SARS-CoV-2

High-intensity exercise produces more respiratory aerosols that can be harmful and aid in the transmission of Covid-19, and using a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) device can effectively filter out the aerosols, finds a…

 The third wave of Covid is inevitable given the amount of virus circulating in India, Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government, K. VijayRaghavan warned on Wednesday.Addressing the Union Health Ministry press conference, he said:…

Beware of fake life saving drugs. Instead of Remdesivir, which is required for critically ill Covid patients, similar looking vials of Monocef or Zetri, a low cost antibiotic injection, are being sold in the black market.Criminal gangs and…

Five friends in education city Kota have turned their three luxury cars into an 'emergency hospital' and have been providing oxygen to critical patients in these vehicles.The idea was conceptualised by Chandesh Guhija (44) who runs a car…

With the Punjab Government issuing fresh guidelines imposing stricter curbs amid surge in COVID-19 cases, the Punjab Police is leaving no stone unturned to enforce the various newly announced restrictions to protect and save the people of…

Describing inoculation as the most effective weapon against the Covid pandemic, the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Ghanshyam Thori today envisioned that Jalandhar would soon win war against Corona virus through comprehensive vaccination…

To further streamlining oxygen generation and distribution to hospitals, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Vishesh Sarangal today visited oxygen plant of Indian Air Production located at Jandu Singha.Divulging the details, ADC…

In a bid to effective COVID management in Civil Hospital, the district administration has ordered 25 oxygen concentrators to reduce the demand for oxygen gas.Divulging the details, Deputy Commissioner Ghanshyam Thori said that the…

The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday launched Maharashtra's first 'drive-in' vaccination centre at the multi-storey Kohinoor Parking Lot near the Shivaji Park in Dadar.The drive-in facility is for senior citizens,…

A team of researchers has designed a 3D "lung-on-a-chip" model that replicates human alveolar lung tissue to test new therapies for Covid-19 and other lung conditions.The model will help study how Covid viral particles travel through…