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It’s in your genes — Whether Covid lands you in hospital or not depends on your body

When a virus infects human cells, the body reacts by turning on what are essentially anti-virus alarm systems. But not all alarm systems are created equal.

Coronavirus came from bats, can infect cats and ferrets too, WHO says

Recent studies showed that cats can transmit the virus to other cats and the WHO is aware of instances of pets of Covid-19 patients being infected

Scientists develop sensor that can help smartphones detect coronavirus in 60 seconds

Low vitamin D levels linked to higher deaths and a dialysis device that gives white blood cells a fighting edge, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19.

World’s most accurate antibody test has arrived. Or has it?

Most antibody tests have a high rate of either false positives or false negatives, drastically dropping their accuracy.

After HCQ, it’s time for azithromycin and pneumonia drug combo to go under clinical trial

As scientists try out new drug combinations and look for clues in existing cancer therapies, ThePrint brings you the latest on studies on Covid-19 patients.

Novel coronavirus outbreak could have begun as early as 6 October 2019: New study

Study pegs date of the ‘most recent common ancestor’ of worldwide coronavirus strains between 6 October and 11 December, earlier than what China acknowledges.

Tata Sons to help make ‘Feluda’, CSIR’s Satyajit Ray-inspired Covid paper test kit

Tata Sons and CSIR have signed an MoU for the ‘licencing of knowhow’, and want to make the kit available for Covid-19 testing on the ground by the end of May.

How styrene, chemical being blamed for Vizag gas leak deaths, affects human body

Preliminary reports say leak of a chemical, called styrene, killed 7 people in Visakhapatnam. ThePrint tells you what this chemical is used for and how it affects the human body.

Testosterone-reducing hormone therapy could help protect men against Covid: Italian study

Men with prostate cancer who got hormone therapy had a fourfold lower risk of virus infection than patients who didn’t get such treatment, the study showed.

Chinese study finds different immune responses in Covid patients, could help develop vaccine

The novel coronavirus triggers responses from both innate and acquired immunity in our bodies, which could provide leads for vaccine development.

On Camera

I met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2005. He told me he was an admirer of MK Gandhi

Shuttle diplomacy at a high level is indicated, along the lines of the famous Kissingerian shuttles following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?