One-tenth of all patients infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) become “super-spreaders” and account for 60% of new infections, while 70% of infected patients do not transmit the disease to anyone else , shows a study on transmission patterns of Sars-CoV-2 published in the journal Science: it is the first …
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The prevalence of antibodies to the Sars-Cov-2 virus in Delhi fell by more than four percentage points in a month, officials told the Delhi high court citing the recent serosurvey, yielding an epidemiological finding that now skews estimates of how many people may have been exposed to Covid-19 in the …
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India is in the midst of a deadly pandemic, whose origins can be traced back to a wet seafood market in China. While there is evidence that the SARS-COV-2 virus originated in a Chinese laboratory, a new virus, ‘Cat Que’, could be another virus that could put lives in danger. …
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Mumbai: Maharashtra reported 14,976 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, and with that, the count is now up to 13.66,129. In addition, 430 people succumbed to the infection, claiming the death toll due to COVID-19 at 36,181. The number of active cases now stands at 2,60,363 according to the latest …
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Swab samples are taken for Covid-19 testing in New Delhi. (Express photo: Praveen Khanna) India Coronavirus Live News Updates: In the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, India detected 70,589 new cases of the new coronavirus, bringing its count to more than 61 lakh. Of the 61,45,292 cases …
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India recorded a drop in the number of new cases of coronavirus disease on Tuesday. According to the Union Ministry of Health, the number of new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours is 70,589; the country has registered more than 80,000 cases in recent days. The national tally …
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A man walks his dog past graffiti on a road to raise awareness about staying home during an extended national lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Lucknow. (Reuters) Prime Minister Modi last week asked states to re-evaluate whether the one- or two-day closures are effective …
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The United States has the highest death toll with more than 200,000 deaths, followed by Brazil, India, Mexico and Great Britain. Data from the Ministry of Health so far put the death toll in India at 94,503, with 59.92 lakh cases. The case count in India is the second highest …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 27, 2020 9:21:31 pm Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan during ‘Sunday Samvaad’, an interaction with his followers on social media. Citing the second ICMR sero-survey, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Sunday said that India was still far from achieving herd …
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However, while some groups are falling ‘short’ on volunteers, others are not accepted into phase III trials. Oxford-AstraZeneca, which is one of the most promising candidate vaccines, is running phase III trials in India as ‘Covishield’. While the tests are receiving an active response from the public, recent reports have …
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