New corona virus strain fills lungs with fluid
4 years, 11 months ago

New corona virus strain fills lungs with fluid

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The new strain of corona virus found recently in China affects the lungs and causes acute respiratory distress syndrome according to pulmonologists who are following the case. “The virus is found to attack the lungs faster than expected from the group of corona viruses. But if there is a new strain or a mutated strain, the existing medicines will require different combinations to control spread of the virus in the body.” When the human body is infected, the immune system fights the virus. While the immune system is engaged with the virus, dormant bad bacteria in the lungs get active and they attack the body.

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China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
2 years ago

China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

The Hindu  

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? “When we've seen big waves of infection, it's often followed by new variants being generated,” Dr. Ray said. Dr. Shan-Lu Liu, who studies viruses at Ohio State University, said many existing Omicron variants have been detected in China, including BF.7, which is extremely adept at evading …

China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
2 years ago

China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

Associated Press  

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? “When we’ve seen big waves of infection, it’s often followed by new variants being generated,” Ray said. Ray compared the virus to a boxer that “learns to evade the skills that you have and adapt to get around those.” One big unknown is whether a new …

China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant
2 years ago

China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

LA Times  

Masked commuters walk during the morning rush hour in Beijing on Dec. 20. “When we’ve seen big waves of infection, it’s often followed by new variants being generated,” Ray said. Ray compared the virus to a boxer that “learns to evade the skills that you have and adapt to get around those.” One big unknown is whether a new variant …

A concerning sequence: The Hindu Editorial on a new coronavirus strain and a spurt in cases in China
2 years ago

A concerning sequence: The Hindu Editorial on a new coronavirus strain and a spurt in cases in China

The Hindu  

The spurt in coronavirus cases reported out of China has triggered global alarm. India’s Health Ministry has issued a directive to States to send positive samples to the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium to check for new, concerning strains. There is scarce monitoring and mask mandates for public gatherings, airports and railway stations have been removed everywhere; so, low numbers do …

Covid-19 cases in the US surpass 100 million, says report
2 years ago

Covid-19 cases in the US surpass 100 million, says report

Firstpost  

According to health officials in China, Chinese cities are currently hit by the highly transmissible Omicron strains, mainly BA.5.2 and BF.7 Washington: The number of Covid-19 cases registered in the US since the start of the pandemic in early 2020 exceeded a staggering 100 million, Johns Hopkins University has said, amid a sharp spike in caseloads globally and the WHO …

China struggles with rising cases of Covid Delta variant, imposes strict lockdown in several cities
3 years, 5 months ago

China struggles with rising cases of Covid Delta variant, imposes strict lockdown in several cities

Op India  

On Monday, the Chinese authorities directed the 1.2 million residents of ZhuZhou city in the Hunan province to stay at home in light of the growing cases of Wuhan Coronavirus. As per a report in Guardian, people have been asked to adhere to the strict lockdown for a period of three days after the Covid-19 situation in the city turned …

Explainer: What is the Lambda coronavirus variant?
3 years, 5 months ago

Explainer: What is the Lambda coronavirus variant?

Al Jazeera  

The Lambda variant has spread to 28 countries but it is not considered a variant of concern. “When we found it, it did not attract much attention,” said Pablo Tsukayama, a doctor in molecular microbiology at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima and one of the people who documented Lambda’s emergence. The mutation observed in the spike protein might be the …

Origin unclear: The Hindu Editorial on the source of the coronavirus
3 years, 6 months ago

Origin unclear: The Hindu Editorial on the source of the coronavirus

The Hindu  

Over 17 months after WHO first reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China, scientists are yet to determine with certainty how the SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged. While the civet cat and dromedary camel were quickly identified to be the intermediate hosts of SARS and MERS, respectively, it took years to identify the horseshoe bat that …

Coronavirus | Centre books 30 crore doses of new vaccine
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus | Centre books 30 crore doses of new vaccine

The Hindu  

The Health Ministry has finalised arrangements with Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturer Biological-E to reserve 30 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses. “The proposal of M/s Biological-E was examined and recommended for approval after due diligence by National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19,” the Ministry said. It added that the arrangement with the manufacturer is part of the wider endeavour of the …

