Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: October 1, 2020 1:36:03 pm Health workers conduct rapid antigen testing for Covid-19 outside Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad on September 30, 2020 (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran). Coronavirus cases in India: More than 26 lakh people …
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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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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 30, 2020 12:05:44 pm A healthcare worker writes a report after collecting nasal swab samples to test for Covid-19 in Hyderabad on September 29, 2020 (AP Photo: Mahesh Kumar A.) Coronavirus cases in India: While the past …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 26, 2020 12:40:41 pm A Covid hospital built by Tata Group in Kasaragod in Kerala. It was handed over to the state government on September 10. Coronavirus cases in India: With more than 18,000 new cases detected …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 24, 2020 7:23:13 pm Health workers rest while waiting to collect nasal swab samples for COVID-19 in Hyderabad (AP) Coronavirus cases in India: In keeping with the national trend, the states with the five highest coronavirus cases …
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In an interview that will pierce the government’s claim that we are in control of the trajectory of COVID-19 and furthermore critical of ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava, India’s leading virologist has said: “Obviously the situation is alarming ”. Dr. Shahid Jameel says there are two aspects of concern: first, …
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Moderna Inc. unveiled details of its plan to analyze data from its Covid-19 vaccine trial, offering an unusual look under the hood of the study of one of the leading vaccine candidates. In a statement ahead of an investor meeting the company will hold on Thursday, Moderna said the trial …
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Joint Police Commissioner (Crime) Sandeep Patil said: “We have sent a notice to actors Diganth and Aindrita Ray to report to the Central Crime Branch (CCB) tomorrow at 11 am.” Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch (CCB), which is investigating the threat of drugs in Kannada’s film industry, summoned actor couple Diganth …
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Written by Amitabh Sinha, edited by Explained Desk | Pune | Updated: September 14, 2020 12:34:31 pm Street vendors selling fruit wait for customers in Bengaluru (PTI) Coronavirus cases in India: Bengaluru, which was the least affected Indian center until the end of June, has become the city with the …
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