COVID-19 infection

New York: Speaking without masks in confined spaces poses the greatest risk of spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, to others, according to a study. The study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine describes how…

London: Researchers have revealed that the vast majority of individuals have detectable antibodies up to three months post contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes Covid-19. The study, published in the Journal of…

London: Next time you are travelling via train, make sure your seat location, travel time and social distancing is just right to minimise infection if a Covid-19 patient is present in the coach. Scientists from the University of…

London: The UK has reported the country's first confirmed COVID-19 case in an animal, according to the country's Chief Veterinary Officer Christine Middlemiss. The infection, detected in a pet cat, was confirmed following tests at the…

New York: A widely available and inexpensive drug that is used to ease the symptoms of indigestion may prove a worthy contender for treating COVID-19 infection in those whose disease doesn't require admission to hospital, say researchers.…

New York: Researchers have found that children with cancer are no more vulnerable than other children to COVID-19 infection or morbidity resulting from the disease. For the study, the researchers from MSK Kids at Memorial Sloan Kettering…

Beijing: Gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhoea, coupled with a fever or history of exposure to COVID-19, could indicate coronavirus infection in children, according to a new study. Published in the journal Frontiers in Pediatrics,…

The Hague: Mink have contracted coronavirus, adding to the list of animals known to be at risk of catching the virus. Mink at two fur farms in the Netherlands tested positive for COVID-19 a week ago, the BBC reported. And last month,…

New York: Contrary to what governments and a school of scientists claim (including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk), the number of children infected with the coronavirus is far more extensive than what is currently reported -- a hidden…

Lucknow: A two-and-a-half-years-old son of a woman doctor from Canada, who was the first coronavirus positive patient in Lucknow, has now tested positive for the deadly virus. It is the first case in the state capital wherein a child has…