Research team locates 24 bat coronaviruses in southwestern China
3 years, 9 months ago

Research team locates 24 bat coronaviruses in southwestern China

India TV News  

During the search for the origin of the novel coronavirus, an international team of scientists has found 24 previously unknown bat coronaviruses, with four of them related to the strain that causes COVID-19, within a 4 km radius in southwestern China. One virus carried 'a genomic backbone arguably the closest to SARS-CoV-2 identified to date, but none appeared to be …

No Foreign Strain of Coronavirus Found in Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara Districts, Says Maha Govt
3 years, 10 months ago

No Foreign Strain of Coronavirus Found in Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara Districts, Says Maha Govt

News 18  

New strains of coronavirus found in the UK, South Africa and Brazil have not been detected in Amravati, Yavatmal and Satara districts of Maharashtra where cases have spiked recently, the state government said on Friday. In view of increase in cases in Western Maharashtra's Pune, Sarata districts and Amravati and Yavatmal in Vidarbha region, genome sequencing of coronavirus samples from …

Coronavirus | WHO team visits Wuhan virus lab at centre of speculation
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | WHO team visits Wuhan virus lab at centre of speculation

The Hindu  

World Health Organisation investigators on Wednesday visited a research centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan that has been the subject of speculation about the origins of the coronavirus, with one member saying they intended to meet key staff and press them on critical issues. Uniformed and plainclothes security guards stood watch along the facility’s gated front entrance, but there …

New coronavirus strain: Here's what top experts have to say on its spread, severity, and efficacy of vaccines
4 years ago

New coronavirus strain: Here's what top experts have to say on its spread, severity, and efficacy of vaccines

India Today  

A new strain of the coronavirus has emerged in the United Kingdom and triggered panic across countries, including India. And the most important one: Will vaccines work against this new strain of the coronavirus? India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to two top experts -- Dr Vikram Talaulikar, who is part of the Oxford vaccine trials, and clinician-scientist …

Know how the novel coronavirus has evolved
4 years ago

Know how the novel coronavirus has evolved

Hindustan Times  

As the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has swept across the world, killing more than 1.5 million people over the past year, it has mutated into seven major groups, or strains, as it adapted to its human hosts. Reuters analysed over 185,000 genome samples from the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data, the largest database of novel coronavirus genome sequences in the …

Coronavirus: All you need to know in under 500 words
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus: All you need to know in under 500 words

Al Jazeera  

Virus reported to have originated in China’s Wuhan has killed more than 957,000 people and infected over 30 million. The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China, a pandemic. The coronavirus family causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory …

Over 6 months into Covid-19 crisis, 5 mysteries that still shroud coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Over 6 months into Covid-19 crisis, 5 mysteries that still shroud coronavirus

Hindustan Times  

More than half of the year has already passed and the coronavirus pandemic does not seem to be slowing down with the global tally crossing 11 million recently. The virus which first broke out in China’s Wuhan last year is yet to see a potential vaccine and treatment options and has many mysteries associated with it that need to be …

The coronavirus has changed since it left Wuhan. Is it more infectious?
4 years, 6 months ago

The coronavirus has changed since it left Wuhan. Is it more infectious?

LA Times  

A version of the coronavirus first seen in Italy four months ago has overtaken the original strain from Wuhan, China, and is now dominant around the world, scientists reported Thursday. The study authors, led by Bette Korber, a computational biologist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, posted a preliminary version of the work in May that generated substantial controversy by …

Opinion | We must aim to unravel coronavirus on our own
4 years, 6 months ago

Opinion | We must aim to unravel coronavirus on our own

Live Mint  

China, which is seeing a new spurt of coronavirus cases in Beijing, has released the genetic sequence of the pathogen said to be behind the outbreak in its capital. The release comes six months after it published the gene code of the original SARS-Cov-2 microbe that emerged in Wuhan to wreak havoc across the world. Yet, the virus has been …

Coronavirus more efficient at infection after mutation; diseased lungs more receptive to virus
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus more efficient at infection after mutation; diseased lungs more receptive to virus

