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Electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. (AP)

Virus in India diverging from the one originated in Wuhan, scientists...

Scientists caution that low testing rate minimal genome submissions are major bottlenecks in the assessment of the...

20 May 2020 11:23 AM IST

US says remdesivir shows clear-cut effect in treating coronavirus. (Photo- Stig Alen¤s | Dreamstime.com)

Health groups want India to rescind Gilead drug patents

Advocacy groups want remdesivir to be distributed more fairly to coronavirus patients around the world.

15 May 2020 11:31 AM IST

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The other side of Covid: 600 kg of biomedical waste nobody should...

The BMW generated each day also includes other wastes generated in the process of treating the coronavirus victims at...

11 May 2020 6:22 PM IST

Remote monitoring of Covid-19 ICUs can minimise risk to doctors. (AFP)

Navy officials design cheaper remote monitoring system for Covid-19...

For a fraction of the market cost, doctors can monitor patient parameters from anywhere

11 May 2020 4:54 PM IST

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Lab-grown mini human organs may play key role in Covid19 drug...

The tiny organs have previously helped scientists understand how the Zika virus, an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen

7 May 2020 2:35 PM IST

A medical worker wearing protective gear shows a blood sample test tube for COVID-19 coronavirus testing during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus. PTI photo

Plasma therapy no magic cure for coronavirus: Experts

Dire circumstances require desperate measures, you need to have an out of the box thinking and this is one of those...

4 May 2020 4:09 PM IST

A gendarme officer trains his dog to find a piece of tissu with infected by the COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) during a training. (AFP)

Scientists train dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in humans

A US training programme will utilise scent detection dogs to discriminate between samples from COVID-19 positive and...

4 May 2020 3:09 PM IST

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Roche gets USFDA nod for coronavirus antibody test

The brand claims its test relies on intravenous blood draws, which gives results with higher accuracy than finger-prick...

4 May 2020 12:34 PM IST

Hyderabads air has recovered to due to the absence of motor and industrial activity. (DC Photo)

How to keep Hyderabad's air pure post lockdown? Here's a solution that...

Close commercial activity by sundown: That will give the air time to recover

4 May 2020 11:32 AM IST

Representative Image. (PTI Photo)

Illama-derived antibodies may block coronavirus entry into host cells:...

According to the study, published in journal Cell, this protein, called the spike protein, allows the coronavirus to...

30 April 2020 9:59 AM IST

US says remdesivir shows clear-cut effect in treating coronavirus. (Photo- Stig Alen¤s | Dreamstime.com)

Remdesivir works! It's the first drug to show promise against...

The finding represents the first time any medication has been shown to improve outcomes against the COVID-19 illness

30 April 2020 9:32 AM IST

Health workers wearing protective suits prepare to disinfect a locality, during the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Hyderabad, Sunday, April 26, 2020. (PTI)

Docs ask Telangana: What do you think you're doing?

Senior specialists say Telangana may be bidding for herd immunity but that may not be easy to achieve

28 April 2020 9:18 AM IST