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Manufacturing in the UK Fell to Record Low

July 24, 2020

As per the data released by the Confederation of British Industry, the manufacturing activities in the UK have seen a significant slump in the last three months due to significant impact caused by the coronavirus pandemic across the globe. The ..

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Israeli Firm to develop 30-second Coronavirus Breath Test

July 24, 2020

The Israeli Firm, NanoScent, is in the process of designing a test in order to detect the presence of SARS CoV 2 in the human body within 30 seconds. The firm is conducting the trials of this test and it ..

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Second National-Level Plasma Bank Inaugurated in Tamil Nadu

July 23, 2020

The second national-level plasma bank was opened in Tamil Nadu with an estimated cost of Rs 2.34 crores and it has been inaugurated by the Tamil Nadu government on July 23. It is the second facility after the first one ..

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US to pay $2 Billion approx. to Pharma Companies for COVID 19 Vaccine

July 23, 2020

The US Government has decided to pay Pfizer and BioNTech SE $1.95 billion to procure 100 million doses of their COVID 19 vaccine being experimented in order to provide the medicine free of cost to the Americans. This comes on ..

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Delhi to Conduct Serological Survey on Monthly Basis

July 22, 2020

Delhi Government has announced that it has decided to carry out a serological survey every month on the citizens of the region. In this regard, the Healthy Ministry had released the data for the serological survey conducted in June-July for ..

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‘Covishield’ Vaccine to Start Trials in India

July 22, 2020

The Serum Institute of India is going to launch its first COVID 19 vaccine candidate for trials very soon in India. The vaccine has been named as ‘Covishield’. It has been developed by the Oxford University and pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca. ..

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Odisha Extends Retirement Age of Medical Officers

July 22, 2020

The Government of Odisha has decided to extend the retirement age of the medical officers employed under the Odisha Medical and Health Services Cadre and Allopathic Insurance Medical Officers under Labour and Employees’ State Insurance Department. The same has been ..

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COVID 19 Reinfection Instances More Likely: Report

July 22, 2020

As per the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, recovering from COVID 19 may not offer long-lasting protection against future reinfections from the same disease, especially for those with mild symptoms. Doubts have also been placed on ..

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Kerala Sets Up First Line Treatment Centres for COVID 19 Treatment

July 21, 2020

The Kerala Government has decided to set up 187 COVID First-Line Treatment Centres (FLTCs) for the COVID patients in the state. These centres, set up in collaboration with the local bodies across the state, will have 305 doctors, 572 nurses ..

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Respiratory Droplets Can Spread COVID 19 Faster: International Study

July 21, 2020

As per the study conducted by a team of engineers from various countries, respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze travel farther and also last longer in humid, cold climates rather than in hot and dry ones. The researchers came ..

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