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PROMINENT VIROLOGIST GITA RAMJEE DIES FROM CORONAVIRUS

PROMINENT VIROLOGIST GITA RAMJEE DIES FROM CORONAVIRUS

World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people in the country. Ramjee, a stellar vaccine scientist and an HIV prevention research leader, had returned from London a week ago but reportedly showed no symptoms

First Coronavirus positive case reported in Assam

GUWAHATI: A 52-year-old man from Karimganj tested positive for Coronavirus. The patient is detected in Silchar Medical College and Hospital. According to Newslive reports, the man went to Karimganj a few days back from Hatigaon, Guwahati. Meanwhille, health minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma confirmed the news and wrote in a

What is Hantavirus and how it spreads

What is Hantavirus and how it spreads

The hantavirus scare comes at a time when the total count of those infected by novel coronavirus is nearing the 400,000 mark . Even when the world is trying to find a cure for the dreaded coronavirus pandemic, a report in Global Times said that a man from China’s Yunnan