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Study: Where COVID-19 hit hardest, sudden deaths outside the hospital incr
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], January 18 (ANI): A new study comparing the incidence of sudden deaths occurring outside the hospital across New York City's highly diverse neighbourhoods with the percentage of positive SARS-CoV-19 tests found that increased sudden deaths during the pandemic correlate to
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E-cigarette users may have increased susceptibility to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 18 (ANI): In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that e-cigarette users exhibited significantly altered immune responses to a model of influenza virus infection, suggesti
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COVID-19 interventions can cut virus infections, severe outcomes and healt
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI): Non-pharmaceutical interventions such as voluntary shelter-in-place, quarantines, and other steps taken to control the COVID-19 can reduce the peak number of infections, daily infection rates, cumulative infections, and overall deaths, a new study suggested
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Railways create Post COVID Coach with handsfree amenities, plasma air puri
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Indian Railways has taken several steps to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus infection and as part of its fight against COVID-19 Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala, has developed a Post COVID Coach to fight coronavirus.
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COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Nepal, total reaches 42
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 22 (ANI): Nepal's COVID-19 hotspot, Udaypur district, on Tuesday recorded 11 new cases taking the total count of coronavirus cases to 42 in the country.
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Samsung Display shuts down part of Vietnamese plant over virus infection
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], April 14 (ANI): South Korean flat panel maker Samsung Display Co. on Monday said it has shut down part of its plant in Vietnam after an employee tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Some districts in Maharashtra COVID-19 free
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 11 (ANI): While Maharashtra has crossed the mark of 1500 COVID-19 positive cases, nine districts of the state have remained free of the virus infection, according to the State Health Ministry.
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COVID-19-related deaths in US surge past 10,000
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 7 (ANI): The United States death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 on Monday (local time), according to Johns Hopkins University statistics.
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Study suggests antibody induction can treat lethal virus infections
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 8 (ANI): A recent study has suggested that a promising clinical antibody induction can treat potential lethal infections from viruses.
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Mild Zika infection in foetuses may lead to brain abnormalities in healthy
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 16 (ANI): With the help of an animal model (pigs), a recent study showed that mild Zika virus infection in foetuses can lead to abnormal brain development in healthy young animals.
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K'taka: 1 elephant dies of Herpes virus infection, 24 undergoing treatment
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Oct 13 (ANI): Herpes virus threat at Shivamogga Sakrebailu Elephant Camp has become a cause of concern for authorities here.
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Shivamogga: Elephants kept under observation after one of them died due to
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Oct 12 (ANI): In the wake of an elephant's death due to infection caused by Herpes virus, forest administration in the district are taking precautionary measures for the remaining elephants in the Sakrebyle camp.
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