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So far, six countries — Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Italy and the U.S. — have reported SARS-CoV-2 in farmed minks, the WHO says. The variant called “cluster 5” has…
Trevor Mundel, President of the Global Health Division, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has led the foundation’s efforts to support the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines for the global…
A draft of the proposed changes to its recommendations, which was later withdrawn pending finalisation, the CDC confirmed that airborne particles can spread even by breathing, remain suspended in air and be inhaled and spread beyond six feet in certain enclosed settings.
Researchers have been able to isolate virus from air samples collected 2 to 4.8 metres away from the patients. The viability of the virus present in air was proved by…
The government has permitted gyms to open from August 5 at a time when daily fresh coronavirus cases in India remain high and the virus is spreading to smaller cities…
Vigilant mask wearing by two hair stylists working at a salon in Springfield, Missouri in the U.S. and all the 139 clients they served in mid-May helped prevent the spread…
Aggressive testing since mid-June in hotspot areas in Chennai and the 12-day lockdown that went into effect from June 19 helped sharply reduce daily fresh cases from its peak of…
Never before have candidate vaccines been developed from scratch, tested on animals and completed early stages of human clinical trials all under six months. This is an acid test for…
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