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[ad_1] With several states managing to reduce the cost of RT-PCR testing for Covid-19 to about half the Rs 4,500 ceiling set by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the cries to revise the price have grown louder . The fact that some private labs are offering packages of …

[ad_1] One of the first people to be injected as part of UK human trials for a coronavirus vaccine has said it is “fine” after a fake article about her death circulated on social media. The article claims that microbiologist Dr. Elisa Granato, who participated in the Oxford trial on …

[ad_1] A woman who became one of the first humans in Europe to receive a possible coronavirus vaccine says she is “fine” despite rumors that she was dead. Oxford University microbiologist Dr. Elisa Granato was one of two people who were injected on Thursday when human trials began just three …

[ad_1] Starship SN4 is set for a crucial cryogenic test run on Saturday night at the SpaceX launch site in Boca Chica, Texas. The cryogenic test test is one of the first tests necessary to demonstrate the vehicle’s flight ability. If all goes well, SpaceX teams will work toward a …

[ad_1] According to a mid-day bulletin released by the state government on Saturday, 15 news positive COVID-19 cases have been reported in Karnataka. The total number of cases in the state now stands at 489 including 18 deaths and 153 discharges. Out of these new cases, six are from Bengaluru, …

[ad_1] For the past few months, the world has been fighting the same enemy: the new coronavirus or COVID-19. Many countries are blocked and life, as we knew it, has been completely turned upside down. Even though there are preventive measures, a cure for coronavirus is the need of the …

[ad_1] Amid much speculation, the University of Oxford began human testing of a possible coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. If the trial is successful, the vaccine will be available to the public later this year. According to the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, of the more than 100 research …

[ad_1] NEW YORK: The experimental coronavirus treatment remdesivir has failed in its first randomized clinical trial, inadvertently released results showed Thursday, dampening expectations for the closely watched drug. A draft summary went online briefly on the website of the World Health Organization (WHO) and was first reported by the Financial …

[ad_1] A file photo of an office of Gilead Sciences Inc. is shown in Foster City, California. (Reuters) The trial showed that remdesivir did not improve the condition of the patients or reduce the presence of the pathogen in the bloodstream. Reuters Last update: April 23, 2020, 11:25 p.m. IST …

[ad_1] The race to develop an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus gathered pace this week, as clinical trials on humans were approved in Germany and launched in the UK. Though there are now around 150 development projects worldwide, the German and British plans are among only five clinical trials …