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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...
Health
Natural extracts to improve hypertension drugs
Health Desk :Researchers have found that adding a combination of three natural extracts to standard pharmacological treatments could help to fight hypertension by improving cardiovascular...
Don’t disparage the pace of COVID-19 research
John D. Loike and Salomon Amar :While scientific misinformation from social media and from high-profile published papers has spread like wildfire in these past four...
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India reports highest spike of 16,000 cases India has recorded the highest spike of 15,968 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the...
Philippines plans record $86b 2021 budget for post-pandemic recovery
News Desk :The Philippine government is seeking a record 4.3 trillion peso ($85.89bn) budget for 2021 focused on reviving a coronavirus-hit economy expected this year...
UK airports warn 20,000 jobs at risk as travel slump continues
News Desk :Up to 20,000 jobs could go at Britain’s airports, an industry group warned, calling on the government to do more to help an...
All African countries now have coronavirus lab testing capacity: WHO chief
News Desk :All African countries have now developed laboratory capacity to test for the coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization said. Tedros Adhanom...
Is a vaccine too far for Coronavirus
Chandan Sarkar :The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents an unprecedented challenge for...
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Virus numbers surge globally as many nations ease lockdowns The number of global coronavirus cases have continued to surge in many large countries that have...
COVID-19 & Vitamin D Deficiency
Dr. Muhammad Torequl Islam :Vitamin D (vit-D) is a prohormone that facilitates calcium absorption from our gut. The deficiency of this vitamin causes rickets in...
Scientists in the US, China Collaborating on COVID-19
Jenny J. Lee and John P. Haupt :The US and China, the largest scientific research producers, are now international adversaries in the midst of a...
Traumatised next generation must now be given priority
M A Hossain :A prolonged lockdown due to Covid-19 has made our life confined within our rooms. Conscious people restricted their movement from outside in...