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View of a vial of Indias COVAXIN vaccine against COVID-19. (AFP)

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COVAXIN effective against multiple variants of SARS-COV-2, double...

This development comes amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic being witnessed across the country

21 April 2021 1:44 PM IST

Their findings shows that anywhere from 33 to 59 per cent of all Covid-19 transmissions in the world were not related to people coughing or sneezing. (Photo: AFP)

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Virus infections predominantly by air: Lancet

Aerosol particles do not need a carrier', such as a droplet, for the virus to ride on

17 April 2021 1:20 AM IST

The infection has been spreading from one child to another, as children rub their eyes due to irritation but do not follow any hand hygiene, leading to the spread of conjunctivitis.

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Conjunctivitis could be a symptom for Covid

Conjunctivitis is being viewed as a symptom of Covid-19 that is spread by new mutated strains of the Coronavirus

17 April 2021 12:03 AM IST

With all three variants of concern in India having come from the UK, South Africa and Brazil, doctors are not sure which variant they are dealing with. (Representational Photo: AFP)

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No change in disease pattern due to Covid double mutation, say doctors

If the new variant spreads and leads to changes in disease patterns or to a higher mortality rate, then it would be a...

9 April 2021 4:43 AM IST

While two women scientists of Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal, shared details of a cost effective sensor developed from waste material to trace these toxic contaminants.

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IIT Hyderabad develops low-cost power battery

The novel dual carbon battery, comprising zero transition metals, is environmentally benign

6 April 2021 9:03 AM IST

Supermoons have become popular over the last few decades. Representational image/AP

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Celestial spectacle enthuses many; moon shines brighter

While the people were in awe of the moon, amateur astronomers chanced upon the opportunity to have a look at the earth's...

1 April 2021 2:08 AM IST

A staff member of the Rajawadi Hospital holds a vial of Covishield, AstraZenecas Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine made by Indias Serum Institute, in Mumbai. (PTI)

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DCGI extends shelf life of Covishield from 6 to 9 months

In a letter to the Serum Institute, DCGI said it is permitted to apply the shelf life of nine months to unlabelled vials...

31 March 2021 12:25 PM IST

$Peter Ben Embarek of the World Health Organization team holds up a chart showing pathways of transmission of the virus during a joint news conference at the end of the WHO mission in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei province. A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is \extremely unlikely,\ according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. (AP)$ Science