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Study reveals nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): Scientists have developed a vaccine that targets the SARS-CoV-2 virus, can be given in one dose via the nose and is effective in preventing infection in mice susceptible to the novel coronavirus. The investigators next plan to test the vaccine in nonhuman pr
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Senior Kolkata Police officer succumbs to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): Uday Shankar Banerjee, ACP (Central Div), who was under treatment for COVID-19, succumbed to the deadly virus, informed Kolkata police on Friday.
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5 deaths, 303 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maharashtra Police
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 21 (ANI): A total of 303 policemen tested positive for COVID-19, while five succumbed to the deadly virus as of Friday, according to a statement from the Maharashtra Police.
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Blood clots, lung injuries found in patients who have died of COVID-19: St
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 21 (ANI): Ten post-mortem examinations performed on patients with confirmed COVID-19 found that all patients had lung injuries and early scarring of the lungs as a result of the virus, as well as injury to their kidneys.
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Kerala reports 1,968 new COVID-19 cases, nine deaths
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): A total of 1,968 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths due to the virus were reported in Kerala on Thursday.
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Study suggests COVID-19 cannot be transmitted through breast milk
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 20 (ANI): Answering the critical question of whether COVID-19 can be transmitted through breast milk or not, a recent study suggests that breast milk cannot transmit the virus to the infant.
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COVID-19 cases cross 6,000 in Maldives
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Aug 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Maldives has crossed 6,000 while the death toll has reached 24, local media reported here on Wednesday.
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Delhi-based entrepreneur & founder of Akron Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. comes
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when people across the globe are worried & fighting the battle against COVID-19 Corona Virus, a Delhi-based young entrepreneur, Arrjun Sehgal, Founder of Akron Healthcare Pvt Ltd has come up with Disinfectant Tablets by the Brand Name:
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Amid COVID-19, India records 2721 swine flu cases till July this year
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 18 (ANI): Even as the country has been hit by COVID-19 pandemic, India has reported about 2,721 cases of deadly swine flu virus with 44 deaths this year.
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US university switches to remote instruction for undergraduates after stud
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 18 (ANI): The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill on Monday said that it will shift to all-remote instruction for undergraduate classes after dozens of students tested positive for COVID-19.
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Theatre artists brave COVID-19 pandemic to resume rehearsals in Kashmir
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): As the COVID-19 threat looms large in the Valley, a group of theatre artists braved the virus by coming forward and resuming rehearsals for plays.
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Odisha reports 2496 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths in 24 hours
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): As many as 2,496 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths due to the virus were reported in Odisha in the last 24 hours, the state health department said on Saturday.
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