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Can anyone get infected with COVID-19 through currency notes?
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 30 (ANI): How long do coronaviruses remain infectious on banknotes and coins? Is it possible to become infected through contact with cash? Experts at the European Central Bank, in collaboration with the Department of Medical and Molecular Virology at Ruhr-Universitat B
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Kerala reports first positive case of Zika virus, 13 suspected cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 9 (ANI): Kerala Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Veena George on Thursday said the first case of Zika virus has been reported in the state and the samples have been sent to the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for final confirmatio
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Growing calls to probe COVID-19 origin clouds China's celebration of CCP c
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 1 (ANI): As China has geared up to celebrate the 100th founding anniversary of Chinese Communist Party, growing calls for a fresh investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, which originated from the country's Wuhan Institute of Virology, continues to plague the
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Study focuses on fighting cancer by unlocking the potential of viruses
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 30 (ANI): Researchers recently conducted a new study focused on the development of novel anticancer strategies based on oncolytic viruses, "good" viruses that can specifically infect, replicate in and kill cancer cells.
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Report reveals Wuhan virologist who researched on bat coronaviruses had ti
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing (China) June 30 (ANI): A top Chinese Virologist from Wuhan Institute of Virology has ties to military scientists of China who had been helping her in coronavirus research.
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China's central role in stalling investigation on COVID-19 origins exposed
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 27 (ANI): Calls for a fresh investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus, which has killed millions of people and shattered the global economy, continue to grow with China's Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) at the centre of global scrutiny.
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Study uses AI to predict unknown links between viruses, mammals
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], June 25 (ANI): The findings of a new University of Liverpool study could help scientists mitigate the future spread of zoonotic and livestock diseases caused by existing viruses.
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ICMR, NIV to study if vaccines in India can neutralise Delta Plus variant
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): Following the detection of 'Delta Plus' variant in COVID patients in some parts of the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV) have decided to conduct a study to see if the new and more potent va
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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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Wuhan lab's classified information hampering search for COVID-19 origins
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure over calls for a fresh probe into the origins of COVID-19, a review of Wuhan Institute of Virology's public records and internal guidelines have revealed the existence of unspecified classified projects and discussion of the lab's respon
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Chinese media faces backlash for backing Foreign Ministry's call to seek N
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Chinese state media has faced backlash for eagerly amplifying its Foreign Ministry's call for seeking a Nobel Prize for the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) even as it faces mounting scrutiny as the potential origin of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chinese top official defected to US, gave Biden administration info about
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 18 (ANI): Chinese vice-minister of State Security, Dong Jingwei, reportedly defected to the United States and gave the information about the Wuhan Institute of Virology, which is at the center of coronavirus lab-leak hypothesis.
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