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Your risk of getting sick from coronavirus could lie in your genes

Scientists are working hard to understand the underlying reasons for such huge discrepancies in symptoms and outcomes of Covid-19.

US begins clinical trial of an artificial antibody for Covid-19 treatment

From a robot that can disinfect large surfaces to a diaphragm pacing device, ThePrint brings some of the latest developments on the Covid-19 front.

A dancing star in the heart of the Milky Way proves Einstein right, again

Astronomers at European Southern Observatory have discovered that the orbit of star S2 around a Milky Way black hole is flowery in shape, not elliptical. 

HCQ doesn’t help clear coronavirus, a small study in China finds

HCQ didn’t help patients clear virus better than standard care & was much more likely to cause side effects, according to study of 150 patients in China.

Bat coronavirus found in two Indian species of bats for the first time: ICMR study

Twenty nine bats of 2 species from Kerala, Himachal, Puducherry and TN tested positive for bat coronavirus, but there is no evidence to suggest it can be transmitted to humans.

FDA has approved saliva test to detect Covid-19 that lowers infection risk for health staff

From study showing effectiveness of remdesivir to another clinical trial for hydroxychloroquine, ThePrint brings you the latest on Covid-19 research.

Can BCG vaccine protect against Covid-19? Here’s why the excitement needs to be tempered

Studies have drawn correlations between immunisation with TB vaccine & slower spread of Covid-19. But experts say it might just be a correlation, without proof.

R0 data shows India’s coronavirus infection rate has slowed, gives lockdown a thumbs up

R0 is the basic reproduction number of a disease, and indicates the number of people a patient can directly infect in a healthy population.

Harsh Vardhan asks scientists to hurry up: Deliver Covid-19 weapons before the war is over

The minister for science & technology lauded the work of CSIR institutes in developing drugs and tech to fight Covid-19 so far and urged that they accelerate their work.

India will use rapid antibody tests in Covid clusters even after WHO advised against it

The ICMR said rapid diagnostic tests in hotspots will help understand how many people have been infected. But WHO says they should only be used in research.

On Camera

Indian Muslim leaders must drop Hezbollah solidarity. Put country before Muslimness

The India Islamic Cultural Centre found it appropriate to honour a leader of Hezbollah—which is officially designated as a terrorist organisation even by several Arab countries.

#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.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?