China reports zero cases on three days, is it just a blip?
China had zero cases on March 18-20, but one local transmission on March 21. The turnaround in China comes at
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A step closer to developing a potent drug against novel coronavirus
One of the inhibitors that showed good antiviral activity against other coronaviruses was modified for enhanced antiviral activity. The inhibitor
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The vaccine was rapidly synthesised as novel coronavirus sequence was available: Gagandeep Kang
Moderna’s mRNA-1273 is the first vaccine for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) to enter human trials. This is a novel lipid nanoparticle-encapsulated
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No evidence yet that ibuprofen increases coronavirus infection risk
A letter published in The Lancet claimed that ibuprofen increases the number of ACE2 receptors that novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) uses
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Coronavirus: Allowing huge congregation during Ram Navami mela is dangerous at this time
At a time when the virus is marching across countries infecting thousands and felling hundreds each day, lakhs of people
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Epicentre of COVID-19 pandemic shifts to Europe
Besides Italy, Spain, Germany and France reporting very high number of cases, all other countries in Europe have recorded at
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Coronavirus: Undetected cases drive virus spread in the community
Eighty-six percent of people in China infected with novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) but undetected before travel restrictions came into effect were
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COVID-19: Kerala takes a regressive step by narrowing testing criteria
If samples of people with mild symptoms to be tested each day is indeed delaying testing of more severe cases
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COVID-19: Contacts with mild symptoms will not be tested, Kerala says
Kerala’s revised novel coronavirus testing guidelines are in contradiction with ICMR’s. Already, only those who have returned from countries with ongoing
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Explained: Wash coronavirus away with soap, reduce risk with a mask
One of the prevention measures to limit spread of certain respiratory diseases, including novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in affected areas is
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Trial shows success in treating drug-resistant TB
A 26-week treatment of 109 XDR-TB and MDR-TB patients with three oral drugs — bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid — showed
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COVID-19: IMA’s dangerous advice runs counter to best public health practices
All countries release data on novel coronavirus cases and deaths on a daily basis. South Korea was releasing the data
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COVID-19: Not a time to panic but to act decisively
In addition to testing sick people and their contacts, India should adopt a more aggressive approach by looking for cases
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