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COVID Virus Lab-Made In Wuhan? What We Know About Li-Meng Yan
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COVID Virus Lab-Made In Wuhan? What We Know About Li-Meng Yan

Li-Meng Yan, a Chinese virologist fled Hong Kong claiming danger to her life after she said SARS-CoV-2 is not natural

19 Sep 2020 8:10 AM GMT
IMA Lists 382 Doctors Who Died Due To COVID-19, Slams Health Ministry
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IMA Lists 382 Doctors Who Died Due To COVID-19, Slams Health Ministry

The Indian Medical Association provided the list of doctors after MoHFW said it had no data on health workers who died...

17 Sep 2020 11:20 AM GMT
India Crosses 5 Million Cases, Latest Million Recorded In 11 Days
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India Crosses 5 Million Cases, Latest Million Recorded In 11 Days

India has been reporting the highest number of daily cases globally since August 7

16 Sep 2020 8:19 AM GMT
Explained: Baroda SSG Hospital Fire And Dhaman Ventilators Controversy
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Explained: Baroda SSG Hospital Fire And Dhaman Ventilators Controversy

Dhaman ventilators had already received ₹8 crore under the PM Cares Fund before being dropped from it

12 Sep 2020 7:38 AM GMT
Project SIREN: Tracking Indian Media On The Way It Reports Suicides
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Project SIREN: Tracking Indian Media On The Way It Reports Suicides

This initiative by the Centre of Mental Health Law and Policy rates suicide reporting by various newspapers on a score...

10 Sep 2020 4:13 PM GMT
AstraZeneca, Serum Institute Halt COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
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AstraZeneca, Serum Institute Halt COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Serum Institute told BOOM that they would stop trials as per the DCGI's show cause notice and wait for further...

9 Sep 2020 10:53 AM GMT
COVID-19: India Overtakes Brazil As Second Worst Affected Nation
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COVID-19: India Overtakes Brazil As Second Worst Affected Nation

In the last seven days India reported 5.8 lakh new cases while Brazil reported only 2.75 lakh new cases.

7 Sep 2020 9:22 AM GMT
Limited Evidence Of COVID-19 Reinfection: WHO India Chief
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Limited Evidence Of COVID-19 Reinfection: WHO India Chief

BOOM contacted the newly appointed WHO representative to India, Dr. Roderico Ofrin to understand COVID-19 reinfection

7 Sep 2020 6:34 AM GMT
India Crosses 4 Million Cases, Latest Million Reported In 13 Days
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India Crosses 4 Million Cases, Latest Million Reported In 13 Days

India has only 68,622 cases less than Brazil, the second worst affected nation

5 Sep 2020 8:54 AM GMT
Explained: How Can Herd Immunity Be Achieved
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Explained: How Can Herd Immunity Be Achieved

Vaccination and natural infection are the two ways of achieving herd immunity

27 Aug 2020 6:08 AM GMT
Explained: First Documented COVID-19 Reinfection In Hong Kong
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Explained: First Documented COVID-19 Reinfection In Hong Kong

Scientists found that the genetic sequencing of the reinfected virus was different from the virus that infected the...

26 Aug 2020 5:56 AM GMT
COVID-19: India Crosses 3 Million Cases; New Million Reached In 16 Days
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COVID-19: India Crosses 3 Million Cases; New Million Reached In 16

The country has been globally reporting the highest number of new cases daily since August 7

23 Aug 2020 10:10 AM GMT