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"Spillover Events" From 4 Killer Viruses Like Ebola Will Kill 12 Times More People Than 2050: Study
The research is based on analysis of 60 years of historical epidemiological data.
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Inhibiting Targets Of Covid Virus Proteases Can Block Infection, Shows Study
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown how SARS-CoV-2 viral proteases attack the host cell, and how this can be targeted to stop virus replication in cell culture using existing drugs.
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Arvind Kejriwal Inaugurates Delhi's 2nd Coronavirus Genome-Sequencing Laboratory
The Coronavirus Genome-Sequencing facility will help in generating state-of-the-art whole genome sequence data of SARS CoV2 virus for identification and screening of new strains.
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COVID-19 Antibodies May Last From Days To Years: Study Shows What It Depends On
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus wane at different rates, lasting for mere days in some individuals, while persisting in others for decades, according to a new study which says COVID-19 severity could be a deciding factor in having longer-lasting protection against reinfection.
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Indian Researchers Developing Effective Vaccines Against COVID-19 And HIV
Indian Institute of Science claimed on Tuesday that researchers led by Raghavan Varadarajan, Professor at IISc's Molecular Biophysics Unit, are working towards developing effective vaccine strategies against two viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and HIV.
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IIT Guwahati Researchers Design Engineered Surfaces To Detect, Prevent COVID-19
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed methods to detect and prevent the novel coronavirus using bio-interface interactions between the virus and the surface spike protein.
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As Number Of Coronavirus Cases Grow, WHO Issues Some Preventive Measures
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavir...
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China Confirms 5,974 Virus Cases, Exceeding Its SARS Total
The number of confirmed cases in the new virus outbreak in China reached 5,974 on Wednesday, overtaking the number of people infected in the mainland by the SARS epidemic in 2002-2003.
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450 Military Medics Sent To Wuhan As Coronavirus Spreads
China has deployed 450 military medical staff, some with experience combating SARS or Ebola, to a central city stricken by a virus that has killed dozens of people, state media said Saturday.
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'No Global Emergency': WHO As China Locks Down Cities To Curb New Virus
China locked down some 20 million people at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak on Thursday, but the World Health Organization said the disease did not yet constitute a global health emergency.
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China Warns Virus Could Mutate And Spread As Number Of Death Rises
China warned Wednesday that a SARS-like virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and spread to other countries could mutate, as authorities scrambled to contain the disease during the Lunar New Year travel season.
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Coronavirus: Centre Says Passengers From China Will Be Thermal-Screened
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has asked the authorities of seven major airports across the country to install equipment to screen people arriving from China for the coronavirus, a new SARS-like virus that has infected nearly 300 people in the neighbouring country.
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First Case Of Mystery SARS-Like Virus Found Outside China, Says UN
The World Health Organization confirmed Monday the first case in Thailand of a new virus from the same family as SARS that is behind a Chinese pneumonia outbreak.
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China Reports First Death From Mystery Pneumonia, New Virus Suspected
Health authorities in central China reported the first death on Saturday from a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has been blamed on a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS.
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UN Health Body Says New Virus May Have Caused China Pneumonia Outbreak
A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in China's central city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks, World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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"Spillover Events" From 4 Killer Viruses Like Ebola Will Kill 12 Times More People Than 2050: Study
The research is based on analysis of 60 years of historical epidemiological data.
-
Inhibiting Targets Of Covid Virus Proteases Can Block Infection, Shows Study
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have shown how SARS-CoV-2 viral proteases attack the host cell, and how this can be targeted to stop virus replication in cell culture using existing drugs.
-
Arvind Kejriwal Inaugurates Delhi's 2nd Coronavirus Genome-Sequencing Laboratory
The Coronavirus Genome-Sequencing facility will help in generating state-of-the-art whole genome sequence data of SARS CoV2 virus for identification and screening of new strains.
-
COVID-19 Antibodies May Last From Days To Years: Study Shows What It Depends On
Antibodies against the novel coronavirus wane at different rates, lasting for mere days in some individuals, while persisting in others for decades, according to a new study which says COVID-19 severity could be a deciding factor in having longer-lasting protection against reinfection.
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Indian Researchers Developing Effective Vaccines Against COVID-19 And HIV
Indian Institute of Science claimed on Tuesday that researchers led by Raghavan Varadarajan, Professor at IISc's Molecular Biophysics Unit, are working towards developing effective vaccine strategies against two viruses: SARS-CoV-2 and HIV.
-
IIT Guwahati Researchers Design Engineered Surfaces To Detect, Prevent COVID-19
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati have developed methods to detect and prevent the novel coronavirus using bio-interface interactions between the virus and the surface spike protein.
-
As Number Of Coronavirus Cases Grow, WHO Issues Some Preventive Measures
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The most recently discovered coronavir...
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China Confirms 5,974 Virus Cases, Exceeding Its SARS Total
The number of confirmed cases in the new virus outbreak in China reached 5,974 on Wednesday, overtaking the number of people infected in the mainland by the SARS epidemic in 2002-2003.
-
450 Military Medics Sent To Wuhan As Coronavirus Spreads
China has deployed 450 military medical staff, some with experience combating SARS or Ebola, to a central city stricken by a virus that has killed dozens of people, state media said Saturday.
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'No Global Emergency': WHO As China Locks Down Cities To Curb New Virus
China locked down some 20 million people at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak on Thursday, but the World Health Organization said the disease did not yet constitute a global health emergency.
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China Warns Virus Could Mutate And Spread As Number Of Death Rises
China warned Wednesday that a SARS-like virus that has killed nine people, infected hundreds and spread to other countries could mutate, as authorities scrambled to contain the disease during the Lunar New Year travel season.
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Coronavirus: Centre Says Passengers From China Will Be Thermal-Screened
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation has asked the authorities of seven major airports across the country to install equipment to screen people arriving from China for the coronavirus, a new SARS-like virus that has infected nearly 300 people in the neighbouring country.
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First Case Of Mystery SARS-Like Virus Found Outside China, Says UN
The World Health Organization confirmed Monday the first case in Thailand of a new virus from the same family as SARS that is behind a Chinese pneumonia outbreak.
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China Reports First Death From Mystery Pneumonia, New Virus Suspected
Health authorities in central China reported the first death on Saturday from a mysterious pneumonia outbreak that has been blamed on a new strain of virus from the same family as SARS.
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UN Health Body Says New Virus May Have Caused China Pneumonia Outbreak
A cluster of more than 50 pneumonia cases in China's central city of Wuhan may be due to a newly emerging member of the family of viruses that caused the deadly SARS and MERS outbreaks, World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
