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Global ‘hot spots’ where new COVID may emerge identified
New Delhi: Global land-use changes through human settlement, agricultural expansion and livestock production are creating hot spots favourable for coronavirus-carrying bats, and where conditions are ripe for diseases to jump from the…
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Chinese scientists discussed weaponising SARS coronaviruses 5 years before pandemic: Report
Beijing: A document written by Chinese scientists and health officials before the pandemic in 2015 states that SARS coronaviruses were a “new era of genetic weapons” that could be “artificially manipulated into…
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This human molecule is helping COVID-19 virus escape antibodies
New Delhi: A natural molecule called biliverdin present in human body is helping SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, escape antibodies – a discovery that can help explain why some Covid patients become…
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Nigerian forces kill protesters during rally against police brutality
Moscow: Nigerian security forces have opened fire on protesters in the southwestern city of Lagos, killing several people and leaving many others wounded, the Premium Times newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing witnesses.…
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COVID-19 virus has been circulating in bats for decades: Study
New York: An international team of researchers has discovered that the lineage that gave rise to the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, has been circulating in bats for…
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WHO team to reach China next week to probe SARS-CoV-2 source
New Delhi: The World Health Organization is finally sending a team to China next week to prepare to investigate the source of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. The announcement made…
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Trial drug shows promise as potential treatment for Covid-19
NEW DELHI: Scientists have found a trial drug that effectively blocks the cellular door Sars-CoV-2 uses to infect its hosts, an advance that they say may provide a potential treatment for the…
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Here’s how long coronaviruses can survive on surfaces
Washington: With the deadly coronavirus having already claimed more than 2,300 lives in China alone, and the deadly virus having spread to other countries, concerns are growing about how long the virus…
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‘You dropped your Coronavirus’: After outbreak, racism worsens
LONDON: As the deadly coronavirus has spread worldwide, it has carried with it xenophobia and Asian communities around the world are finding themselves subject to suspicion and fear. When a patient on…
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Indian, first foreigner in China contracts SARS-like virus
NEW DELHI: A 45-year-old Indian woman has become the first foreigner in China to have contracted a mysterious virus, which is suspected to be Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-like corona virus. In…
