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Study finds Zika-virus therapy protects the fetal mouse brain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US] January 1 (ANI): A study has found a gene-silencing therapy protecting against Zika virus transmission from pregnant mice to mouse fetuses.
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Tripura govt reimposes COVID curbs; wearing mask compulsory in public plac
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 1 (ANI): Tripura government has reimposed strict curbs to contain the spread of COVID-19 infection in the state with special emphasis to prevent the cases of Omicron variant of the virus from entering the state.
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We have to learn to live with COVID-19, India better prepared to deal with
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Noting that people will have to learn to live with COVID-19 due to the possibility of the emergence of new virus variants, India's leading virologist Dr Gagandeep Kang has said that the country is better prepared to deal with coronavirus amid a rise in cas
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Zimbabwe's COVID-19 deaths continue to rise
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Harare [Zimbabwe], December 30 (ANI/Xinhua): Zimbabwe recorded 27 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, the highest ever since the omicron variant began, as the country's deaths due to the virus continue to rise.
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Omicron constitutes 46 pc of total COVID cases: Satyendar Jain
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said on Thursday that the Omicron variant constitutes 46 per cent of the total COVID-19 cases in the national capital and people with no travel history were found infected with the new variant, meaning the virus is
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Omicron nothing but a 'seasonal cold virus'; overreaction causing panic, c
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): Terming Omicron variant as nothing more than a "seasonal cold virus", a US-based cardiologist has warned against "overreaction and over-reach" by government agencies, saying their actions are causing panic and providing misinformation.
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Arjun Kapoor tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, who battled COVID-19 in September 2020, has reportedly contracted the deadly virus again.
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2021 brought dawn for Indian hockey, it was a dream year: Manpreet Singh
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): The year 2021 will be cherished forever in the history of Indian sports as it gave the Indian men's hockey team an opportunity to end the 41-year Olympic Medal drought. Defying the odds and overcoming various challenges thrown by the deadly COVID-19 viru
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DCGI grants Cipla emergency use authorisation for COVID-19 drug Molnupirav
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 28 (ANI): Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday granted Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA) to Cipla for the launch of Molnupiravir in the country for COVID-19 treatment.
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Indonesia announces first case of local Omicron transmission
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Tuesday announced its first locally transmitted Omicron case in capital Jakarta, pushing the government to be more vigilant in tracking the spread of the virus.
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Delhi Government directs police to take strict action against those violat
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 28 (ANI): In the wake of increasing coronavirus cases and a night curfew in place to contain the spread of the virus, the Delhi government has directed police and other authorities to deal strictly with those who violate the COVID-19 rules.
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China- A year in review and preview
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, December 27 (ANI): After the nadir of 2020, alas there was little improvement in the COVID-19 pandemic this past year. Although China continued to deny culpability for its spread from Wuhan, the virus left its indelible imprint on world affairs. For communist China's part, it main
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