- 22 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Securityvirus
IISc scientists develop miniproteins that may prevent COVID infection
New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore have designed a new class of artificial peptides or miniproteins that they say can render viruses…
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Singapore looking into unusual surge after record cases Singapore's health ministry said it is looking into an…
Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants – health experts
By Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) - A jump in the number of people in China infected with bird flu this year is raising concern among experts, who say a previously…
A case of Nipah Virus detected in Kozhikode district of Kerala
A case of Nipah virus has been detected in Kozhikode district of Kerala. A suspected case of NIPAH, a 12 yr old boy who presented with features of encephalitis and…
Engineering nanobodies as lifesavers when SARS-CoV-2 variants attack
Washington [US], June 22 (ANI): Scientists at Ohio State University are pursuing a new strategy in the protracted fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus by engineering nanobodies that can neutralise virus…
Fauci admits COVID-19 could be ‘engineered virus’
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): US top coronavirus advisor Dr Anthony Fauci on Friday (local time) admitted that COVID-19 could be a lab-invented illness as acknowledged by scientists in February…
Vietnam’s suspicious coronavirus variant not hybrid strain: WHO
Geneva [Swizerland], June 3 (ANI/Sputnik): A suspicious coronavirus variant detected in Vietnam is part of the existing Delta strain and not a new hybrid mutation, a World Health Organization official…
Vietnam’s new COVID-19 hybrid variant ‘replicating quickly’
Vietnam's 'very dangerous' new COVID-19 hybrid variant may be fuelling its worst outbreak so far as it is replicating quickly. On Saturday, the Vietnamese authorities revealed they had discovered a "very…
After Biden’s push for probe into COVID-19 origin, China says US does not care about real facts
After Biden's push for probe into COVID-19 origin, China says US does not care about real facts. After the Biden administration asked the US intelligence community to "redouble their efforts"…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches DRDO’s anti Covid drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG)
Minister of Defence, Shri Rajnath Singh and Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today jointly launched the new COVID drug 2-DG at DRDO Bhawan. The anti-COVID-19 therapeutic…
Coronavirus is a Biological Warfare Weapon
An article published in American Journal of Clinical Studies & Medical Case Reports by Robert Skopec in December 2020 quotes that Dr. Francis Boyle, who drafted the US Biological Weapons Act has…
DCGI approves anti-COVID drug developed by DRDO for emergency use
In a major boost to India's fight against Covid 19 and treatment of patients as well as Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Drug Controller has approved an anti COVID drug developed by…
