Coronavirus

Indian researchers and authorities have prioritized to reduce dependence on other countries by developing and validating indigenous diagnostic assays for COVID-19 testing. A total of 11 RT-PCR-based indigenous assays were validated and…
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The outbreak of the current pandemic has affected the lives of people, their health, and wellbeing. The sudden disruption of daily routine, undesired laws of social distancing, and receiving a flood of information puts all of us at risk…
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Health authorities have been strongly advocating the use of face masks to prevent corona infection. At the same time, wearing a mask for a long time is reportedly causing difficulties in breathing and congestion in the respiratory…
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Global pandemic COVID-19 is now in 199 countries with reported confirmed cases above two million and mounting death tolls in thousands every day. In the absence of vaccines and medicines to prevent or treat COVID-19, many options have…
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After the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Institute of Genomic and Integrated Biology (IGIB), one more institute of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has started whole-genome sequencing of…
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Researchers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have embarked upon developing an inactivated virus vaccine for the dreaded novel coronavirus.  Inactivated vaccines are known for their safety and easy production.…
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Amid the ongoing pandemic Corona havoc across the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend the countrywide lockdown period to 3 May 2020. In his address to the country on the 21st day of the nationwide lockdown, at 10…
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Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan, exhorts scientists to develop COVID-19 mitigation solutions within a fixed time frame. “We are in midst of a war and we have to…
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COVID-19 is caused by the novel SARS coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and it is resulting in many deaths.  However, a large number of infected people are also recovering despite not having any specific treatment. This is because of antibodies…
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New Delhi, April 07 (India Science Wire): Novel Coronavirus is a new virus and researchers are trying to figure out all the different aspects of it. Two institutes of Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Centre for…
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