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Vitamin K deficiency in COVID-19 patients

Dr. Muhammad Torequl Islam :Vitamin K, a group of structurally similar fat-soluble vitamins that are found in foods and in dietary supplements are of two forms: (i) K1 (phylloquinone) mainly found in green vegetables,...

Noncommunicable diseases trapped by Covid-19

Rukhsana Shaheen :The world is facing extensive and severe pandemic after the last pandemic about 100 years back. For the last six months, news and views on the pandemic have dominated conversations and media....

Risk of animals spreading SARS-CoV-2

Muhammad Torequl Islam :It is evident that some coronaviruses that infect animals can be spread to humans. Although the actual origin(s) of the current outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is...

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Outrage in India after victim’s body moved with excavator Two local administration officials in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh were suspended after images of an earth mover being used to transport the...

Cycling

Naimur Rahman Afid :Cycling may be considered as sports, exercise or a recreational thing. But in this present pandemic situation, it can be considered as a safe way to commute. Because there’s no need...

Importance of wearing masks and social distancing

Jeyaraj Vadiveloo :With the advent of an infectious disease outbreak, epidemiologists and public health officials quickly try to forecast deaths and infections using complex computer models. But with a brand new virus like the...

Handling RNA of SARS-CoV-2 during shipment and diagnosis

Muhammad Torequl Islam :The most commonly reported symptoms of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pateints are fever, cough, myalgia or fatigue, pneumonia, and complicated dyspnea, whereas less common reported symptoms include headache, diarrhea,...

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India to survey 29 million New Delhi residents India says it will carry out a massive survey for the coronavirus, targeting New Delhi’s entire population of 29 million.Officials will go each household to record...