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COVAXIN neutralises multiple variants of SARS-COV-2, double mutant strain:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Indigenously-developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, made by Bharat Biotech, neutralises multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively neutralises the double mutant strain as well, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Wednesday.
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Choosing the "Right" test is critical to understand the immune response to
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Roche Diagnostics India launched its Quantitative antibody test- Elecsys Anti SARS CoV-2 S in January this year. The test since then has now been widely used in government and private hospitals and labs in various parts across the countr
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Double masking can be potent to protect people from COVID-19: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): A new study by the University of North Carolina Health Care shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer's nose and mouth and causing COVID-19.
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Researchers find with impressive accuracy, dogs can sniff out coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], April 17 (ANI): A proof-of-concept investigation published today in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that specially trained detection dogs can sniff out COVID-19-positive samples with 96 per cent accuracy.
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Study sheds light on ten reasons why the coronavirus is airborne
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Colorado [US], April 16 (ANI): According to a new assessment published today in the medical journal Lancet there is consistent, strong evidence that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is predominantly transmitted through the air.
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Researchers use imaging agent that enables better monitoring of patients w
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 16 (ANI): An imaging agent allows scientists to better visualize Enterobacterales infections in patients, helping to address pathogens that can be life-threatening and frequently resist antibiotics.
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Study shows Ferret resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 16 (ANI): A study of 29 ferrets, which have been shown in laboratory studies to be susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, in a home with constant exposure to two human adults with symptomatic disease, one of whom was confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2, finds no evidence of vir
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Researchers study virus-cell interaction to understand COVID-19's high inf
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [US], March 29 (ANI): Scientists from Lehigh University during a recent study identified a previously unknown interaction between receptors in human cells and the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This new information could help in the development of n
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COVID-19: Panama imposes temporary ban on travellers from South America
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Panama City [Panama], March 28 (ANI): Panama's Health Ministry announced on Saturday, a temporary ban on the entry of people from all South American countries starting from Wednesday after a COVID-19 case of the Brazilian variant was confirmed.
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Hearing loss strongly associated with COVID-19, finds study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 27 (ANI): The findings of a novel study associates hearing loss and other auditory problems with COVID-19.
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Russian scientists find new strain of South African COVID-19 variant
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Moscow [Russia], March 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists at the Russian Vector laboratory have found a new isolate of the South African COVID-19 variant, the press office for the Russian consumer watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Wednesday.
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Study sheds light on Covid-19 risk for adults living with, without childre
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], March 19 (ANI): There are small increased risks of infection and hospital stay during the second wave of Covid-19, but no materially increased risk of death, suggests the findings of a new study.
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