Tag: Covid
Experts Debunk Chinese Scientists' Covid Virus India Origin Claim
Health experts in India have refuted a claim made by Chinese scientists in a preprint paper that suggests that the Indian subcontinent might be the place where the earliest human-to-human SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurred. ....
Coronavirus Could Result In More HIV Cases, AIDS-related Deaths: UN
On World AIDS Day on Tuesday, a latest report from the Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has warned that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic could result in 123,000 to 293,000 new HIV cases and 69,000 to 148,000 additional AIDS-related deaths in the next two years. ....
Green Tea, Dark Chocolate May Fight Against Covid Virus
In a unique study, researchers have claimed that chemical compounds in foods or beverages like green tea, muscadine grapes and dark chocolate can bind to and block the function of a particular enzyme, or protease, in the SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid-19.....
Three More Pakistan Players In New Zealand Test Positive For COVID-19, Count Stands At 10
Three more members of the Pakistan cricket team in New Zealand have tested positive following the second round of Covid-19 testing taking the number of affected players to 10. The result of one more test is pending. ....
MakeMyTrip Targets Holiday Travellers With New Package
Targeting travellers who want a safety assured vacation around the Christmas holiday season, online travel major MakeMyTrip on Tuesday introduced a new travel concept called "Special Bubble Holidays", starting with Goa. ....
US Covid Deaths Top 270,000: Johns Hopkins University
US Covid-19 deaths have surpassed 270,000, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. ....
Sunny Deol Tests Positive For Coronavirus
Actor-politician Sunny Deol on Wednesday announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is in isolation. ....
59% Indians Sceptical About Coronavirus Vaccine, Won't Rush To Take It: Survey
With chances of affordable Covid-19 vaccine likely to be available by February 2021, 59 per cent Indians divulged that they will not rush to take it, a survey revealed on Wednesday. ....
31 Himachal Cops Test Positive For Covid
As many as 31 police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus in Himachal in the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. ....
Hackers Targeting Covid-19 Vaccine Cold Chain, Warns IBM
Tech giant IBM on Thursday said its team has uncovered a global phishing campaign targeting organisations associated with a Covid-19 cold chain. ....
