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Virus that causes COVID-19 can find alternate route to infect cells: Study
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 25 (ANI): Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists identified how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, gets inside cells to cause infection. All current COVID-19 vaccines and antibody-based therapeutics were designed to disrupt this route into cells, which requ
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China deleted COVID-19 data in possible cover-up: Report
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 24 (ANI): Amid the resurgence of lab leak theory of COVID-19, a new report has revealed that China deleted early coronavirus data in a possible bid to conceal its origins -- hence impeding the World Health Organization's investigation's (WHO) probe of the virus.
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Bangladesh reports 5,727 new cases of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Bangladesh reported 5,727 new cases of COVID-19 and 85 fatalities related to the virus on Wednesday, taking the overall count to 866,877 and the death toll to 13,787.
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Vaccination, surveillance, appropriate behaviour vital to avoid third wave
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): AIIMS Delhi Director Dr Randeep Guleria has said that appropriate behaviour, good surveillance and vaccination are important to avoid the third wave of COVID-19 and noted that mutation of the virus is a matter of concern.
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Sri Lanka records over 57,000 positive COVID-19 patients in June
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 57,555 COVID-19 patients so far this month as the country faces a rapid spread in new variants of the virus, official statistics from the National Operations Center for the Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak showed Wed
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Namibia registers highest daily COVID-19 death toll
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia], June 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Namibia on Wednesday recorded 45 COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily increase since the virus was reported in the country in March last year.
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Wuhan lab's classified information hampering search for COVID-19 origins
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 23 (ANI): Amid mounting pressure over calls for a fresh probe into the origins of COVID-19, a review of Wuhan Institute of Virology's public records and internal guidelines have revealed the existence of unspecified classified projects and discussion of the lab's respon
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Engineering nanobodies as lifesavers when SARS-CoV-2 variants attack
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Scientists at Ohio State University are pursuing a new strategy in the protracted fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus by engineering nanobodies that can neutralise virus variants in two different ways.
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Centre advises Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh on Delta Plus Covid-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Tuesday advised Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on the presence of the Delta Plus mutation of the Covid-19 virus, that has been pegged as 'variant of concern' (VOC), in certain districts of these states.
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COVID-19: Humble appeal to Rahul Gandhi to get himself vaccinated, says RS
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 21 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday made a "humble appeal" to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been targeting the Centre over its COVID vaccination policy, to get himself inoculated against the virus.
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Sung by Udit Narayan, Dr. Kamle dedicates his song 'Sahayata' to doctors a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 (ANI/PNN): While the world fights the Covid-19 pandemic, people are largely confined to their homes in an attempt to contain the virus.
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Telangana logs 1,006 new COVID-19 cases, 6,13,202 in total
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 20 (ANI): Telangana reported 1,006 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, pushing the cumulative count of people infected with the virus to 6,13,202.
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