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Living on a prayer: Doctors, nurses do not have protective gear to wear while fighting coronavirus
•Doctors in Haryana contributed 1,000 rupees, to an informal COVID-19 fund, to buy masks and other protective gear.
Israel has begun testing a coroanvirus vaccine prototype at a bio-chemical defence laboratory
•PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that IIBR has made progress in designing the vaccine and will be starting animal trials.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Mass disinfection of people is a health hazard says disease experts
•They say it can be toxic for people as it is not good for the skin, mouth and eyes as it will cause irritation.
Almost 60 percent of patients who were confirmed positive for coronavirus, lost their sense of smell, taste
•The research team developed a model to identify to predict which combination of symptoms was most accurate in finding if someone was infected.
You do not have any symptoms of coronvairus, should you wear a mask in public?
•There is evidence to suggest that by wearing a mask, you constantly touch your face, you are more at risk to get infected.