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Asthma inhalers in treatment of COVID-19

Dr.AnanyaMandal, MD :Researchers from Queensland University of Technology and Oxford University are working in collaboration to begin human clinical trials of inhaled corticosteroids, commonly used for asthma patients, on patients with COVID-19. The researchers...

SARS-CoV-2 and Infectious Diseases Act-2018

Shahriar Islam Shovon :Bangladesh enacted an act on infectious diseases named Infectious Diseases (Prevention, control and Eradication) Act, 2018.The acthas total 35 sections. This Act extended in whole Bangladesh (section- 1). According to this...

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Human rights group warns of ‘education emergency’ Almost 10 million children may never return to school, according to a damning report released by Save the Children. The poorest and the most marginalised are going...

How do coronavirus antibody tests work?

Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D :The coronavirus antibody test is performed to determine the blood level of antibodies that are developed against the virus. This test determines if a person was infected by a...

Faecal Sludge A Threat to Human Health

Peash Sheikh :Faecal sludge(FS) is that the slurry that contains both solid and liquid waste that accumulates in on-site sanitation systems (OSS), e.g., septic tanks. Faecal Sludge Management (FSM) includes the storage, collection, transport,...

Neurological problems in coronavirus

Amanda Heidt :Newly described case reports add to growing evidence that COVID-19 infections can result in severe, long-lasting neurological complications-including inflammation, psychosis, delirium, nerve damage, and strokes-even among patients experiencing mild cases of the...

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India’s case-load surpasses 800,000 India’s coronavirus cases passed 800,000 with the biggest spike of 27,114 cases in the past 24 hours, causing nearly a dozen states to impose a partial lockdown in high-risk areas.The...

How fluids move

Justin Pringle :COVID-19 has sharply brought into focus the impact of respiratory infectious diseases on humanity. It has also shown that the greatest defence against health crises is government policy that is strongly rooted...

How Face Masks Can Help Prevent Spread of Covid-19

Diana Kwon :Face masks have been a matter of intense debate during the Covid-19 pandemic. Early on, several government officials and health authorities were discouraging healthy people from wearing masks-noting that there was little...

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India sees more local coronavirus lockdowns as cases near 800,000 India reported a record 26,506 new coronavirus cases as authorities re-imposed lockdowns in its most populous state and in an industrial hub, home to...