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Disposable Surgical Masks Best For Making Your Speech Heard
Disposable surgical masks offer the best option in ensuring that you are being heard clearly when speaking, says a study that tested how different types of masks affect the acoustics of speech. ....
Mask Won't Stop Kids From Understanding Facial Expressions
The use of face coverings to keep Covid-19 in check is not preventing kids from understanding facial expressions, says a study. ....
How Covid Affected Women, Girls And Children
The impact of Covid-19 is not gender neutral. As the pandemic has spread across the globe it has heightened and amplified existing vulnerabilities and inequalities in social, political, economic and health systems. ....
Trump, Melania Tout Covid-19 Vaccine As 'Christmas Miracle'
In their message wishing the nation on Christmas, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump touted the country's two vaccines against the novel coronavirus as a "Christmas miracle". ....
Global COVID-19 Cases Cross 80 Million: JHU
In yet another grim milestone, the overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 80 million mark, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.75 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. ....
Positivity Rate In Delhi Plummets To 1%, Fatalities Below 20
The national capital reported 757 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday as the positivity rate of the infections has reduced to 1 per cent in the last 24 hours while the deaths due to Covid also saw a significant drop as the city reported 16 fatalities in the same duration, the health bulletin by Delhi government stated. ....
Will Review Delhi's Covid Situation By Jan 15: AAP Govt To HC
The Delhi government on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that a meeting of the expert committee which is reviewing the Covid-19 condition in the national capital will take place on January 5. ....
New Research Explains Severe Virus Attacks On Lungs
A team of Swedish researchers has revealed how different kinds of immune cells, called macrophages, develop in the lungs, and which of them may be behind severe lung diseases, a discovery that may contribute to future treatments for Covid-19, among other diseases.....
In its bid to be ready for the COVID-19 vaccination drive as soon as vaccines are available, India is carrying out a nationwide vaccine dry run today (January 2). It can be seen as a trial run before the actual vaccination begins. Different states and union territories all over the country have prepared to test the operational feasibility required for vaccination through this drive. A trial run was earlier conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, and Assam on December 28 and 29. The current exercise is being carried out in all states in a ....
'Airborne Transmission Of Coronavirus Possible In Hospitals, Closed Rooms'
Coronavirus can be transiently airborne but preventive measures can keep one safe, says a study by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech), Chandigarh. ....
