Theories say countries with large BCG-vaccinated populations may fare better against coronavirus but UK with a high death rate disproves it
14 Apr 2020 1:30 PM
Central Zoo Authority sends urgent advisory after report of a tiger being corona positive at Bronx Zoo in New York
11 Apr 2020 5:02 PM
Ventilator management was crucial in 2009 swine flu cases too
11 Apr 2020 7:20 AM
The closest type of COVID-19 to the one in bats—type 'A', was present in Wuhan, but was not the city's predominant virus type.
10 Apr 2020 7:47 PM
After assaying thousands of drugs, researchers found of the six that appear to be effective in inhibiting the enzyme
10 Apr 2020 3:33 PM
A high number of deaths among covid patients on the breathing-assist devices and longer ventilation periods has doctors concerned
10 Apr 2020 1:11 PM
The study found that the COVID-19 virus can stick to stainless steel and plastic surfaces for up to four days
06 Apr 2020 1:11 PM
Patients are infused with blood plasma teeming with immune molecules that helped coronavirus survivors though there's no proof it will work.
03 Apr 2020 6:15 PM
Hydroxychloroquine entered the layperson's lexicon with Donald Trump's tweet on March 21.
03 Apr 2020 5:27 PM
Devi Sridhar warned that the UK could be in for an endless cycle of lockdown and release, even as the virus has claimed 1,789 lives
01 Apr 2020 5:27 PM
Current guidelines “may limit the effectiveness of the proposed interventions” against the deadly pandemic, the researcher says
01 Apr 2020 3:24 PM
Trials in China have suggested Avigan could play a role in shortening the recovery time for patients infected with coronavirus.
01 Apr 2020 2:37 PM
A travel ban had been imposed on January 23, ahead of the lunar new year, China’s biggest festival
01 Apr 2020 1:57 PM
US pharmaceutical Moderna has already moved into human trials for its vaccine candidate, as has China's CanSinoBIO.
31 Mar 2020 6:02 PM
The potential drug is a short protein fragment, or peptide, that mimics a protein found on the surface of human cells, researchers said.
31 Mar 2020 5:16 PM
Using the technology, within five minutes one can understand why a drug does or does not attach to a COVID-19 protein, researchers said
31 Mar 2020 4:16 PM
It may predict the potential spread of the virus by picking up signatures of it in faeces from disease carriers that enter water systems
31 Mar 2020 12:51 PM
The emergency product could be in the market next week
28 Mar 2020 11:08 AM
The trial began at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) in Seattle
17 Mar 2020 2:05 PM
Team of 10 researchers say: “In conclusion, this is the first report on a (human) monoclonal antibody that neutralizes SARS CoV-2.
16 Mar 2020 7:48 PM