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Five blood molecules linked to severe Covid-19 outcome in patients identified

Scientists have found five medical indicators in the blood of COVID-19 patients which are associated with higher odds of death due to the disease, findings…

Disulfiram: Alcoholism drug may help in fight against Covid-19

Disulfiram, the medication used to treat alcoholism, may help in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study. The researchers…

Embryos could be vulnerable to Covid-19 as early as second week of pregnancy

Human embryos could be susceptible to COVID-19 as early as the second week of pregnancy, if the mother gets sick, potentially affecting the chances of…

Decoy protein that neutralises coronavirus developed, may help in therapy, prevention

Scientists have engineered a decoy protein which binds to the novel coronavirus and blocks infection in cultured cells, an advance that may lead to a…

Hope for Covid-19 vaccine: Novel coronavirus strains show little variability

In some “good news” for scientists working on a viable vaccine for COVID-19, a latest study has found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus behind the disease…

Coronavirus lockdown study reports surge in health anxieties

New research into people’s coping strategies faced with COVID-19 highlights the mental health toll for those shielding. Coronavirus and the imposition of lockdown this year…

‘Naqab me inquilab’:Coronavirus pandemic converts masks to means of expression, now ‘gags’ do the talking

“Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof,” anarchist V tells corrupt…

Coronavirus pandemic: There may never be a ‘silver bullet’ for Covid-19, WHO warns

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19, and the…

Covid-19 pandemic: Not everyone in coronavirus-hit family prone to disease

The assumption that everybody is susceptible to coronavirus may not be true as 80 to 90 per cent people living in the same household where…

Coronavirus ‘not on holiday’: Wearing of masks made compulsory in much of French city of Nice

People will have to wear masks outdoors in many of the major areas of the southern French city of Nice, Mayor Christian Estrosi said on…