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Even as ICMR insists that there is no community transmission, the Health Ministry on its website says there is limited community transmission. And 11 SARI patients testing positive for novel…
A newborn was found to have antibodies against novel coronavirus just two hours after (caesarean) delivery. The mother tested positive three weeks before delivery. Since it takes three-seven days for…
Though the first confirmed case was reported on February 20, people in Italy have been infected in early January. The silent spread for about 50 days has led to an…
While conventional human clinical trials of novel coronavirus vaccine will take 12-18 months to complete, the human challenge studies can speed up the process and help complete the trial by…
In an unprecedented measure, India on March 25 began a country-wide shutdown for 21 days to cut the transmission chain of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Can mitigation measures without tracking…
On January 20, both South Korea and the U.S. reported their first case of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Two months later, the U.S. has surpassed China and has the most number…
Based on weak evidence, ICMR has recommended hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis by healthcare workers taking care of COVID-19 cases and asymptomatic household contacts of confirmed cases. No other drug approving agency…
China had zero cases on March 18-20, but one local transmission on March 21. The turnaround in China comes at a time when the virus is galloping in Europe and…