Live Mint  

The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. The mutation, designated D614G, increased the number of "spikes" the virus uses to bind to and break into cells, and made them more stable, researchers found in the …

The Hindu Explains | What are some of the key terms being used to describe the novel coronavirus outbreak?
4 years, 7 months ago

The Hindu Explains | What are some of the key terms being used to describe the novel coronavirus outbreak?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Everywhere you go, it has become impossible to avoid conversations about COVID-19, and most conversations are peppered with scientific terms that have now become commonplace. The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses announced “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ” as the name of the new virus, also on February 11, 2020. Co-morbidities — Several health …

Coronavirus spread around the world fast, new genetics analysis shows
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus spread around the world fast, new genetics analysis shows

CNN  

CNN — A new genetic analysis of the virus that causes Covid-19 taken from more than 7,600 patients around the world shows it has been circulating in people since late last year, and must have spread extremely quickly after the first infection. “The virus is changing, but this in itself does not mean it’s getting worse,” genetics researcher Francois Balloux …

Wuhan has zero active coronavirus cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Wuhan has zero active coronavirus cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Shanghai: The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the global coronavirus pandemic began, now has no remaining cases in its hospitals, a health official told reporters on Sunday. “The latest news is that by April 26, the number of new coronavirus patients in Wuhan was at zero, thanks to the joint efforts of Wuhan and medical staff from around the country,” …

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

The new coronavirus lingers for as long as three weeks in the bodies of patients with severe disease, Chinese researchers reported Tuesday. The virus can be found deep in the lungs and in the stool of patients, and the sicker they are, the longer it stays, the team at a hospital in China’s Zhejiang province reported. The findings support other …

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years, 8 months ago

April 21, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

The new coronavirus lingers for as long as three weeks in the bodies of patients with severe disease, Chinese researchers reported Tuesday. The virus can be found deep in the lungs and in the stool of patients, and the sicker they are, the longer it stays, the team at a hospital in China’s Zhejiang province reported. The findings support other …

Coronavirus crisis ‘like no other’ as cases near 2m: Live updates
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus crisis ‘like no other’ as cases near 2m: Live updates

Al Jazeera  

IMF says the global economy is expected to shrink by 3 percent this year, forecasting the steepest downturn since the Great Depression of the 1930s Total number of coronavirus cases in Russia has surged past 20,000 as the country posted a record number of daily cases. 18:40 GMT – China in fear of second wave of COVID-19 outbreak China reported …

Coronavirus | China's new cases rise to near 6-week high
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | China's new cases rise to near 6-week high

The Hindu  

China reported the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases in nearly six weeks, driven by a rise in infected travellers arriving from overseas and underscoring challenges Beijing faces in preventing a second wave of COVID-19. A total of 108 new coronavirus cases were reported on Sunday, up from 99 a day earlier and marking the highest number of cases …

Coronavirus | China reports rise in cases, most from abroad
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | China reports rise in cases, most from abroad

The Hindu  

China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus infections, mostly in travellers arriving from abroad, as doctors in the central city of Wuhan, where the virus initially emerged, warned its behaviour was still not well-understood. “We can't say that there is no such potential risk,” said Wang Xinghuan, president of Wuhan's Leishenshan hospital, its second built especially for virus …

Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak

China Daily  

The novel coronavirus has spread across China and beyond. April 6 Outside China - US virus deaths top 1,200 in last 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tracker - Captain removed from coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier reportedly tests positive for COVID-19 - Italy records lowest daily coronavirus deaths in nearly three weeks - Tiger at New York's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus, …

Coronavirus: How the virus spread, China's bio-warfare and deception
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How the virus spread, China's bio-warfare and deception

Op India  

The times are testing as the world battles the pandemic of Coronavirus also known as COVID-19 which has created havoc globally. By now, the spread of the disease had made it to the media reports outside of China and the Wuhan Municipal Commissioner was forced to give a public statement wherein he claimed that, declares “Investigation so far as not …

Coronavirus: Scientists warned China was ‘time bomb’ for an outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Scientists warned China was ‘time bomb’ for an outbreak

