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Washington, May 30 : Long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) 2.5 — a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air — doubles the risk of losing smell, a hallmark of Covid-19, according to a study.The loss of smell, a conditi…

Toronto, May 30 : An inexpensive, readily available oral anti-inflammatory drug can reduce the risk of hospitalisation and death for some patients with Covid-19, according to a study.Colchicine, which is currently prescribed to treat gout, familial M…

New York, May 30 : US researchers have identified that a special type of antibody is produced in patients who’ve had Covid-19 as well as common colds, an advance that may be the starting point for broader-acting vaccines.The study, by a team from the…

London, May 30 : The coronavirus disease did not develop naturally, but was created by Chinese scientists in a Wuhan lab, who then tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from…

London, May 30 : The coronavirus disease did not develop naturally, but was created by Chinese scientists in a Wuhan lab, who then tried to cover their tracks by reverse-engineering versions of the virus to make it look like it evolved naturally from…

Washington, May 30 : The US is on track to reach a target calling for 70 per cent of adults to have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine by July 4, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).New CDC data released on…

New York, May 30 : US researchers have developed a novel drug that could not only prevent SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, and its variants, but also treat other respiratory coronaviruses in mice.A team led by University of Pennsylvania develo…

London, May 30 : The B.1.617 coronavirus variant could “pick up speed and become a big problem” in the UK as the country further eases its lockdown, an expert has warned.The UK’s fight against coronavirus could turn bad “very, very quickly” unless th…

Jakarta, May 30 : Concerns about a Covid-19 resurgence in Indonesia following the Eid al-Fitr may come true as the government has predicted that there would be a 50 per cent rise in positive cases in mid-June.On Saturday, Chairman of the National Com…

Hong Kong, May 30 : Yuen Kwok-yung, a government adviser and professor of the University of Hong Kong, said that after reviewing some recent confirmed Covid cases, it is believed that the fourth wave of the pandemic in the city has ended.In a stateme…