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Third Covid-19 wave will come if we invite it: Dr Renu Swarup
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): The third Covid-19 wave will come if "invited" by the human behaviour and that of the virus, said Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary of Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, on Monday.
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Antibody protects against broad range of COVID-19 virus variants, study fi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 21 (ANI): The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that made people fall sick way back in December 2019. Many of the variants circulating now are partially resistant to some of the antibody-based therapeutics that were developed based on the ori
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Officials of Thailand Govt appreciated Haryana's model of Home isolation t
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], August 18 (ANI): Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij said that it is a matter of pride that Thailand has learned about the strategies and experiences adopted by Haryana to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection so that they can implement them in their country and
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Findings help explain why vaccinated people at low risk during delta surge
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 18 (ANI): Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study
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Sensex up 210 points, IT and FMCG stocks lead rally
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 17 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices fluctuated between gains and losses on Tuesday but closed in the green amid losses in Asian markets.
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Equity indices flat, IT and pharma scrips gain
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 17 (ANI): Equity benchmark gauges were at flat levels during early hours on Tuesday amid slim gains in Asian markets with investors concerned about the outlook of global macroeconomic data after the spread of Covid-19 virus.
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WHO forms new expert group to continue studies into origins of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 13 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the next step in the search of the origins of COVID-19 will be the creation of a new advisory group that will develop a global framework to study pathogens with pandemic potential.
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Delhi court dismisses plea seeking NIA probe into origin of Coronavirus fr
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): A Delhi Court has dismissed the plea of Dr Jagdish Prasad, former Director-General of Health Services, who sought directions to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to register an FIR and initiate investigation regarding the spread of coronavirus in Ind
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Punjab Chief Secretary reviews COVID situation, asks officials to ensure 1
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 12 (ANI): In order to ensure that the COVID situation remains under control and the virus does not spread again in the state, Punjab Chief Secretary Vini Mahajan has asked departments concerned to step up RT-PCR testing and to conduct at least 10,000 RT-PC
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S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record high at 2,223
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], August 11 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit a record high due to the continued virus spread in the Seoul metropolitan area, the health authorities said Wednesday.
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Beijing imposes new travel restrictions to prevent COVID-19 spread
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 8 (ANI): The city of Beijing has rolled out a range of measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing restrictions on travellers from regions with relatively high virus transmission rates.
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Kerala govt launches 'COVID-19 death information portal'
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 6 (ANI): Kerala government on Thursday launched the 'COVID-19 death information portal' in the state to maintain a proper record of the number of deaths due to the virus.
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