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists warned that China …

China sees continued rise in imported coronavirus cases
4 years, 9 months ago

China sees continued rise in imported coronavirus cases

The Hindu  

China on Sunday reported 46 new cases of coronavirus, the fourth straight day with an increase, with all but one of those cases imported from overseas, according to the country's National Health Commission. On Saturday, China reported 41 new coronavirus cases for the previous day, all of them imported. The latest figures bring China's total reported coronavirus cases to 81,054, …

Coronavirus Crisis updates March 20 | As it happened
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Crisis updates March 20 | As it happened

India TV News  

Coronavirus Crisis updates March 20 | As it happened Coronavirus Outbreak: Global death toll due to novel coronavirus has crossed 10,000, while the total number of positive cases has neared 2,50,000. Aam Aadmi Party shuts party headquarters in Delhi over coronavirus spread Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has conducted a surprise checking of cleanliness in Parliament premises following COVID-19 threat …

Coronavirus has evolved to spread. Here's how you can slow it down
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus has evolved to spread. Here's how you can slow it down

ABC  

Shaking your boss's hand, singing only one, not two rounds of 'happy birthday' when washing your hands, going to work with dry cough and sniffle, heading to the pub with a bunch of mates. "So without the host, a virus doesn't live for very long," Dr Geoghegan said. "This new coronavirus has emerged, and no-one has any lasting immunity to …

India steps up efforts to contain spread of coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

India steps up efforts to contain spread of coronavirus outbreak

Op India  

A day after the World Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic as the virus continued to spread across the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took to Twitter to re-appeal to people of India not to panic. — Narendra Modi March 12, 2020 “The Government is fully vigilant about the situation due to COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus. — Narendra …

Coronavirus update: China’s epicentre sees single-digit cases for first time
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus update: China’s epicentre sees single-digit cases for first time

Live Mint  

China had eight new coronavirus infections in Hubei province, the first time the epicentre of the pandemic recorded a daily tally in single-digits, as more businesses reopened with local authorities cautiously easing strict containment measures. The ruling Communist Party newspaper, the People's Daily, warned in an editorial that while the number of new virus cases in China is falling, conditions …

The 7 strains of coronavirus and unknowns of Covid-19
4 years, 10 months ago

The 7 strains of coronavirus and unknowns of Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

Though the number of coronavirus cases around the world has closed in on the 100,000 mark, and total deaths have crossed 3,300, the behaviour of the Sars-CoV2 virus that causes the Covid-19 disease is yet to be revealed. These cause illness, ranging from common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. But the more …

Coronavirus: What doctors treating Covid-19 in Wuhan say about the deadly virus
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: What doctors treating Covid-19 in Wuhan say about the deadly virus

Live Mint  

As the new coronavirus epidemic spreads across the globe, experts are turning to findings from China, where it originated, to better understand the disease. “From most of the publications right now the median incubation period is five to seven days, with the longest incubation period as 14 days,” said Du Bin, a member of China’s team of experts overseeing coronavirus …

Daily coronavirus cases outside of China are now 18 TIMES higher than inside the worst-hit nation
4 years, 10 months ago

Daily coronavirus cases outside of China are now 18 TIMES higher than inside the worst-hit nation

Daily Mail  

What is the coronavirus? A study by the Wuhan Institute of Virology, published in February 2020 in the scientific journal Nature, found that the genetic make-up virus samples found in patients in China is 96 per cent identical to a coronavirus they found in bats. Here we're talking about a virus where we don't understand fully the severity spectrum but …

Here’s why Chinese scientists say there’s a second, more dangerous coronavirus strain
4 years, 10 months ago

Here’s why Chinese scientists say there’s a second, more dangerous coronavirus strain

LA Times  

The global outbreak that has sickened nearly 100,000 people across six continents may actually be fueled by two variants of the same coronavirus: one older and less aggressive and a newer version whose mutations may have made it more contagious and more deadly, according to a controversial new study. Chinese scientists who compared the genetic sequences of 103 viral samples …

Coronavirus in India: Here's everything parents should know
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus in India: Here's everything parents should know

