Coronavirus

Apr 15, 2020

The Novel Coronavirus since its outbreak in Wuhan China in November-2019 has infected around 1,848,439 people with 117,217 confirmed deaths in 213 countries, till date.  Countries around the world are working tirelessly to tackle the current situation. Local Governments in order to reduce the pace of corona...

Apr 14, 2020

Eli Lilly has announced to begin clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis drug Olumiant to treat COVID-19 patients.  The company plans to explore the anti-inflammatory responses that were witnessed in rheumatoid arthritis patients, and how the drug – Olumiant – an oral JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor – might help in cur...

Apr 13, 2020

Amid the political debate, the US NIH has last week begun the clinical trials of the malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to test its efficacy and safety in patients with COVID-19. What is hydroxychloroquine?  Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) (aka hydroxychloroquine sulfate), is a drug available in the market to tre...

Apr 08, 2020

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within a span of five months, has infected around 1 million people, resulting in deaths of 50,000 people in over 180 countries around the world till date.  The major issue right now is containing its rapid transmission and effective treatment option. Apart from these issues,...

Mar 30, 2020

COVID-19, a novel coronavirus after toppling down China, has managed to create havoc in the entire world, with people fearing the impending doom.  This is no news that novel coronavirus – SARS CoV-2 – was first originated in Wuhan and now has clawed the whole world. The spread has become unstoppable, with o...

Mar 18, 2020

The novel coronavirus since its outbreak in China November last year has now spread internationally. As per the latest updates, the Coronavirus (CoVID-19) has spread across 159 countries, with the death toll of 7,529 and confirmed cases reaching to 184,975 as on March 18. Several health organizations such as the WH...

Mar 13, 2020

What is a Coronavirus? Coronavirus are a large group of viruses that are known for causing respiratory infections or diseases ranging from as normal as the common cold to life-threading epidemics like SARS, and MERS. What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is a novel infection caused by novel Coronavirus now termed as...

Feb 13, 2020

J&J collaborates with BARDA to accelerate coronavirus vaccine program Johnson & Johnson has collaborated with the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to produce a vaccine against novel coronavirus. J&J is attempting to pool money and resources with BARDA in order to qu...

Feb 12, 2020

Amid the breakout in Wuhan, China, the novel coronavirus has managed to invade the other countries across the globe. Till now, almost 25 countries including several Asian, northern American, Australia and European countries, have reported confirmed cases of coronavirus. With the infected cases totalling to 4...

Jan 31, 2020

An outbreak of a mysterious viral infection, 2019-nCoV – coronavirus, has set the whole world on toes, claiming the lives of more than 800 people in China, surpassing the death toll caused from SARS, reports the Chinese government.  An infection with the symptoms more or less like pneumonia, known by the name ...