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Prince Charles under isolation after testing COVID-19 positive for second
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], February 10 (ANI): Prince Charles has once again tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and is self-isolating, his office revealed on Thursday.
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IIT Jodhpur researchers identify COVID-19 RNA variations, their implicatio
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New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): A multi-institutional team led by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur used state-of-the-art genomic sequencing methods to identify variations in the Ribonucleic acid (RNA) of the COVID-19 virus.
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Japan's COVID-19 advisory panel approves extension of emergency measures a
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Tokyo [Japan], February 10 (ANI/Xinhua): The Japanese government's advisory panel on COVID-19 measures has approved the extension of quasi-emergency restrictions currently in place in 13 prefectures that are set to expire on Sunday amid concerns over a new virus sub-variant.
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Ebola virus hides in brain even after years of treatment? Study reveals sh
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Maryland [US], February 10 (ANI): Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease in people and nonhuman primates. People can get EVD through direct contact with an infected animal (bat or nonhuman primate) or a sick or dead person infected with the Ebola virus. In a ground-breaking s
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65 per cent of people with hybrid immunity neutralised Omicron variant of
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Kochi (Kerala) [India], February 10 (ANI): Hybrid immunity is effective in preventing the spread of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus, reveals the study conducted by Dr Padmanabha Shenoy, a rheumatologist and medical director at CARE Hospital in Kochi.
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Researchers develop computer model to show ways to curb COVID-19 spread
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ontario [Canada], February 9 (ANI): Technology has proved to be a major source of hope in the global fight against COVID-19. In wake of this, researchers at the University of Waterloo created the first computational model that simulated many variables affecting the transmission of COVID-19 t
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Fluctuating indoor humidity levels responsible for the spread of Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 8 (ANI/PNN): Do you know the indoor air quality too dry or too high in humidity in our homes, hospitals, offices, schools and other indoor spaces are the serious cause of concern for the transmission of the Covid-19 viruses?
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Trucks delayed at mainland China border cause Hong Kong vegetable prices t
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Beijing [China], February 7 (ANI): After two drivers tested positive for the COVID-19 virus at the mainland China border, hundreds of freight trucks were delayed at Hong Kong's border, causing vegetable prices in Hong Kong to skyrocket.
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Scientists develop immunogen that produces tier-2 antibodies against HIV
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Pennsylvania [US], February 7 (ANI): Nearly four decades after its discovery, HIV has killed 36.3 million people, with no vaccine in sight. And many people are still not open in talking about it due to the stigma attached to it. However, a new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute has
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China's coronavirus policy impacts trade with South East Asia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], February 6 (ANI): China has gone to great lengths to keep the coronavirus out of its borders. It has screened mail and tested thousands of packages of fruit and frozen foods despite little evidence that the virus can be transmitted through such products. It has locked down e
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Nigeria's 2022 Lassa fever outbreak kills 40: NCDC
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Abuja [Nigeria], February 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Forty people have died of an acute disease caused by the Lassa virus in Nigeria in January, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in its newest situation report.
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Study tracks cells that host HIV
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A new research has found the lifespans and location of the cells that are responsible for producing HIV, preventing its eradication.
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