Coronavirus droplets could travel up to 27 feet: MIT scientist

New Delhi (IANS) New coronavirus droplets could travel up to 27 feet as a sneeze or a cough results in a turbulent gas cloud that could contain SARS-CoV-2 droplets, an MIT researcher has claimed in a paper published in the Journal of the American…

US, Italy strain more virulent than one in India: Top Indian microbiologists

New Delhi (IANS) The strain of new coronavirus in India is not as virulent as the ones which are devastating Italy, Spain and the US. In an in depth genomic analysis of rapidly revolving SARS-CoV-2(COVID-19) viruses, top Indian microbiologist Rup…

Microsoft 365 offers new personal, family subscriptions from April 21

San Francisco (IANS) Microsoft has unveiled its new Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions which are designed to replace and enhance the existing Office 365 consumer plans.

Microsoft 365 Personal and Family plans will be available…

Samsung provides masks, PPE kits to hospitals in India

New Delhi (IANS) Samsung on Tuesday said it has started supporting local authorities in various states in their preventive drive to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus by providing thousands of Preventive Masks and Personal Preventive Equipment…

China develops nanomaterial to combat coronavirus: Report

Beijing (IANS) A team of Chinese scientists has reportedly developed a novel way to combat the new coronavirus that causes the Covid-19 disease which has killed over 32,000 people globally.

According to Global Times, the new weapon is not a…

WhatsApp reduces Status video time limit to 15 seconds in India

New Delhi (IANS) Facebook-owned WhatsApp has reduced the Status video limit from 30 seconds to 15 seconds in India to cut strain on Internet networks during the coronavirus lockdown in the country as millions of people have started sharing videos…

TB vaccine a potential new tool to fight COVID-19: Study

New York (IANS) Examining how the COVID-19 has impacted different countries, researchers have found that Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), a vaccine for tuberculosis (TB), could be a potential new tool in the fight against the disease.

The study…

New campaign to distribute malicious Trojan uncovered

Moscow (IANS) Security researchers at cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have uncovered a targeted campaign to distribute Milum -- a malicious Trojan that gains remote control of devices in various organisations, including those representing the industrial…

Is coronavirus less virulent in India? Too early to say

New Delhi (IANS) As SARS-CoV2, the new coronavirus that causes the COVID-19 disease, keeps wreaking havoc globally, a new study has come out with the finding that there may be a unique mutation in the Indian genome that needs to be studied further…

Johnson & Johnson plans to start human trial of COVID-19 vaccine by Sept

Mumbai (IANS) US-based global healthcare company Johnson & Johnson on Monday announced the selection of a lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate, adding that it expects to initiate testing of the vaccine in humans at the latest by September this year.