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Trump admin ignored COVID warnings says ousted US vaccine official

Trump admin ignored COVID warnings says ousted US vaccine official

  • May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020 Washington: An ousted US vaccine agency official filed a whistleblower complaint alleging his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his caution at a treatment favoured by President Donald Trump…

US scientists warn a mutant, most contagious coronavirus strain has emerged (20:06) Washington, May 5 (IANS) A team of US scientists led by US-based Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified a new, highly-potent strain of coronavirus that has spread globally and is more contagious than the virus in early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos or LANL) is a US Department of Energy’s national laboratory initially organized during World War II for the design of nuclear weapons. According to the scientists who posted their report The 33-page report was posted Thursday on prepreint portal BioRxiv, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, the new strain appeared in February in Europe, migrated to the US East Coast and has been the dominant strain across the world since mid-March, according to a report in Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. “In addition to spreading faster, it may make people vulnerable to a second infection after a first bout with the disease,” the authors warned. The mutation affects the now infamous spikes on the exterior of the coronavirus, which allow it to enter human respiratory cells. The authors said they felt an “urgent need for an early warning” so that vaccines manufacturers around the world will be prepared to take on the more deadly mutated strain. The new strain’s dominance over its predecessors demonstrates that it is more infectious, though exactly why is still not known. The report was based on a computational analysis of more than 6,000 coronavirus sequences from around the world. The Los Alamos team, along with by scientists at Duke University and the University of Sheffield in England, identified 14 mutations. “The story is worrying, as we see a mutated form of the virus very rapidly emerging, and over the month of March becoming the dominant pandemic form,” study leader Bette Korber from Los Alamos, wrote on her Facebook page. “When viruses with this mutation enter a population, they rapidly begin to take over the local epidemic, thus they are more transmissible,” added Korber, a computational biologist. “We have developed an analysis pipeline to facilitate real-time mutation tracking in SARS-CoV-2, focusing initially on the Spike (S) protein because it mediates infection of human cells and is the target of most vaccine strategies and antibody-based therapeutics,” the authors wrote. “The mutation ‘Spike D614G’ is of urgent concern; it began spreading in Europe in early February, and when introduced to new regions it rapidly becomes the dominant form,” they added.

US scientists warn a mutant, most contagious coronavirus strain has emerged (20:06) Washington, May 5 (IANS) A team of US scientists led by US-based Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified a new, highly-potent strain of coronavirus that has spread globally and is more contagious than the virus in early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Los Alamos National Laboratory (Los Alamos or LANL) is a US Department of Energy’s national laboratory initially organized during World War II for the design of nuclear weapons. According to the scientists who posted their report The 33-page report was posted Thursday on prepreint portal BioRxiv, which is yet to be peer-reviewed, the new strain appeared in February in Europe, migrated to the US East Coast and has been the dominant strain across the world since mid-March, according to a report in Los Angeles Times on Tuesday. “In addition to spreading faster, it may make people vulnerable to a second infection after a first bout with the disease,” the authors warned. The mutation affects the now infamous spikes on the exterior of the coronavirus, which allow it to enter human respiratory cells. The authors said they felt an “urgent need for an early warning” so that...

  • May 6, 2020

May 5, 2020 Washington: A team of US scientists led by US-based Los Alamos National Laboratory has identified a new, highly-potent strain of coronavirus that has spread globally and is more contagious than the virus…

India COVID tally crossed 46K, despite one of the longest lockdowns

India COVID tally crossed 46K, despite one of the longest lockdowns

  • May 5, 2020

May 5, 2020 New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 46,433 on Tuesday morning with 32,138 active cases, despite a 40-days and above lockdown period completed in a bid to…

Covid-19 curve relatively flat as of now, says Health Ministry

Covid-19 curve relatively flat as of now, says Health Ministry

  • May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020 New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Monday said the disease curve is relatively flat as of now, while 2,533 new cases, which is the highest number of cases in a single…

US has enormous evidence COVID-19 originated in Wuhan lab: Pompeo

US has enormous evidence COVID-19 originated in Wuhan lab: Pompeo

  • May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020 Washington: The US government has “enormous evidence” that the novel coronavirus originated in a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic erupted last December, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…

Recovery rate improved, Lockdown 3.0 to reap good results: Health Minister

Recovery rate improved, Lockdown 3.0 to reap good results: Health Minister

  • May 3, 2020

May 3, 2020 New Delhi: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Sunday said at least 682 patients were cured from the highly contagious novel coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours. This has…

Delhi to enjoy all red zone relaxations from Monday: Kejriwal

Delhi to enjoy all red zone relaxations from Monday: Kejriwal

  • May 3, 2020

May 3, 2020 New Delhi: The Delhi government will allow all the red zone relaxations in the city from Monday while the lockdown will be continued, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday. Speaking to…

Hydroxychloroquine linked to increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias: Study
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Hydroxychloroquine linked to increased risk of cardiac arrhythmias: Study

  • May 2, 2020

May 2, 2020 New York: At a time when the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is being touted as a ‘wonder drug’ to treat critical COVID-19 patients, a new US study has found evidence suggesting that…

All 11 Delhi districts to remain under red zone till May 17

All 11 Delhi districts to remain under red zone till May 17

  • May 2, 2020

May 2, 2020 New Delhi: A day after the central government extended the nationwide lockdown till May 17, the Delhi government on Saturday said that all the 11 districts of the national capital will remain…

Ensure all health facilities for non-Covid patients, Harsh Vardhan tells states

Ensure all health facilities for non-Covid patients, Harsh Vardhan tells states

  • April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020 New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday directed all states and Union Territories to ensure uninterrupted blood donation and transfusion services for people with blood disorders and advised all health…

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