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Over 75% Delhi Covid Deaths In This Wave Were Of Unvaccinated: Minister
More than 75 per cent of those who succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in the current wave in Delhi were unvaccinated, Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Friday.
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1,700 Delhi Police Personnel Tested Covid+ Since January 1, Data Shows
A whopping 1,700 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection since January 1, officials said on Wednesday, adding that a special camp has been organised for police headquarters staffers to administer booster doses.
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Coronavirus India Highlights: 10,423 New Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours; Lowest In 259 Days
India recorded 10,423 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the lowest in 259 days, along with 443 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours.
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Delhi Reports 77 New Covid Cases, 2 Deaths
The national capital reported 77 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus and two deaths due to the infection on Tuesday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.
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Novel Face Mask Developed By MIT, Harvard Can Detect COVID-19 Infection
Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a new face mask that can diagnose if the wearer is infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, within 90 minutes.
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Delhi University Mulling Fee Waiver To Students Orphaned By COVID-19
The Delhi University is considering giving fee waiver to students who have lost their parents to the novel coronavirus infection, officials said on Friday.
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Mahavir Narwal, Father Of Jailed Activist Natasha Narwal, Dies Of Covid
Noted scientist and a senior member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mahavir Narwal, whose daughter Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal remains in jail, died of the novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, family sources said.
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India Will Examine Single-Dose Sputnik Light Covid Vaccine Data: Niti Aayog
India will examine the claim that a single dose of Russian vaccine "Sputnik Light" can provide protection from the novel coronavirus infection, NITI Aayog member VK Paul said today.
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JNU Issues Strict COVID-19 Guidelines; Sports Stadium To Be Closed With Immediate Effect
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Saturday ordered a slew of restrictions amid rising cases of the novel coronavirus infection in the national capital.
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UK Covid Variant Not Linked To More Serious Infections: Study
The English variant of the novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of Covid-19 compared to other strains, according to research published Tuesday that also confirmed its increased transmissibility.
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795 UK, Brazil, South Africa Virus Variant Cases In India, 395 In 5 Days
The United Kingdom, South African and Brazilian variants of the novel coronavirus have infected 795 people - up from 400 on March 18 - in India so far, the Health Ministry said Tuesday afternoon
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Coronavirus Impact On Heart: What Researchers Say
Heart damage in COVID-19 patients is caused by the novel coronavirus infecting cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which interferes with the muscle's contraction, according to a study that may lead to the development of new drugs to treat the viral infection.
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Coronavirus Expected To Last Long-Term Despite Global Vaccine Rollout
The head of the EU's disease control agency warned Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.
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Scientists Decode How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells Within Hours
Following months of interdisciplinary research assessing tens of thousands of lung cells infected with the novel coronavirus, scientists have created one of the most comprehensive maps to date of the molecular activities that are triggered inside these cells at the onset of the viral infection, an advance that may lead to the development of new dru...
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Antibodies Keep Evolving After Covid Recovery In A Patient: Study
People who recover from COVID-19 are protected against the novel coronavirus for at least six months, and likely much longer, according to a study which says the immune system evolves long after the infection and may block even mutant forms of the virus such as the South African variant.
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Over 75% Delhi Covid Deaths In This Wave Were Of Unvaccinated: Minister
More than 75 per cent of those who succumbed to the novel coronavirus infection in the current wave in Delhi were unvaccinated, Health Minister Satyendra Jain said on Friday.
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1,700 Delhi Police Personnel Tested Covid+ Since January 1, Data Shows
A whopping 1,700 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection since January 1, officials said on Wednesday, adding that a special camp has been organised for police headquarters staffers to administer booster doses.
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Coronavirus India Highlights: 10,423 New Covid Cases In Last 24 Hours; Lowest In 259 Days
India recorded 10,423 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the lowest in 259 days, along with 443 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours.
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Delhi Reports 77 New Covid Cases, 2 Deaths
The national capital reported 77 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus and two deaths due to the infection on Tuesday, while the positivity rate stood at 0.11 per cent, according to data shared by the health department.
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Novel Face Mask Developed By MIT, Harvard Can Detect COVID-19 Infection
Researchers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a new face mask that can diagnose if the wearer is infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, within 90 minutes.
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Delhi University Mulling Fee Waiver To Students Orphaned By COVID-19
The Delhi University is considering giving fee waiver to students who have lost their parents to the novel coronavirus infection, officials said on Friday.
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Mahavir Narwal, Father Of Jailed Activist Natasha Narwal, Dies Of Covid
Noted scientist and a senior member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Mahavir Narwal, whose daughter Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal remains in jail, died of the novel coronavirus infection on Sunday, family sources said.
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India Will Examine Single-Dose Sputnik Light Covid Vaccine Data: Niti Aayog
India will examine the claim that a single dose of Russian vaccine "Sputnik Light" can provide protection from the novel coronavirus infection, NITI Aayog member VK Paul said today.
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JNU Issues Strict COVID-19 Guidelines; Sports Stadium To Be Closed With Immediate Effect
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Saturday ordered a slew of restrictions amid rising cases of the novel coronavirus infection in the national capital.
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UK Covid Variant Not Linked To More Serious Infections: Study
The English variant of the novel coronavirus does not increase the severity of Covid-19 compared to other strains, according to research published Tuesday that also confirmed its increased transmissibility.
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795 UK, Brazil, South Africa Virus Variant Cases In India, 395 In 5 Days
The United Kingdom, South African and Brazilian variants of the novel coronavirus have infected 795 people - up from 400 on March 18 - in India so far, the Health Ministry said Tuesday afternoon
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Coronavirus Impact On Heart: What Researchers Say
Heart damage in COVID-19 patients is caused by the novel coronavirus infecting cardiac muscle cells, leading to cell death which interferes with the muscle's contraction, according to a study that may lead to the development of new drugs to treat the viral infection.
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Coronavirus Expected To Last Long-Term Despite Global Vaccine Rollout
The head of the EU's disease control agency warned Friday that the novel coronavirus could last indefinitely even as global infections slowed by nearly half in the last month and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in parts of the world.
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Scientists Decode How Coronavirus Damages Lung Cells Within Hours
Following months of interdisciplinary research assessing tens of thousands of lung cells infected with the novel coronavirus, scientists have created one of the most comprehensive maps to date of the molecular activities that are triggered inside these cells at the onset of the viral infection, an advance that may lead to the development of new dru...
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Antibodies Keep Evolving After Covid Recovery In A Patient: Study
People who recover from COVID-19 are protected against the novel coronavirus for at least six months, and likely much longer, according to a study which says the immune system evolves long after the infection and may block even mutant forms of the virus such as the South African variant.
