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Covaxin effectively neutralises both Alpha, Delta variants of Covid-19: US
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 30 (ANI): The National Institute of Health (NIH) in the United States has found that Bharat Biotech's COVAXIN vaccine generates antibodies that effectively neutralize both Alpha and Delta variants of COVID-19.
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Parliamentary panel meet on Covid, discusses 3rd wave status, preparation,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Parliamentary standing committee on Home Affairs, headed by Congress MP Anand Sharma on Monday took stock of India's preparedness to deal with a possible COVID-19 third wave, efficacy of available vaccines against new virus variants and concerns over the
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Need to look ahead, strengthen public health system, says AIIMS director
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): As India prepares for the possibility of a third wave of Covid-19 infections and deals with the new variants of Coronavirus like Delta Plus, there is a need to strengthen the public health care system of the country, said Dr Randeep Guleria, All India Ins
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Philippines logs 5,604 new COVID-19 cases, 1,403,588 in total
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 5,604 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the total tally to 1,403,588.
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Dehradun DM orders COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving at Jollygrant Ai
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 25 (ANI): In view of the detection of new variants of the coronavirus in many states of the country, the District Magistrate (DM) of Dehradun, Dr Ashish Srivastav on Friday issued strict instructions for Covid-19 testing of air passengers, especially thos
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Need to monitor any vaccine-escaping COVID-19 variants, says ICMR study in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The result of a preliminary study conducted by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) scientists on 274 samples of breakthrough infections in Odisha has highlighted the need to monitor the emergence of any vaccine-escaping variants.
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The new BMW 5 Series launched in India
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], June 24 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The new BMW 5 Series has been launched in India today. Locally produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai, the car is available in one petrol (BMW 530i M Sport) and two diesel variants (BMW 530d M Sport and BMW 520d Luxury Line).
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Indonesia detects 211 more contagious variants of concern
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): As many as 211 or 9.41 per cent of the total 2,242 samples of COVID-19 cases tested with the whole genome sequencing method in Indonesia are more contagious variants of concern, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka records over 57,000 positive COVID-19 patients in June
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 57,555 COVID-19 patients so far this month as the country faces a rapid spread in new variants of the virus, official statistics from the National Operations Center for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak showed Wed
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Study develops low-cost method for finding new COVID variants
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): During a new study, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden developed a technology for cost-effective surveillance of the global spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants.
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SRL contributes Rs 2.95 crore to ICMR for R&D on Covid variants
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): SRL Diagnostics has donated over Rs 2.95 crore to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to strengthen the ongoing fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
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Engineering nanobodies as lifesavers when SARS-CoV-2 variants attack
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Scientists at Ohio State University are pursuing a new strategy in the protracted fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus by engineering nanobodies that can neutralise virus variants in two different ways.
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