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What is hantavirus? Read to know how worried should you be about it
Hantavirus, however, is not thought to be a big threat at the moment
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Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of coronavirus?
More research is needed to understand this link, but it may provide a low-cost, practical indicator of which people should self-isolate or get further testing
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Covid-19 Factoid: What today's coronavirus data trends tell us
Business Standard lists five clear data trends to help you gauge the extend of the coronavirus crisis
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Scientists identify 69 drugs that may be effective against coronavirus
In the new study, published on the pre-print website bioRxiv, the scientists investigated 26 of the 29 coronavirus genes, which direct production of the viral proteins
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India, US collaborating in diagnostics to fight Covid-19: Ambassador Sandhu
"India and the United States have had a long-standing productive partnership in the healthcare sector, especially between the research institutions and industries of both countries, he said
 "India, US collaborating in diagnostics to fight Covid-19: Ambassador Sandhu")
Coronavirus lockdown: Isolation may cut peak numbers by 89%, says ICMR
ICMR said that social distancing is very important to fight against coronavirus
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Coronavirus LIVE: India prepares for lockdown as death toll rises to 7
Coronavirus latest updates: A coronavirus patient died in Mumbai on Sunday. Globally, 318,644 infections have been reported while death toll rose to 13,674 till Sunday. Catch Coronavirus updates here
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Coronavirus LIVE: India stays indoors for Janata Curfew on PM Modi's appeal
Coronavirus latest updates: Globally 300,227 infections reported while death toll rose to 12,948 till Saturday due to Covid-19. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates here
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Burnout isn't just in employees' head; it's in their circumstances
The heart of burnout is emotional exhaustion - feeling so depleted and drained by your job that you have nothing left to give
 "Burnout isn't just in employees' head; it's in their circumstances")
Coronavirus: Being male may be a risk factor, just as being older is
The Italian trend mirrors one seen in China, where men were more likely than women to die of Covid-19
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No cure for HIV yet, but early diagnosis may help lead longer lives
An HIV patient who has received timely treatment can live a normal and long life without progressing to late stage HIV
 "No cure for HIV yet, but early diagnosis may help lead longer lives")
WHO message to youth on coronavirus outbreak: 'You are not invincible'
The WHO has distributed 1.5 million lab tests worldwide and it may need potentially 80 times that for the pandemic, he said
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The latest extreme trend for the fitness-crazed: Biohacking for DIY bodies
The latest trend in the search for good health involves experiments with one's own body. Veer Arjun Singh tries to explain the phenomenon of biohacking
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No gyms is no excuse. How to get the muscles moving with online shows
Bogged down by social distancing? Lethargy is no excuse. Get up, turn to the internet and exercise those muscles
 "No gyms is no excuse. How to get the muscles moving with online shows")
Understanding how Covid-19 impacts children is crucial in slowing pandemic
The researchers cautioned that children, even when not showing any symptoms, could play a "major role" in disease transmission
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India bans int'l flights for a week from Sunday in coronavirus fight
The government had the coronavirus under control and there was no 'community transmission' --a stage of a disease that may lead to a sharp rise in infections, says the a health ministry official
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Coronavirus LIVE: ICSE, ISC exams delayed; first positive Chhattisgarh case
Coronavirus latest news: Covid-19 death toll across the globe rose to 8,967 on Thursday, with over 219,240 confirmed cases. 169 cases have been detected in India. Catch Coronavirus LIVE updates
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Coronavirus: CISCE postpones ICSE, ISC 2020 board exams till March 31
CBSE, HRD ministry's National Testing Agency and all universities have also postponed exams till March 31
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Coronavirus: Does 2nd Tamil Nadu case hint at community transmission?
Tamil Nadu's health minister has indicated the patient did not have any history of foreign travel, describing him as a domestic case
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India vulnerable to communicable diseases, policymakers to feel the heat
The risk of such diseases may be higher in India is also borne out by the trend is seen in the case of non-communicable diseases
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