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The WHO has criticised China for withholding data related to samples taken at a market in Wuhan in 2020 that could have provided vital information about the Covid-19 pandemics origins. (AFP)

WHO calls on China to be transparent in sharing data to determine...

Â“Every piece of data relating to studying the origins of COVID-19 needs to be shared with the international community...

18 March 2023 5:44 AM

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV, says study

The study was published in -'Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences-' (PNAS)

27 Feb 2022 7:38 AM

- This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Drug that may treat serious COVID-19 complication in children...

The drug larazotide acetate was administered to four extremely ill children ages 3 to 17

24 Feb 2022 6:48 AM

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

SARS-CoV-2 can damage heart blood vessels without infecting them:...

The research indicates blocking antibodies could represent a new treatment to alleviate cardiovascular complications

22 Feb 2022 10:22 AM

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

New antibody helps block Covid transmission in cells: Study

The antibody, FuG1, targets the enzyme furin, which the virus uses for its efficient chain of infections in human cells

14 Feb 2022 10:15 AM

- This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

New low-cost coating for fabrics can kill Covid virus: Study

The coating may be used in future to develop an antiviral spray for fabrics

11 Feb 2022 7:19 AM

A nurse prepares booster doses of the AstraZenecas COVID-19 vaccine for people over 50 years old at a vaccination center set up at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico. (Photo: AFP)

Vaccine protection better maintained against severe COVID-19: Lancet...

Researchers noted that the protection wanes at different speeds depending on the type of vaccine used

8 Feb 2022 8:56 AM

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has RNA as its genetic material. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Rosemary compound may block COVID-19 infection, early study suggests

The research found that the compound can block the interaction between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the receptor...

2 Feb 2022 7:27 AM

- This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. (AP)

Covid may remain active, transmissible for longer than recommended...

The researchers wanted to know if a period of 14 days was really long enough for the virus to stop being detectable

31 Jan 2022 7:13 AM

A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared at Lurie Childrens hospital in Chicago. (Photo: AP)

Nano bubbles could treat, prevent current and future strains of...

The study is the first to show evACE2 proteins are capable of fighting the new SARS-CoV-2 variants

24 Jan 2022 6:54 AM