COVID19

Johnson & Johnson halts vaccine trial as candidate falls sick

Representative Image WASHINGTON DC: The research on a vaccine for COVID-19 by Johnson and Johnson has been paused due to…

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Test positivity rate of Kerala stays as high as 15%

Representative Image THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala has recorded around 9,300 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, October 11, 2020. Tests were…

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1 vaccine not enough for pan India availability: Health Minister

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, said that the country…

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Strict use of right tools can help in overcoming pandemic quickly: WHO Chief

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organisation (WHO), said that the pandemic can be…

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Offices turning into sources of COVID-19 spread: NCDC

Representative Image NEW DELHI: National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has prepared a report which reveals that workplaces in Delhi…

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Health Minister releases protocol to combat COVID at home

Representative Image NEW DELHI: Dr Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health and Family Welfare, on October 6, released a list of…

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New testing method diagnoses COVID-19 in just 30 minutes: Study

Representative Image SEOUL: The SENSR technology has been developed by the scientists at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)…

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Air pollution influences COVID transmission: Study

Representative Image KERALA: According to a study published in the Environmental Research journal, air pollution has an indirect impact on…

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Odisha’s recovery rate ranks third in India at 56 per cent

Representative Image BHUBANESWAR:  Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister, Odisha, has announced that the state has managed to achieve the milestone of having…

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COVID-19 could push 68 million children deeper into poverty by 2020 end: Study

Representative Image UNITED NATIONS: The Covid-19 pandemic is one of the most widespread the world has ever faced. So much…

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