New COVID-19 research from the University of Virginia Health System unveils surprising insights into the virus’s cell infection process. While the pandemic spotlighted the ACE2 protein’s role in cell invasion,…
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has undergone mutations, including significant ones that increased its transmissibility and replication. Different strains of the virus have emerged and waned globally. Some variants, like Alpha and…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). The decision was made following a recommendation from the organization’s…
Patient advocates have called on the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reconsider its exercise trials in its RECOVER initiative, designed to study and find treatments for long Covid,…
For the first time since its inception in 1881, India’s decennial census – which was supposed to be held in 2021 – has been delayed. When the government was gearing…
COVID-19 is a contagious infection caused by the coronavirus family, the most recently revealed disease. This newly discovered virus has been provisionally termed “2019 novel Coronavirus” (2019-nCoV), which is a…