Covid 19 Infection

It’s Viral! Why Chinese pop singer Jane Zhang deliberately infected herself with COVID-19

As China battles a deadly COVID-19 wave, C-pop star Jane Zhang met infected people and caught the virus intentionally. But why? So that she would not face a risk of infection during her New Year’s Eve concert

Covid-19 infection increases blood clot risk for one year, finds study

The research, published recently in the journal Circulation, found that in the first week following a COVID-19 diagnosis, people were 21 times more at risk of a heart attack or a stroke, conditions mainly caused by blood clots in the arteries

COVID-19: India reports 9,062 new cases, 36 deaths

The death toll climbed to 5,27,134 with 36 new fatalities, including six reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated

White Fungus: What causes the infection and who are at risk of contracting it

Those with weakened immunity, such as diabetes and cancer patients, and those taking steroids for a long period of time are more vulnerable to the infection, a health expert said

Mutation in spike protein makes coronavirus eight times more infectious, finds NYU study

Researchers noted that the D614G mutation in the coronavirus spike protein likely emerged in early 2020, and is now the most prevalent and dominant form of the virus in many countries around the world

COVID-19 could damage quality of sperm, reduce fertility in men, study suggests

Some experts are asking for the male reproductive system to be considered a vulnerable route and high-risk organ of COVID-19 infection by the WHO.

Post COVID-19 care: Risk of readmission and death highest in first ten days after hospital discharge, says study

Observing that there was limited data on the initial outcomes after hospitalisation, researchers set out to measure the rate of readmission, reasons for readmission and rate of death after hospital discharge among the patients with COVID-19

New antiviral oral drug molnupiravir completely suppresses coronavirus transmission within 24 hours in ferrets, claims study

Researchers claim that MK-4482/EIDD-2801 or molnupiravir is the first orally available drug to quickly block SARS-CoV-2 and has the potential of being ground-breaking

SARS-CoV-2 virus could find its way into the brain via the nose, new study finds

The SARS-CoV-2 spike protein was found in neuron cells, suggesting that neurons associated with smell may be infected.

COVID-19 vaccine: Different models of distribution emerge as scientists race to develop cure

In order to reduce the premature deaths and other irreversible health issues caused due to COVID-19, nineteen scientists from around the world have proposed a new three-phase plan called the Fair Priority Model for the distribution of the vaccine