SARS-CoV-2
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Public health officials confirm first case of COVID-19 variant in Illinois
(The Center Square) – Public health officials on Friday confirmed the COVID-19 variant first reported in the United Kingdom has…
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Celltrion Group announces positive top-line efficacy and safety data from global Phase II/III clinical trial of COVID-19 treatment candidate CT-P59
Incheon, South Korea: CT-P59 (40mg/kg) treated patients reported reduced progression rates to severe COVID-19 by 54% for patients with mild-to-moderate…
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Quarantined Oregon mink farm sees escape of infected mink
(The Center Square) — A mink has tested positive for COVID-19 after escaping from a quarantined Oregon fur farm that…
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20 persons found with the new mutant variant of SARS- CoV-2 virus reported from UK
Total of 20 persons have been found with the mutant variant of SARS- CoV-2 virus reported from UK. These include the…
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National Task Force Discusses testing, treatment and surveillance strategies for COVID-19 in view of the new virus strain from UK
A meeting of the National Task Force (NTF) on COVID-19 was convened today by ICMR under co-chairpersonship of Prof. Vinod…
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Vice President briefed about new COVID-19 strains found in UK and South Africa
The Director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Dr. Rakesh Mishra today met the Vice President of…
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Dedication of new services at ESIC Medical College, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad
Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister for Labour & Employment (I/C) and Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Home…
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New Studies Conclude Xlear Kills and/or Deactivates SARS-CoV-2
Miami, United States: New in vitro studies, led by renowned authority on respiratory diseases, conclude Xlear nasal spray is “an effective…and replicable…
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Boehringer Ingelheim Begins Phase 2 Clinical Trial of a Targeted Therapy to Help People with Severe Respiratory Illness from COVID-19
Ingelheim, Germany: Trial will evaluate BI 764198, a novel first-in-class compound, for hospitalized people infected with SARS-CoV-2 with severe respiratory…
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Prophylaxis to COVID-19 by AFO-202 ß-Glucan Food Supplement From Japan
Salient features of AFO-202 secreted Nichi-Glucan on its potentials of prophylaxis to Covid-19 related complications through Blood glucose, cholesterol and…
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IAVI, Merck, and Serum Institute of India Join Forces to Develop Monoclonal Antibodies for COVID-19 and Ensure Prompt and Equitable Global Access
New York, United States & Pune, Maharashtra, India: October 23, 2020 Partners aim to provide potent neutralizing antibodies for COVID-19…
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Nearly 30 Covid vaccine candidates are under various stages of development, by both industry and academia
FiveNational COVID-19 Bio-repositories have been established by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT). This is a part of the Network of…
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Europe’s Largest Initiative Launches to Accelerate Therapy Development for COVID-19 and Future Coronavirus Threats
Brussels, Belgium: CARE (Corona Accelerated R&D in Europe), supported by Europe’s Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), is the largest undertaking of its kind dedicated…
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Awards announced for Indo-U.S. Virtual Networks for COVID-19
Eight binational teams consisting of researchers from India and the US have received awards to pursue cutting-edge research in pathogenesis…
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan announces the successful completion of first Pan India 1000 Genome sequencing of SARS- CoV-2
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister for Science & Technology, Health & Family Welfare and Earth Sciences announced the successful completion of PAN-India…
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Dr Harsh Vardhan announces that DBT & CSIR has sequenced more than 1000 SARS-CoV-2 viral genomes, making it the largest effort in the country
Minister of Science &Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhan has announced that Indian scientists from DBT…
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Rapid Regulatory Frame Work for COVID -19
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), commonly known as 2019 novel coronavirus was first reported from Wuhan, China in December…
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Department of Biotechnology supports production scale-up of test kits from Mylab
Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions has scaled up its production and development of COVID-19 pathodetect testing kit with the help of…
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Retractions and controversies over coronavirus research show that the process of science is working as it should
A high-profile paper on the risks of hyrdoxychloroquine was recently and rightfully retracted. AP Photo/John Locher, Mark R. O’Brian, University…
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BSIP joins hands with Govt of UP to combat COVID 19 in the state
The Government of India, along with the State Governments, has been relentlessly working for prevention, containment, and management of COVID-19.…
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Union HRD Minister and Union Health Minister jointly launch the Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020 (DDH2020)
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, and, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of…
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ICMR’s sero-surveillance study reveals only 0.73% of the sample population infected with COVID-19
The sero-surveillance study conducted by ICMR has revealed that 0.73% of the population surveyed showed evidence of past exposure to…
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