SARS-CoV-2
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JN.1 Covid variant: Experts allay fears, cite low public health risk
New Delhi: India on Wednesday reported 21 cases of the JN.1 Covid variant, a development that is neither surprising nor particularly worrying, scientists said while allaying fears but also advising adherence to…
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Study explains why Covid virus affects smell and taste
New York: SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, can infect sensory neurons explaining why many people reported losing their senses of smell and taste, finds a study. When Covid-19 began spreading in 2020,…
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Covid variants can evolve 3x faster in deer than in humans: Study
New York: Covid-19 viral variants can evolve about three times faster in deer than in humans, according to a study that documented at least 30 Covid infections in white-tailed deer in the…
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Amid detection of new Covid variants, PMO calls for regular monitoring
New Delhi: Amid the detection of certain new variants of SARS-CoV-2 virus reported globally, senior officials of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Monday held a review meeting to take stock of…
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Pre-Covid Vaccination cuts post-infection deaths by 60%: ICMR Study
New Delhi: Covid vaccination before SARS-CoV-2 virus infection prevented 60 per cent post-infection deaths in India, according to a study led by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). A team from…
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This is how coronavirus jump from species to species
New Delhi: Throughout the pandemic, there has been much discussion of how Covid-19 infiltrates cells by hijacking a protein called ACE2 found on human cells. However, new research has revealed that ACE2…
