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BJP Chief Nadda tests positive for coronavirus

Jagat Prakash Nadda, the national president of Bharatiya Janata Party, on Sunday said that he has tested positive for novel coronavirus. “On getting the initial symptoms of corona, I got the test

US scientists decode how coronavirus hijacks and damages lung cells

Boston: Scientists have decoded the chain of molecular responses of human lung cells to infection with the novel coronavirus, an advance which may aid in the identification of clinically approved medications that

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On coronavirus vaccine in India, AIIMS Director hopeful of emergency use approval by December-end

With Covid-19 vaccines in the final stages of testing in India and the government working on a vaccine distribution plan, AIIMS Director is hopeful of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of

‘Coronavirus’ was one of the most frequently used nouns in English by April: Oxford Languages

London: Oxford Languages, the organisation behind the iconic Oxford English Dictionary (OED), has transformed its annual ‘Word of the Year’ concept to incorporate the unprecedented surge in the use of certain words

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46,790 coronavirus cases push India tally to 75.97 lakh

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported daily in India dropped below 50,000 nearly after three months, taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 75,97,063, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated

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Pollution may increase virus transmissibility making people more vulnerable to COVID-19, say experts

New Delhi:Air pollution may increase the transmissibility of the novel coronavirus making people more vulnerable to the disease and aggravating the COVID-19 situation, experts have said, while warning that those who have

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Risk of coronavirus on planes less than getting struck by lightning: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases. Since the start of 2020 there have been 44 cases

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61,871 new coronavirus infections push India tally to 74.94 lakh

New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 74,94,551 with 61,871 new infections being reported in a day while the recoveries surged to 65,97,209, pushing the recovery rate to 88.03 per cent, according to the Health Ministry data updated

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