All regions in China have seen their risk level downgraded to the lowest level starting Thursday, state-run China Daily reported.

Notably, there are questions that he has raised which are not different from what Indians are already asking and discussing about between themselves.

U.N. humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock reiterated that the peak of the pandemic is not expected to hit the world's poorest countries for three to six months.

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is also planning to submit additional 450 genome sequence data of coronavirus by May 15, its Director General Shekhar Mande said.

The current SARS-COV-2 tests by private labs adhering to Government guidelines are conducted on a molecular biology platform, which has been the standard procedure for more than 25 years.

Terming this as one of the first known antibodies to neutralize SARS-CoV-2, Jason McLellan, associate professor of molecular biosciences at UT Austin and co-senior author, made a reference to the virus that causes COVID-19.

India has turned to its age-old medicinal practice of Ayurveda to check if it can work against novel Coronavirus.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that countries must also be able to manage any risk of the disease being imported into their territories, and communities should be fully educated to adjust to what will be a "new norm".

The order issued to shut the nursing home, where the woman was admitted, and quarantine its staff and doctors has been withdrawn, Singh said.

No patient was discharged on Thursday and the number of cured people stood at 109, leaving 93 active cases in the district, the officials said.

The kit 'DiAGSure nCOV-19 Detection Assay' can meet the growing demand for testing equipment across the country to a certain extent.

The death toll due to COVID-19 in the country rose to 1,783 while the number of cases climbed to 52,952 on Thursday, registering an increase of 89 deaths and 3,561 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said.

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According to the NEERI study, Ganga water has a higher number of bacteriophages as against pathogenic bacteria. During consultations that were held between the NMCG and NEERI, the scientists also said there is still no proof that Ganga water or sediment has anti-viral properties.

The Indian expatriate community of approximately 3.42 million is reportedly the largest ethnic community in the UAE constituting roughly about 30 per cent of the country's population, according to information available on the Indian Embassy website.

India has so far reported 52,952 cases out of which 15,267 have recovered and 1,783 have died. Among the top five states to be hit by Covid are Maharashtra (16758 cases), Gujarat (nearly 6625), Delhi (5532), Tamil Nadu (5400) and Rajasthan (3400).

Coronavirus Cases Latest Updates: Testing capacity for COVID-19 has been scaled up to 95,000 per day and total 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said.

Hamirpur had become coronavirus-free on April 29 after the last two patients in the district tested negative for the infection.

The stakes in finding a vaccine against the coronavirus couldn’t be higher. In just a few months the disease has claimed more than a quarter of a million lives and shattered economies worldwide.

The telephonic study, whose results were published in the journal Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, examined characteristics and symptoms of 103 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 over a six-week period.

The UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock launched the USD 6.7 billion appeal on Thursday and updated a global plan to fight the COVID-19 in fragile countries.

"All ward officers were present at the meeting, which was also attended by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. We discussed corrective measures that were being taken," the minister said.

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The state's TMC government has been drawing consistent criticism from the Centre and opposition parties over the way it has tackled the pandemic, and has been accused of under-reporting data about the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.

Satyender Dev Khanna, 78, was a surgeon who served both on staff and as the head of the surgical departments for multiple hospitals across New Jersey for decades.

 The patient from Orai in Uttar Pradesh was admitted to the King George Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow on April 26.

It also said that the suspension of domestic flight operation will continue up to May 10. The earlier order was to expire on May 7.

Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) aim to begin the study at the earliest. 

Three in 10 (31 per cent) said they would consider visiting their friends and family at their homes under similar circumstances, it added.  On the other hand, Indians are more likely to return to their offices or workplace once the government removes restriction on movement (29 per cent).

Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 202 positive cases of coronavirus till Thursday evening, and official figures for Friday were awaited.

Asked how India managed to keep the COVID-19 death rate low, Reddy, who obtained M.Sc. (Epidemiology) from McMaster University (Hamilton, Canada), cited that the country has a much younger population.

Konrad Karcz, Professor of Medicine and Head of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Ludwig Maximilian University Clinic in Germany, spoke about the potential for chatbots to measure body temperature and other medical indicators in patients.

Originally, hospital ships were designed for military use to treat the wounded during wartime. The ships also provide relief to the hospitals on land, and they may dock near natural disasters.

Therefore, an alternate therapeutic regimen for early deployment is critical, the vaccine-maker said in the statement.

Out of the six fresh cases from Delhi, two were posted at the BSF's headquarters in the national capital and four were posted at other units in the city.

To ensure hygiene while transporting, the drivers of UberMedic were trained in safety procedures and also provided with personal protective equipment and disinfectants, it said.

 The study can help ascertain whether there has been community transmission of the respiratory disease in those areas or not as the death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,886 and the number of cases climbed to 56,342 in the country on Friday.

Conditions that severely damage the respiratory system, such as Covid-19, can also cause inflammation to the part of the brain that controls breathing, US researchers have revealed.
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