Health workers in Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit taking a dead body for the cremation of a patient who died from Covid-19 coronavirus at Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital in Guwahati.
Coronavirus update: With 83,347 new cases, India's coronavirus caseload has soared to 5,650,540 . Death toll has surpassed the 90,000-mark. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a high-level virtual meeting with chief ministers and health ministers of seven most-affected states today to review the coronavirus situation. The states with highest Covid-19 case-load are Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Punjab.
Coronavirus vaccine update: Codagenix Inc said Serum Institute of India has started manufacturing the US biotech firm's potential Covid-19 vaccine and it expects to begin early-stage human trial of the vaccine by the end of 2020 in the UK.
World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 31,764,198. While 23,371,496 have recovered, 974,559 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, 7,097,598 cases. It is followed by India, which has 5,650,540 cases, Brazil (4,595,335) and Russia (1,115,810).
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Researchers develop cheaper, faster Covid-19 test
A team of researchers has developed a method for fast, cheap, yet accurate testing for Covid-19 infection. The method simplifies and frees the testing from expensive reaction steps, enabling upscaling of the diagnostics.
This makes the method particularly attractive for places and situations with limited resources. It is equally interesting for repeated testing and for moving resources from expensive diagnostics to other parts of the care chain. The study led by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet was published in the journal Nature Communications.
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UP sees 5,234 fresh Covid-19 cases, 87 deaths; recoveries cross 300,000-mark
With 87 Covid-19 deaths reported from Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, the death toll due to the disease climbed to 5,299, while the total number of people discharged after treatment crossed the 3 lakh-mark in the state.
As many as 5,234 fresh coronavirus cases were reported in the state, taking the infection tally to 3,69,686, officials said.
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People with 'silent' Covid-19 may have key role in spread: Study
People with 'silent' or asymptomatic Covid-19 infection have as much coronavirus in their noses and throats as those with symptoms, warn researchers.
The study, published in the journal Thorax, revealed that these 'silent' people may have a key role in driving the spread of Covid-19.
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Punjab caps Covid-19 test rates for private labs
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Covid-19 positive woman ends life in Shimla hospital; magisterial probe ordered
A 54-year-old woman who had tested positive for coronavirus last week allegedly killed herself at a government hospital in Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla early Wednesday, police said.
Meanwhile, her family members alleged that neglectful attitude of the hospital's medical staff drove her to suicide.
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Enough oxygen supply to last for 6-7 days, says Delhi health minister
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Lower zinc levels in blood may up death risk in Covid patients
In a major study, researchers have found that having a lower level of zinc in the blood is associated with a poorer outcome in patients with Covid-19.
According to the research team, increased intracellular zinc concentrations efficiently impair replication or reproduction of a number of viruses.
However, the effect of plasma zinc levels on SARS-COV-2 is not yet understood.
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Amid pandemic 83% of adolescents reported having no access to online learning resources: Report
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India's tests per million rises to 48,028: Govt
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Despite Covid-19 challenges, Indian students want to study abroad: Report
The Covid-19 pandemic has put every international student's study abroad plan on hold.
However, despite the risks involved, over 91 per cent of Indian students expressed a strong interest in studying abroad as soon as they were allowed to do so.
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