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6 UK returnees found positive for new coronavirus variant in India
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Six UK returnees have been found positive for the new UK variant coronavirus genome in India. The Union Health Minister stated that samples of three UK returnees have been tested and found positive for new UK strain in NIMHANS, Bengaluru, two in Centr
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Eight UK returnees to Kerala test COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], December 26 (ANI): At least eight persons who returned from the United Kingdom (UK) to Kerala have tested COVID-19 positive and their swab samples have been sent to National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune for further examination, Health Minister KK Sha
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OptraLABS received ICMR clearance for its COVID-19 recovery test kits
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 11 (ANI/NewsVoir): Pune based OptraLABS announced today that it has received approval from ICMR towards its COVID-19 rapid test kits named 'Optra-Shield'.
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Kerala CM inaugurates operations of International Institute of Advanced Vi
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 15 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday inaugurated operations of the first phase of the International Institute of Advanced Virology at the Life Science Park at Thonakkal in Thiruvananthapuram, through video conference.
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Moscow State University eyeing dual vaccine against COVID-19, flu: Virolog
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Virologists at the Moscow State University (MSU) are studying the efficacy of developing a seasonal vaccine to battle both COVID-19 and the flu simultaneously, Professor Olga Karpova, the head of the Virology Department of the Biological Faculty at t
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China conducting experiments of dangerous pathogens with Pakistan since 20
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 25 (ANI): A team of coronavirus scientists from Wuhan Institute of Virology in China has been conducting experiments of dangerous pathogens in "collaboration" with Pakistan for five years under the guise of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), The Klaxon reported
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Thank Modi for accepting request to set up National Institute of Virology
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accepting the request to set up National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Punjab.
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China entered covert deal with Pakistan military for bio-warfare capabilit
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 24 (ANI): As part of a broader offensive against India and Western rivals, Pakistan and China have entered a secret three-year agreement to expand potential bio-warfare capabilities, including several research projects related to the deadly agent anthrax, the Klaxon
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Study reveals obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk factors for severe i
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of severe disease from a viral infection, according to a review of the literature performed by a team of researchers from St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the University of Tennessee Health Science
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Bharat Biotech announces India's first COVID-19 vaccine candidate 'COVAXIN
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 30 (ANI): Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech announced that it has successfully developed Covaxin, India's first vaccine candidate for Covid-19, in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV). Read More
Nagaland Health Minister inaugurates BSL-2 Lab in Dimapur
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], June 28 (ANI): Nagaland on Saturday got its second virology laboratory with S Pangnyu Phom, State Health Minister inaugurated the BSL-2 Lab at CIHSR in Dimapur.
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Wuhan lab received `shipment of deadliest viruses' from Canada months befo
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 16 (ANI): The Wuhan Institute of Virology received a shipment of deadly viruses from Canada's Microbiology Lab months before the outbreak of Covid-19, newly-released documents confirm.
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