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COVID-19 in 2025  

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic spanning over three years claimed millions of lives worldwide and caused immense misery to the humanity. Rapid developments of vaccines...

CoViNet: A New Network of Global Laboratories for Coronaviruses 

A new global network of laboratories for coronaviruses, CoViNet, has been launched by WHO. The aim behind this initiative is to bring together surveillance...

COVID-19: Severe lung infection affects heart through “cardiac macrophage shift” 

It is known that COVID-19 increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and Long COVID but what was not known is whether the damage...

NeoCoV: The First Case of a MERS-CoV Related Virus using ACE2

NeoCoV, a coronavirus strain related to MERS-CoV found in bats (NeoCoV is not a new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the human coronavirus strain responsible for COVID-19...

Status of Universal COVID-19 Vaccine: An Overview

The search for a universal COVID-19 vaccine, effective against all present and future variants of coronaviruses is an imperative. The idea is to focus on...

COVID-19 in England: Is Lifting of Plan B Measures Justified?

The government in England recently announced lifting of plan B measures amidst ongoing Covid-19 cases, that makes mask wearing not mandatory, dropping of work...

COVID-19: Mandatory Face Mask Rule to Change in England

Effective 27th January 2022, it will not be mandatory to wear a face covering or need to show COVID pass in England. The measures...

The Gene variant that protects against severe COVID-19

A gene variant of OAS1 has been implicated in reducing the risk of severe COVID-19 disease. This warrants developing agents/drugs that can increase the...

‘‘A living WHO guideline on drugs for COVID-19’’: The Eighth version (Seventh update) Released

The eighth version (seventh update) of a living guideline is released. It replaces earlier versions. The latest update includes a strong recommendation for the...

Deltacron is not a New Strain or Variant

Deltacron is not a new strain or variant but a case of co-infection with two variants of SARS-CoV-2. Over the past two years, different...

New ‘IHU’ Variant (B.1.640.2) detected in France

A new variant called ‘IHU’ (a new Pangolin lineage named B.1.640.2) is reported to have emerged in south-eastern France.   Researchers in Marseille, France have reported detection...

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