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The first study to look at the structure of the new coronavirus from two waves of infection in a major city found that a more contagious strain dominates recent samples, researchers at Houston Methodist Hospital said Wednesday. They examined more than 5,000 virus genomes recovered in the earliest phase of …

With the single-day peak of 86,508 new positive covid-19 cases, India has reported a total of 5,732,519 cases, the Union Health Ministry said in a bulletin. New recoveries in India have outpaced new cases for six consecutive days With this latest increase, the count of covid-19 cases stands at 5,732,519 …

Stockbrokers react to BSE Sensex share prices (Photo: Kamlesh Pednekar) Indian markets were weak on the expiration day of the September derivatives series, falling more than one percent, due to subdued global signals. The S&P BSE Sensex fell 610 points to 37,020 levels and the Nifty50 index fell below the …

There is a week to go before Unlock 5.0, which some believe will be the last phase of the restart of activities that were halted when the country entered a lockdown on March 25 to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The confinement lasted 68 days, until May …

NEW DELHI / BELAGAVI: The Union Minister of State for Railways and Karnataka BJP MP Suresh Angadi, 65, passed away on Wednesday, days after testing positive for Covid-19. Angadi is the central prime minister to die of coronavirus. Angadi passed away around 8 p.m. at the AIIMS trauma center, which …

Corona vaccine update: The Central Drug Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has said that a COVID-19 vaccine candidate must show at least 50 percent efficacy during phase III clinical trials for it to be widely implemented. However, it will be necessary to generate adequate data that inform about the potential risk …

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, told senators he did not want to hint last week that it could take until the second half of next year for enough Covid-19 vaccine to be available to inoculate all americans. Redfield told a Senate health committee …

Most people who are infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, are not asymptomatic during the course of infection, a review of studies conducted at the beginning of the pandemic suggests. While some people who contract the new coronavirus never experience any symptoms, there is disagreement about the proportion …

Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech has acquired the rights to distribute a single-dose intranasal vaccine for Covid-19, which is currently being tested. On Wednesday, Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited announced a licensing agreement with the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for the novel chimpanzee adenovirus. Under the agreement, …

File photo of Deputy CM Manish Sisodia of Delhi. Manish Sisodia is the second state cabinet minister after Satyendra Jain to have tested positive for Covid-19. PTI New Delhi Last update: September 23, 2020 6:18 PM IST FOLLOW US: Delhi’s Chief Deputy Minister Manish Sisodia was hospitalized at Lok Nayak …