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London, May 29 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that the lack of adequate ventilation in many indoor environments - from the workplace to the home - increases the risk of airborne transmission of Covid-19.In a study,...

Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) The reported attack on Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin in Islamabad on May 25 could have far reaching consequences on what has been called 'homegrown' militancy in Kashmir.A senior leader of the hardline Jamaat-e-Islami (JeM)...

London, May 28 (IANS) Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday said it plans to produce 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccine adjuvant, an ingredient that makes vaccines work better, in 2021 to support multiple Covid-19 vaccine collaborations.Saying that it has...

New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) India has acted as the "pharmacy of the world" and healthcare supplier to all parts of the globe in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday.In a virtual address...

Beijing May 28 (IANS) In what seems to be an absolutely new theory, Chinese scientists have said that the novel coronavirus may not have its origin in the Wuhan seafood market, which allegedly caused the dreaded Covid-19 pandemic. ''People''s...

Beijing, May 26 (IANS) A top virologist from China, famous for her work on researching coronavirus in bats, has warned that new viruses being discovered are "actually just the tip of the iceberg". In an interview on Chinese state...

Beijing, May 25 (IANS) China''s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has accused the US of spreading "conspiracies and lies" about the coronavirus pandemic, ratcheting up tensions between the two nations, it was reported.Speaking at an annual news conference during China''s...

London, May 25 (IANS) Due to a decline in infection rate, the team at Oxford University developing a Covid-19 vaccine believe that the chances of the trial yielding "no result" is now 50 per cent, The Telegraph reported.The University...

New York/Brasilia, May 23 (IANS) South America has become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).With a total of 330,098 COVID-19 cases, Brazil has since surpassed Russia as the country with the...

New York, May 22 (IANS) While the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily between people, the risk of getting infected in other ways such by touching surfaces and objects may be relatively lower, suggests new U.S. Centers for Disease...