Mutations
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Snake charmer who claims to treat COVID patients tests positive for infection
India | Apr 18, 2021, 08:26 AM ISTHe tested positive for COVID at a special camp organised by health teams where samples of commuters were taken.
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US setting up $1.7B national network to track coronavirus variants
World | Apr 17, 2021, 07:08 AM ISTTypically, the govt scrambles to counter a potential threat, but funding dries up when it recedes. The new genomic surveillance initiative aims to create a permanent infrastructure.
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Scientists discover possible new coronavirus mutation in Brazil
Science | Mar 14, 2021, 06:58 AM ISTA possible new variant of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has been detected in several regions of Brazil, the Ministry of Science and Technology's National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC) said.
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New Covid variant 'out of control': More countries ban flights, trains from UK
World | Dec 21, 2020, 09:54 AM ISTA growing list of European Union nations and Canada barred travel from the U.K. on Sunday and others were considering similar action, in a bid to block a new strain of coronavirus sweeping across southern England from spreading to the continent.
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Scientists dispel coronavirus mutation fears, say ’Malaysia strain’ no cause for concern
Science | Aug 20, 2020, 09:15 PM ISTThe mutant form of the novel coronavirus reported from Malaysia as being “10 times more infectious” is not a concern for India as it is widely prevalent here and isn’t any more virulent than the strain originating in Wuhan, says, scientists.
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More infectious but less deadly COVID-19 mutation good? Know what experts have to say
Health | Aug 18, 2020, 05:44 PM ISTPaul Tambyah, senior consultant at National University of Singapore and president-elect of the U.S.-based International Society of Infectious Diseases revealed that mutation in coronavirus is a good thing and coincided with a drop in death rate.
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Most people carry recessive disease mutations
Lifestyle | Apr 09, 2015, 01:01 PM ISTWashington: A large global study spanning over two decades has revealed that humans carry an average of one to two mutations per person that can cause severe genetic disorders or prenatal death when two copies