India TV News  

Coronavirus outbreak has cost over 3000 lives across the world. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, has been named coronavirus disease 2019 – ‘CO’ stands for corona, ‘VI’ for a virus, and ‘D’ for the disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as ‘2019 novel coronavirus’ or ‘2019-nCoV.’ The COVID-19 virus is a new …

Coronavirus: Dos and don’ts to contain the spread of Covid-19
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Dos and don’ts to contain the spread of Covid-19

Hindustan Times  

The deadly coronavirus has spread rapidly across the globe and has infected more than 80,000 people in 60 countries. The coronavirus family of viruses includes the common cold and more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. Statistics from China indicate that about two per cent of people infected with the new virus have …

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

10 lessons from Asia on how to live with a coronavirus outbreak

CNN  

CNN — Since the novel coronavirus outbreak began in China last December, it has spread across the world and now threatens to become a global pandemic. Countries are now scrambling to contain the virus, imposing travel restrictions and mandatory quarantines – an echo of the shutdowns and emergency measures that swept across Asia two months ago. To this end, countries …

Coronavirus update: Two new cases reported from Delhi, Telangana
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus update: Two new cases reported from Delhi, Telangana

Live Mint  

Two confirmed cases of coronavirus were reported today from India. Indians have been advised to especially avoid non-essential travel to Iran, Italy, Korea and Singapore, health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said in a press briefing. Asking people to not panic, he said whenever in doubt related to symptoms of the coronavirus disease one must approach the government's helpline number. China …

Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

Latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak

China Daily  

A pneumonia outbreak has spread across China and beyond. - Chinese mainland reports 427 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infections, 47 new deaths - 39,002 mainland coronavirus patients have recovered, the first time the number has surpassed remaining confirmed cases - China sends a group of experts to Iran to help combat the novel coronavirus - Wuhan to send …

Coronavirus: Your complete guide to the global Covid-19 outbreak
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Your complete guide to the global Covid-19 outbreak

India Today  

A new kind of coronavirus has spread from a central Chinese city to all but two continents, and growing outbreaks outside China have raised fears of a pandemic. The World Health Organisation has declared the the spread of Covid-19 -- the name given to the disease caused by the novel coronavirus -- a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. A …

Coronavirus outbreak: China reports 394 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, death toll rises to 2,118
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak: China reports 394 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, death toll rises to 2,118

India TV News  

The overall death toll in China due to the deadly coronavirus has increased to 2,118, with a total of 74,576 confirmed cases, health authorities said on Thursday. The National Health Commission said that it had received reports of 394 new confirmed cases and 114 deaths on Wednesday from 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, reports Xinhua …

30 facts about novel coronavirus pneumonia
4 years, 10 months ago

30 facts about novel coronavirus pneumonia

China Daily  

The novel coronavirus pneumonia is a new coronavirus belonging to β genus. According to Li Xingwang, a member of China's national medical expert team against the coronavirus, those patients without symptoms are less contagious as they carry a low viral load. The World Health Organization says the current outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus does not constitute a …

30 facts about novel coronavirus pneumonia
4 years, 10 months ago

30 facts about novel coronavirus pneumonia

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: Feb 17, 2020 1. The novel coronavirus pneumonia is a new coronavirus belonging to β genus. According to Li Xingwang, a member of China's national medical expert team against the coronavirus, those patients without symptoms are less contagious as they carry a low viral load. The World Health Organization says the current outbreak of pneumonia caused by …

Coronavirus: Evolving epidemic
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus: Evolving epidemic

The Hindu  

ON February 8, as this article goes to print, the rapidly escalating number of infections caused by a previously unknown virus, but which belongs to a well-known large family of viruses called coronaviruses, since its detection in mid December stands at 34,400 confirmed cases and over 700 deaths. SARS & MERS But the long-held belief that human CoVs were mild …

Questions complicate efforts to contain new virus from China
4 years, 10 months ago

Questions complicate efforts to contain new virus from China

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Reports one day suggest the respiratory outbreak in China might be slowing, the next brings word of thousands more cases. Continuing questions about the new virus are complicating health authorities’ efforts to curtail its spread around the world. The World Health Organization officially named the new illness COVID-19, reflecting that it’s a new coronavirus that emerged late last …

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