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Russia confirms 1st case of human infection with H5N8 strain of bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists from Russia's research center Vector have confirmed the first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of the influenza A virus, which causes bird flu, the head of the Rostpotrebnadzor consumer rights protection watchdog said.
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COVID-19 variant N440K spreading more in southern states: CSIR-CCMB
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 20 (ANI): The Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB) said there is emerging evidence that coronavirus variant N440K is spreading "a lot more" in southern states in the country.
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Philippines logs 1,901 new COVID-19 cases, two virus mutations detected
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], February 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines reported on Friday 1,901 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the Southeast Asian country's total tally to 557,058.
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COVID-19: After WHO's probe in Wuhan, China calls for origin tracing in US
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 19 (ANI): Following the World Health Organisation's (WHO) remarks on the origin of coronavirus in China's Wuhan city, Beijing has now urged the global health body to do an origin-tracing study of the virus in the United States.
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Clinical trials indicate India's vaccines will be effective against COVID-
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], February 19 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday said interim results of the ongoing clinical trials indicated that the indigenous COVID-19 vaccines would be effective against the mutated virus strains reported from the Unit
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No fresh COVID-19 death in Delhi, 134 cases reported in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 18 (ANI): No fresh COVID-19 death was recorded in Delhi in the past 24 hours, while 134 new cases took the cumulative count of people infected with the virus to 6,37,315, according to the government officials on Wednesday.
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Gwyneth Paltrow shares her experience of being diagnosed with Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 17 (ANI): American actor Gwyneth Paltrow on Tuesday opened about her personal experience of being diagnosed with COVID-19 and how she healed from the deadly virus.
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Dr Vishakha Shivdasani launches e-book on 'Re-engineering Health and Immun
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The year 2020 will for long be recalled as a year of the pandemic which put our lives on hold on all fronts. While we all hope that the pandemic is over, we also wish to know how we can now empower ourselves to effectively deal with t
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Researchers identify therapeutic approach to optimise immune system
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Toronto [Canada], February 13 (ANI): During a recent study, a team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have identified a therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells. The team was prompted by the need to improve conventional trea
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India registers over 9,000 new COVID-19 cases, 87 deaths in last 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): India reported 9,309 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative count of people infected with the virus in the country to 1,08,80,603, informed the Union Health Ministry and Family Welfare on Friday.
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WHO says COVID-19 fatalities in Africa surged amid new variants
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], February 12 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of COVID-19 related deaths in Africa has spiked as the continent grapples with local transmission of highly contagious strains of the virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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WHO hails Gujarat for responding to second wave of COVID-19
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New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): As Gujarat conducted the Intra-Action Review (IAR) in December 2020 for its COVID-19 preparedness and response, World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative to India, Dr Roderico Ofrin on Thursday lauded the efforts by the state government i
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