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File photo of an astronomy enthusiast setting up equipment ahead of a solar eclipse at an observatory in Chile.. (AFP)

Good places to be for ring-of-fire solar eclipse: Dehradun,...

Hyderabad to see 60 per cent annularity, the peak occurring at 11.55 am

20 Jun 2020 7:50 AM IST

A boy wearing a face mask sells balloons on a street in Kolkata, India, Friday, June 19, 2020. (AP)

Scientists call to retract study claiming coronavirus spread is mainly...

The study also says noted that wearing of face masks in public corresponds to the most effective means to prevent the...

19 Jun 2020 1:33 PM IST

Workers in protective suits take the temperatures of people at a COVID-19 testing site. (AP)

Study shows how quickly coronavirus spreads at home

Researchers estimated -'secondary attack rate-', that is, the probability that an infected person transmits the disease...

18 Jun 2020 4:25 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Blood type could determine your COVID-19 risk: Study

Type A blood were more likely to have severe disease while those with Type O were less likely

18 Jun 2020 12:42 PM IST

A health official (L) collects a swab sample from a kid to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a mobile testing centre after authorities eased restrictions imposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai. (AFP)

CCMB develops low-cost testing method for COVID-19

The method, that can enhance the country-'s existing capacity of RT-PCR screening several folds, has been sent to the...

17 Jun 2020 2:53 PM IST

People have their blood drawn by a nurse for an antibody test for the coronavirus, also called a serology test. (AFP)

â€˜Great newsâ€™: WHO responds to dexamethasone trial results

Researchers share initial results of the trial with WHO, â€œand we are looking forward to the full data analysis in the...

17 Jun 2020 12:23 PM IST

FDA withdraws emergency use authorisation of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine. (AFP Photo)

FDA revokes emergency HCQ use, says drug not effective in COVID-19...

According to AP, FDA, citing reports of heart complications, said the drugs pose a greater risk to patients than any...

16 Jun 2020 3:43 PM IST

A health worker preserves a nasal swab sample of a person. (AP)

Self-swabbing for COVID-19 tests also gives accurate results: Study

Allowing people to collect their own sample has many advantages, like increasing testing capacity by distributing more...

15 Jun 2020 6:02 PM IST

A security officer stands guard outside the Xinfadi wholesale food market district in Beijing. (AP)

In asymptomatic patients, the virus could be silently damaging their...

Up to 45 per cent of coronavirus infections may be asymptomatic, a new study reveals

13 Jun 2020 2:55 PM IST

Medics collect a swab sample of a sweeper for COVID-19 testing at MCD office, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown, in Patiala. (PTI)

Study reveals COVID-19 threatens entire nervous system

According to the research, nearly half of hospitalised patients have neurological manifestations like dizziness,...

12 Jun 2020 3:54 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the new coronavirus dances with a parasol at a public park in Beijing. (AP)

Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: Study

Even homemade masks can dramatically reduce transmission rates if enough people wear them in public

10 Jun 2020 12:01 PM IST

Controversial Lancet study linking HCQ treatment with death risk in COVID-19 patients retracted. (AFP Photo)

Controversial study on HCQ link to COVID-19 death risk retracted

Scientists concluded that treating COVID-19 with drugs was linked to decreased chances of in-hospital survival

5 Jun 2020 1:08 PM IST