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Tag: Covid-19
Why people with lung disorder face risk of severe Covid-19 found
[ad_1] Researchers have decoded why people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, an advance that could lead to the development of new […]
Trained sniffer dogs may detect Covid infected airport passengers: Study
[ad_1] Trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect airport passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in the journal BMJ Global Health. This method […]
Had Covid at Christmas? You could get it again now
[ad_1] As a stealth wave of Covid makes its way across the U.S., those who have so far evaded the virus are now falling ill — while others are catching […]
Half of Covid survivors show one symptom even two years after infection: Lancet study
[ad_1] More than half of people hospitalised with COVID-19 still have at least one symptom two years after they were first infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the longest […]
Gap between 2nd and booster dose reduced for some. Check details
[ad_1] Written by Shubhangi Gupta | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan, New Delhi The government has reduced the gap between the second and precautionary (or booster) doses of Covid-19 vaccine for […]
One million dead: Five things to know about America’s pandemic
[ad_1] One million dead from Covid-19: two years ago it would have been unimaginable, but now the United States is on the verge of surpassing this terrible milestone. It will […]
PM Modi to attend global Covid-19 summit hosted by US President Biden today
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the second global virtual summit on Covid-19 on Thursday being hosted by US president Joe Biden, the foreign affairs ministry said in […]
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid-19: Study
[ad_1] People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with COVID-19 and nearly three times as likely to be critically or severely ill compared to those without the […]
Still working from home? Dos and don’ts to avoid sleep disorders
[ad_1] Considering Covid-19 is still very much around and waves come and go, many workplaces are still encouraging work from home for the safety of their employees. However, being at […]
Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, 3 other Indians awarded Pulitzer 2022
[ad_1] New Delhi: Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui and three of his colleagues from Reuters — Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo and Amit Dave — were awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize […]
Can taking vitamins and supplements help you recover from Covid?
[ad_1] Australia’s surge in COVID cases this year has seen many people looking for ways to protect themselves or boost their immunity and recovery. An upswing in sales of dietary […]
Can the new Omicron sub-variants, like BA.4 and BA.5 reinfect us, is virus mutating faster: Here’s what research says
[ad_1] By now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID. This variant of concern has changed the course of the […]
Covid spread 1,000 times more likely from air than surfaces: Study
[ad_1] People are 1,000 times more likely to get COVID-19 from the airborne viral particles they breathe than from the surfaces they touch, according to a study. The researchers from […]
Covid: Omicron variants are ‘escaping previous immunity’
[ad_1] A small-scale study in South Africa has seen a significant drop in people’s immunity to two new subvariants of omicron — even after they had been infected with the […]
Lasting impact of severe COVID-19 on brain equal to 20 years of ageing, UK study
[ad_1] The lasting impact of a severe COVID-19 infection on the brain in areas such as memory, attention, or problem solving may be equivalent to 20 years of ageing, a […]
India’s daily cases cross 3K-mark for 6th time in 7 days: Today’s Covid updates
[ad_1] The daily Covid-19 cases in India crossed the 3,000-mark again on Wednesday as the country logged 3,205 new cases in the last 24 hours. This is the sixth time […]
COVID digest: New Zealand reopens its doors for tourists
[ad_1] New Zealand on Monday welcomed tourists from the United States, Canada, Japan, and over 50 other countries for the first time since the country went into a strict COVID-induced […]
BREAKING: Fire breaks out at godown in Hyderabad, no casualties reported
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What is Paxlovid and how will it help fight against coronavirus?
[ad_1] The Biden administration announced plans on April 26, 2022, to increase the availability of the COVID-19 drug Paxlovid, vowing to get more of the treatment pills into the hands […]