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Coronavirus Origins: Debate Flares Up But The Evidence Remains Weak

Nearly three years since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged, we're still not certain where the virus behind COVID-19 came from. The location…

2 years ago
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Wild Cats At Risk From ‘Underrecognized’ Risk Of Spillover Disease

Starting in 2020, the global coronavirus pandemic brought the threat posed by zoonotic diseases into sharp focus in the public…

2 years ago
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4,518 New Covid-19 Cases, 9 Fresh Fatalities

India logged 4,518 new coronavirus infections taking the tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,31,81,335, while the active cases increased to…

2 years ago
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Three Lakh Take Holy Dip In Ganga Amid Rising Covid Cases

Around three lakh devotees took a dip in the Ganga in Prayagraj on Saturday in connection with Makar Sankranti despite…

2 years ago
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Omicron May Not Be The Final Variant, But Last Variant Of Concern

It is controversial whether viruses are alive, but like all living things they do evolve. This fact has become abundantly…

2 years ago
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India Confirms Omicron Variant Cases, Says Get The Shot Now

India on Thursday confirmed its first cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in two people who traveled abroad, and a…

2 years ago
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What We Know And Don’t Know About Omicron

South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus that they say is behind a recent spike in…

2 years ago
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Global Panic Ensues Over New Covid Variant

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel…

2 years ago
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Covid-19’s Global Death Toll Tops 5 Million

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has…

3 years ago
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When Will Covid End? What Experts Predict

For anyone hoping to see light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel over the next three to six months,…

3 years ago
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Covid Third Wave Could Peak Between Oct-Nov

India may see a third wave of COVID-19 peaking between October and November if a strain more virulent than the…

3 years ago
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Is Covid-19 A Biological Weapon?

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was "not developed" as a biological weapon, the US intelligence community has concluded in…

3 years ago
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‘Kerala Govt’s Carelessness Behind Rise In Covid Cases’

The "carelessness" of the Kerala government, which is more focused on celebrating the anniversary of the Moplah riots, was the…

3 years ago
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Many People ‘Addicted To Being Online’ Amid Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has not only made 'digital' the centrepiece of everyday life but also resulted in many people becoming…

3 years ago
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Experts Warn Of Impending Covid 3rd Wave In Sept-Oct

An expert panel, set up by an institute under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), has predicted a third wave…

3 years ago
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The ‘Great Resignation’ Is Coming

Having hunkered down at home and clung on to his job through the 2020 lockdowns, Dutch IT worker Benito Castillion…

3 years ago
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COVID Ebbing As R-Value Drops To Below 1: Study

After breaching the value of one in the first week of August, the R number, which reflects how rapidly the…

3 years ago
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China Rejects Need For Further WHO Covid-19 Origins Probe

China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it…

3 years ago
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Delta Variant Now Reported In 135 Countries: WHO

The highly-transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 has now been reported in 135 countries, according to the World Health Organization, which…

3 years ago
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1,19,000 Indian Children Lost Caregivers To Covid: Report

More than 1.5 million children in 21 countries, including 1,19,000 from India, lost their primary and secondary caregivers to COVID-19…

3 years ago
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India’s Excess Deaths During Pandemic Likely Up To 4.9 Mn: Report

The country's excess deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic could be as high as 4.9 million, a new study shows, providing…

3 years ago
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Daily Covid Tally In India Lowest In 125 Days

India recorded 30,093 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 125 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,11,74,322,…

3 years ago
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India Records 43,393 New Covid Cases, 911 Fresh Fatalities

India logged 43,393 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,07,52,950, while the active cases have…

3 years ago
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Coronavirus Can Infect, Replicate In Salivary Gland Cells

Brazilian researchers have found that tissues which specialise in saliva production and secretion can serve as reservoirs for SARS-CoV-2, the…

3 years ago
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India Covid Death Toll Crosses 400,000, Half Died In 2nd Wave

India has reached the grim milestone of 400,000 deaths from the coronavirus, half of them during a second wave in…

3 years ago

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