Coronavirus cases in India increase to six, numbers expected to rise
Two Indians who arrived from Italy and Dubai and an Italian tourist in Jaipur were found to positive for novel
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Year: 2020
Fake news alert: A newspaper article claims astrology can ‘combat’ coronavirus
An article published today in The New Indian Express on “How to survive coronavirus” is not just rubbish but a
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Presence of colistin-resistant bacteria of food origin in the gut is cause for worry
A small study has found evidence of colistin-resistant bacteria in the gut. 77% of such bacteria were found to be
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Shanghai lab, the first to share coronavirus genome sequence, shut down
A Shanghai-based lab which was the first to sequence the whole genome of the novel coronavirus and publicly share the
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Lancet retracts letter on plight of nurses treating COVID-19 patients
The Lancet Global Health retracts a letter about the plight of nurses treating COVID-19 patients in Wuhan published on February
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Novel coronavirus marches on outside China
Even as the number of laboratory confirmed novel coronavirus cases has come down in the last few days in mainland
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Explained: Novel coronavirus has spread to 49 countries, but why WHO will not declare it a pandemic now
Though 3,346 confirmed novel coronavirus cases have been reported from 49 countries outside mainland China, WHO says it will not
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Singapore develops antibody test to detect novel coronavirus infection
Unlike the currently used molecular test that uses oral swab samples, the antibody test developed by Duke-NUS Medical School has
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Window of opportunity to contain COVID-19 is narrowing, warns WHO chief
The window of opportunity to contain novel coronavirus is narrowing as the number of cases with no clear epidemiological link,
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In a boost to vaccine development, structure of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mapped
U.S. researchers have 3D mapped the spike protein of the novel coronavirus. Unlike SARS, the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 shows
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Coronavirus: A preprint provides ammunition to conspiracy theories about virus origin
A preprint by two Chinese authors has without a shred of evidence provided much ammunition to conspiracy theories that the
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COVID-19: China once again changes case definition in Hubei province
On February 20, China once again changed the case definition in Hubei province. All clinically confirmed cases will now be
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Coronavirus: Opacity in the time of an outbreak can kill more people
China could have contained the spread with very little effort and resources had it been transparent and acted on time.
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