New COVID-19 Strain D614G Detected in Malaysia, 10 Times More Infectious
The Malaysian Institute for Medical Research has detected a D614G type mutation as a result of isolation and culture tests...
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Expert Worries ‘World First’ Russian COVID-19 Vaccine Has Not Been Proven Safe
This morning the world woke up to a triumphant Russian president. Vladimir Putin declared the race to register the first...
Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine Shows Promising Immune Response, Early Data Show
A potential Covid-19 vaccine from the biotech company Novavax showed a promising immune response in a small, early trial, but...
Deep Learning is Being Used to Predict Critical COVID-19 Cases
Researchers from Tencent, along with other Chinese scientists, are using deep learning to predict critical COVID-19 cases. Scientists around the...
Viral Therapy Goes Virtual Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns
In August 2018, Sivasangaran Kumaran scaled Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia’s highest mountain. He did it not for adventure or as a...
Two New COVID-19 Clusters Identified Today
The Health Ministry has reported two new COVID-19 clusters today, namely the Hyde Park cluster and the Melbourne Persons Under...
Turmeric Could Have Antiviral Properties
A study published in the Journal of General Virology showed that curcumin in Turmeric can prevent Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV)...
COVID-19 Vaccine Likely by End of This Year or Early Next Year: AIIMS Doctor
Two days after announcing that All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi will conduct the human clinical trial of...
Potential COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives in Indonesia for Clinical Trial
A potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by China-based biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech arrived in Indonesia on Sunday (19 July). Foreign Ministry...
Study Says Inhalers OK to Use Amid COVID-19 Concerns
A warning issued by WHO in March advised that steroids used in inhalers and nebulisers could have a negative effect...
