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Australia’s coronavirus threat far from over

July 10, 2020

While the rest of Australia opens up, Melbourne is back under lockdown, battling uncertainties over growing community transmission risks. The ongoing six-week...

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No, washing hands with lemon will not protect you from Covid-19

June 18, 2020

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 10 fake claims citing the medicinal properties of lemon or drinking hot lemon juice or mixing lemon with soda...

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Tracking COVID-19: 5 graphs that explain the outbreak in India

June 5, 2020

In India, the growth of coronavirus infections is outpacing the surge in testing – tests have doubled since April, but cases have leaped fourfold. Here are...

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Having had measles before does not protect you from COVID-19

June 4, 2020

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A video in the Tamil language claims that if someone has had measles infection in his lifetime, he will never be infected with the novel coronavirus. The claim...

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Insights from the internet: A look at online search trends on cancer during COVID-19

May 29, 2020

COVID-19 has meant disruption for cancer patients who are not only at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 but also have to keep up with frequent hospital...

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‘This virus anywhere, is this virus everywhere’

May 18, 2020

There’s a high possibility of more than one vaccine for COVID-19. Yet, the best-case scenario is vaccine deployment by 2021, says Dr. Katherine O’Brien...

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Coronavirus myths currently circulating on Facebook

May 15, 2020

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The volume of misinformation about coronavirus online calls for continuous monitoring and fact-checking. In this article, we debunk 7 myths that are currently...

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Mapping COVID-19 hotspots in India

May 1, 2020

Indian Ministry of Health & Family Welfare classifies 170 out of 720 districts as coronavirus hotspots. Stepping up the fight against COVID-19, India’s...

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Delhi’s COVID-19 battle: Tackling India’s highest infection rate

May 1, 2020

The national capital, which confronted the novel coronavirus 30 days after the first case was reported in India, currently accounts for the highest infection...

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COVID-19: Find the testing centre near you

April 20, 2020

India has ramped up its measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak by continuously expanding the network of testing facilities across the country. Here are the...