Reopening schools in India before coronavirus spread is reduced can be disastrous
At a time when coronavirus cases in India are showing a rising trend and when daily fresh cases reported
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Month: August 2020
Why Russia’s rushed-up coronavirus vaccine is mired in ethical, safety landmine
Russia registering a vaccine for novel coronavirus even before beginning a Phase-3 trial and promising to begin full-scale production
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T cell memory that cross-reacts with novel coronavirus does not prevent infection, researcher clarifies
The presence of pre-existing T cell memory against four common cold coronaviruses which cross-reacts with novel coronavirus may not
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Two-layered polypropylene mask doubly better than a single-layered cotton mask, study finds
While fitted N95 masks allowed zero droplets to pass through, the three-layered surgical masks too performed very well with 0-10%
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COVID-19: India needs to ramp up testing but shouldn’t over-rely on rapid antigen tests
With over 60,000 daily fresh cases, India has been reporting the highest numbers in the world for the last
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Nearly 100,000 children in the U.S. infected with coronavirus in just two weeks
Nearly 1,00,000 (97,078 to be specific) children were infected with novel coronavirus in just two weeks during the period
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Is there a case for issuing immunity certificates to COVID-19 recovered people?
While there is a clear case for ‘immunity passports’ with some restrictions for people who have recovered from COVID-19,
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Asymptomatic people carry same amount of coronavirus as those with symptoms
A study has found that people who are infected with novel coronavirus but don’t exhibit symptoms carry the same
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Viable coronaviruses collected from air more than six feet strengthens aerosol transmission
Researchers have been able to isolate virus from air samples collected 2 to 4.8 metres away from the patients.
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One more study shows people unexposed to novel coronavirus have pre-existing immunity
One more study has shown that pre-existing T cell memory against four common cold coronaviruses can cross-recognise novel coronavirus
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India will cross two million coronavirus cases today
India reported one million cases of novel coronavirus and 25,000 deaths on July 16. In all likelihood, India will
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On August 2, India recorded the highest daily fresh coronavirus cases in the world
The total number of novel coronavirus cases reported in India crossed 1.8 million on August 2, while it also
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Novel coronavirus lineage circulated unnoticed in bats for decades, study says
SARS-CoV-2 virus diverged from closely related bat viruses 40-70 years ago. Novel coronavirus had not arisen from recombination of
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