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Pakistan's Covid-19 monitoring body chief tests COVID-19 positive
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan's coronavirus-monitoring body, National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) chief Asad Umar has tested positive for the virus, he confirmed on Friday.
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Study reveals reliable COVID-19 test could reduce virus spread
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): Results of a unique test developed by a world-renowned expert, which targets three viral genes to increase reliability and could cut COVID-19 detection time to 20 minutes, have been peer-reviewed in a new study.
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COVID-19 virus can cause blood-brain barrier, says new study
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 18 (ANI): A new study by University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine strongly claims that COVID-19 virus can show cognitive effects to the patients such as brain fog and fatigue.
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India, UK experts to collaborate on new virtual hub to distribute vaccines
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Experts from India and the United Kingdom will collaborate via a new virtual hub to distribute vaccines for Covid-19 and other deadly viruses, the visiting foreign secretary of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab said on Wednesday.
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New study says non-contact infrared thermometers are not successful as COV
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Baltimore [US], December 16 (ANI): One of the most common symptoms of COVID-19 is being sick with fever, whereas a study by Johns Hopkins Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine describes that temperature screening, primarily done with a non-contact infrared thermometer (N
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Pompeo urges countries to join US to hold China accountable for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Monday (local time) lambasted Beijing for covering up the Coronavirus outbreak in China saying that the US and the world is beginning to" build up its efforts to push back" and hold China accountable.
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Imran Khan govt negligent towards saving prisoners from COVID
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): Amid the continuous surge in coronavirus cases in Pakistan, human rights organisations have slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government for its negligence in preventing the spread of the virus among prisoners.
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With 50pc mortality, 50pc eyesight loss, COVID triggered deadly Mucormycos
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): In a post COVID recovery, the ENT surgeons at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital have come across more than 12 cases of coronavirus triggered deadly Mucormycosis fungus within 15 days, which causes loss of eyesight, removal of the nose and jaw bone and 50 per cen
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Varun Dhawan shares glimpse from at-home yoga sessions while recovering fr
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 13 (ANI): Amid the self-isolation period, Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan, who has tested positive for Covid-19 is back with his yoga sessions to recuperate from the virus.
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Latest study could help future therapies to sway COVID-19 virus
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 13 (ANI): Study published in the journal cell online revealed that by targeting a single protein cell which appears essential for SARS-CoV-2 to replicate could control the spread of the virus.
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Himachal Pradesh records 79 new COVID-19 cases, state count reaches 49,030
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 13 (ANI): As many as 79 new coronavirus cases were reported in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, taking the state's count to 49,030 total positive cases.
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Study: Self-collected saliva sample effectively diagnose COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 12 (ANI): A study published in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, reveals that COVID-19 can be effectively diagnosed with self-collected saliva samples that are capable of detecting SARS-CoV-2 genetic material in a rate similar to that of nasopharyngeal and oroph
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