Coronavirus

Washington: Using state-of-the-art computer simulations, scientists have identified a preexisting drug, used to treat multiple diseases, including bipolar disorders and hearing loss, that could prevent the novel coronavirus from replicating in host cells, an advance that may lead to a therapeutic solution against COVID-19. The...

London: In a major study, researchers have found that COVID-19 patients with cardiovascular comorbidities or risk factors are more likely to develop heart complications while hospitalised, and more likely to die from the virus. According to the study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, it...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Saturday registered a record spike of 2,496 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally in the state to 57,126. Nine more fatalities pushed the death toll to 333. Out of the 2,496 new cases, 1,591 were reported from quarantine centres while 905 are...

Bhubaneswar: A team of genomic researchers from two institutes has identified 73 novel variants of the COVID-19 strain in Odisha, its head has said. The researchers are from CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi and Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital,...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said three vaccines are currently under testing phase in India and their mass production will begin as soon as the scientists give the green signal. As the world inches closer to a COVID-19 vaccine with many vaccine candidates...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said mass production of vaccine for COVID-19 will begin in India once scientists give their nod, and a roadmap was ready to ensure it reaches everyone in the country in the shortest possible time. Addressing the nation from...

Jerusalem: Israel's laboratory workers, including the ones involved in COVID-19 testing, said that they would launch a general strike in the coming days over low wages. Esther Admon, chairwoman of the Israel Association of Biochemists, Microbiologists and Laboratory Workers, told Xinhua Friday that for a...

New Delhi: A spike of 65,002 cases took India's COVID-19 tally past 25 lakh on Saturday just a day after it reached the 24-lakh mark, while 18 lakh people have so far recuperated from the disease pushing the recovery rate to 71.61 per cent, Union...

Brussels: The European Union (EU) has reached its first agreement to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19 once it is proven to be safe and effective, the European Commission said. The deal, made on Friday with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, would secure the purchase of...

Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 21 million mark, while the deaths were nearing 763,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 21,066,992 and the fatalities rose to 762,997, the...