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Second COVID 19 Vaccine for Human Trial in Russia

July 29, 2020

A Russian state virology institute has commenced human trials of the country’s second COVID 19 vaccine by injecting it into five volunteers and it is reported that the individuals were found to be fine after the process. Another volunteer trial ..

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India is now the Fastest Growing COVID 19 Hotspot

July 28, 2020

India has now become the epicentre of the COVID 19 pandemic since it has now shown the fastest growth rate in the world with around 20% increase in a week. The total number of cases in the country has already ..

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First Case of Vertical Transmission of COVID 19 Detected in Pune

July 28, 2020

In a first of its kind case, the Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra, has claimed to have reported a vertical transmission case of COVID 19 infection from a mother to her child through the placenta. Vertical transmission takes place ..

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Variation in Immune System Observed in Severe COVID 19 Cases: Yale University

July 28, 2020

The researchers from Yale University in the USA have come out with the conclusion that the immune system variation in the severe cases of COVID 19. It has been found how misfiring of the immune system in some patients during ..

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Punjab to Provide Plasma to the Private Hospitals

July 27, 2020

The Punjab Government has decided to provide plasma to private hospitals as well from its plasma bank at a cost of Rs 20000 per unit. It is part of the ‘Mission Fateh’ being carried out in Punjab in order to ..

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COVID 19 Recovery Rate Improves in India

July 27, 2020

According to the data released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the recovery rate in India has improved to around 63.92% since the total number of recovery cases has reached 885576. Along with that, the gap between the ..

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PM to Launch High-Throughput COVID 19 Testing Facilities

July 27, 2020

In a bid to ramp up testing in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to launch three high-throughput COVOD 19 testing facilities so that more cases can be detected through intensive testing. These facilities have been set up at ..

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Wrist Band to detect COVID 19 Symptoms to be launched by IIT Madras Startup

July 25, 2020

Muse Wearables, a startup incubated in IIT Madras, is on its way to launch a wearable wrist tracker to detect COVID 19 symptoms at an early stage. This is expected to be available in the market within the next month. ..

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Affordable and Portable Device to Detect COVID 19 Developed by IIT-Kharagpur

July 25, 2020

A team of researchers from the IIT Kharagpur has developed an affordable and portable test in order to detect COVID 19 infection. The test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to specialized laboratory equipment. The ..

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Obesity could trigger COVID 19 Death: Public Health England

July 25, 2020

The Public Health England data showed that for people with a Body Mass Index of 30-35, risk of death from COVID 19 increased by at least 40% and if that BMI is above 40, the risk of death increased by ..

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