COVID-19 Archives - News Track Plus

As Third Wave of COVID-19 rolls out ActionAid Association prepares humanitarian response

NewsTrack PlusJanuary 7, 2022

India’s wounds from the deadly second wave have not healed yet, and we are facing the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid rise in the number of COVID-19...

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New collaboration for affordable COVID-19 drug 2-DG

NewsTrack PlusJuly 1, 2021

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, a constituent laboratory of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, and Nosch Labs entered into a non-exclusive agreement...

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IIT Delhi launches economical Rapid Antigen Test Kit for COVID-19

NewsTrack PlusJune 26, 2021

New Delhi: Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi. The Rapid Antigen Test kit has been developed...

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Older adults are at higher risk of social isolation during COVID pandemic: Study

NewsTrack PlusJune 18, 2021

New Delhi: The risk of severe illness increases with age, with older adults at highest risk. Over 95% of fatalities due to COVID-19 in Europe and 80% in China have...

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Researchers reveal key protein structure in COVID-19 virus

NewsTrack PlusMay 28, 2021

New Delhi: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT Mandi), led by Dr. Rajanish Giri, Assistant Professor, School of Basic Sciences, have elucidated the part...

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DRDO lab develops antibody test kit for COVID-19

NewsTrack PlusMay 22, 2021

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists have now got a new breakthrough after developing COVID-19 drug 2-DG. Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a DRDO laboratory,...

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Dr Harsh Vardhan announces launch of ‘Aahaar Kranti’

NewsTrack PlusApril 14, 2021

New Delhi: Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Sciences and Health and Family Welfare, Dr Harsh Vardhanhas launched“AahaarKranti”, a mission dedicated to spreading awareness about nutrition and accessible to...

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SBI Foundation to help deploy two indigenous innovations for COVID care

NewsTrack PlusMarch 30, 2021

New Delhi: Bengaluru-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) has inked a pact with SBI Foundation for CSR (corporate social responsibility) support towards boosting existing public healthcare efforts in...

Health & Fitness Science

Researchers identify drug that can be repurposed to treat COVID-19

NewsTrack PlusMarch 22, 2021

New Delhi: Currently, there are no universally approved drugs for the treatment of COVID-19. There is a worldwide scramble to find drugs for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now researchers at...

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S&T Minister inaugurates new facilities at CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal

NewsTrack PlusMarch 16, 2021

New Delhi: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s Bhopal-based Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (CSIR-AMPRI) has set up a new Centre for Advanced Radiation Shielding and Geopolymeric Materials...