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…