' from the veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher.
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INSACOG confirms first case of BA.4, BA.5 Omicron subvariants of COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 22 (ANI): First case of BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been found in Tamil Nadu and Telangana respectively, confirmed the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) on Sunday.
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CEPI partners with Bharat Biotech, University of Sydney, ExcellGene to dev
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], May 10 (ANI): The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on Tuesday announced the latest award under its USD 200 m programme to advance the development of vaccines that provide broad protection against SARS-Cov-2 variants and other beta coronaviruses.
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INSACOG plans to increase sites for sewage sample collection for COVID-19,
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): The Indian SARS Cov2 genomic consortium (INSACOG) is looking into the results of samples collected from 15 states and 19 sewage sites for COVID-19 and plans to increase more sites for sewage sample collection, said NTAGI Chairman Dr N K Arora on Monday.
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No reason to panic, INSACOG keeping watch on XE COVID variant cases: Sourc
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): The Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG) is keeping an eye on XE COVID variant cases in the country with a focus on hospitalisation and incidents of severity while stating that there is no reason to panic, sources said on Saturday.
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INSACOG starts sewage water surveillance across 19 sites in 15 states to d
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): With a continuous decline in COVID-19 cases in the country, the Indian Sars-CoV-2 Genomic Consortium (INSACOG) has started surveillance of sewage water at 19 different sites in 15 States to detect the presence of the Sars-CoV-2 virus.
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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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Research suggests children have stronger antibody responses to COVID-19 th
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): According to a recent study, infants and toddlers who experienced community infection with SARS-CoV-2 had significantly higher levels of antibodies against the virus compared to adults.
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COVID-19 increases risk of type 2 diabetes, reveals study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Oberschleibheim [Germany], March 22 (ANI): According to a study, people who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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