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Limitation: The RT-PCR molecular test cannot distinguish between dead and live genetic fragments of the virus.

Dead fragments of novel coronavirus led to false positives in recovered patients

This addresses the concern of reinfection or reactivation in people who have recovered from COVID-19

Pooled test: Pooling of samples is one way of reducing the number of test kits used and increases testing capacity.

A protocol for pooled RT-PCR testing of COVID-19

Shubashree Desikan

Cross-reactivity studies: The researchers checked that the antibody in the device does not bind with any other viral antigen.

NIAB develops portable coronavirus detection kit

Aswathi Pacha The device can detect novel coronavirus antigens in 20 microlitres of human saliva within 30 seconds

Stopgap: Broad-spectrum antivirals are useful when specific interventions are lacking.

Broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits novel coronavirus

R. Prasad There was a dose-dependent reduction in novel coronavirus infections in human airway epithelial cell cultures

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Now, you can take yoga lessons from Avril Q

Reji Varghese The erstwhile pop star, who has performed for royalty and sung alongside global names in music, is back in the limelight with Q’undalini Plus, featuring her signature blend of kundalini yoga, Tibetan meditation and more

What is it Who are the immunocompromised?

Susan Joe Philip Several factors like diseases, treatments and age can make one immunocompomised and they are at a higher risk during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Google India report showed that overall recipe-related searches grew by 20% on YouTube in the past few months

How to make kadha, panipuri surge on Google Search, YouTube in India

IANS With the closure of restaurants, clubs and food stalls, there has been a 56% growth in searches for ‘5-minute recipes’ on the Internet

Touted as a platform “built in Asia for Asia”, Hooq was available across Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, and India

Streaming service Hooq shuts shop after filing for liquidation

IANS With termination of its services, Hooq’s partnership with Hotstar also got over, TechCrunch has reported

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Activists seek testing of Ganga water for COVID-19 treatment

Jacob Koshy Mission under Jal Shakti Ministry sends the pitch to ICMR

Peaceful sojourn Flamingoes seen at NRI Wetland in Navi Mumbai

Mumbai’s yearly pink guests come visiting

Akila Kannadasan Thousands of lesser flamingoes have descended on Mumbai’s Thane Creek; but we might not be able to see them due to the lockdown

A 2019 file photo of environment activists protesting at Azad Maidan in South Mumbai to save the Aarey forest

Urban Drive The curious case of India’s environment ministry

Nidhi Adlakha Instead of concentrating on vaccines or PPE or migrant relief, the government has quietly been making inroads into the forests. Clearly, humans are a threat to the planet and not vice-versa

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A woman picking saffron flowers in south Kashmir.

Kashmir saffron gets GI tag

Sangeetha Kandavel The aromatic spice possesses medicinal properties

Jackfruit being mobilised from farmers at an orchard in Panruti in Cuddalore district

Horticulture Department comes to the rescue of jackfruit farmers in Tamil Nadu

S Prasad The Department has bought the fruits from farmers in Cuddalore district and is distributing them in kit bags to front-line workers

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3 more Indians in UAE lose jobs for ‘Islamobhobic’ social media posts

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Broad-spectrum antiviral inhibits novel coronavirus

Dead fragments of novel coronavirus led to false positives in recovered patients

Using human sweat as diagnostic tool and source of power

A recent breakthrough brings in an e-skin patch with six sensor probes

NIAB develops portable coronavirus detection kit

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How Ooty’s famous Botanical Garden is faring without tourists in the lockdown

Ooty’s signature Botanical Garden is all a-bloom without admirers this season, but fresh surprises await visitors once it reopens post-lockdown

A podcast for couples in lockdown

Therapist, author and speaker Esther Perel speaks to couples in Italy and Germany about their relationships and lives in her podcast ‘Where Should We Begin? With Esther Perel’

New genes linked to severe childhood speech disorder discovered

The research was led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), the University of Melbourne and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

Apple updates coronavirus screening app with new symptoms

Apple has issued a new version of its app with updated symptom information and recommendations from the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines

Indie music industry in Kerala turns to ‘digital concerts’ during lockdown

Now, tune in to live performances by independent musicians from Kerala on your screens

Smartphone sales in India hits zero in April, May too hot to handle

The month of March saw a steep annual decline in smartphone shipments, at 19%, due to COVID-19 nationwide lockdown from March 24

How to make kadha, panipuri surge on Google Search, YouTube in India

With the closure of restaurants, clubs and food stalls, there has been a 56% growth in searches for ‘5-minute recipes’ on the Internet

Streaming service Hooq shuts shop after filing for liquidation

With termination of its services, Hooq’s partnership with Hotstar also got over, TechCrunch has reported

Coronavirus | WHO raises concern over use of BCG vaccine

‘Vital to understand its safety, efficacy before being given to health workers’

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Kashmir saffron gets GI tag

The aromatic spice possesses medicinal properties

Watch | Which organs does COVID-19 affect the most?

A video explaining how COVID-19 can affect multiple organs in the body

Scientists using algae to produce low-cost COVID-19 test kits

Researchers in Canada are using algae to rapidly develop low-cost serological test kits for COVID-19 that they say would determine if someone has

Epic Games cancels 2020 Fortnite World Cup

Epic cited the “limitations of cross region online competition” as the reason for the cancellation

Coronavirus | Activists seek testing of Ganga water for COVID-19 treatment

Mission under Jal Shakti Ministry sends the pitch to ICMR

Urban planning for the post-pandemic world

How architecture and design can evolve to make sense in a post-pandemic world

Alcoholics Anonymous announces helplines during lockdown

The Board of Trustees of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) of India offers helplines in aid of those suffering from alcoholism. In a press note they state:

Work-related stress may up risk for peripheral artery disease

The study is published in the Journal of the American Heart Association and researchers evaluated the records of 139,000 men and women for the findings

Children in Coimbatore make toys from trash during lockdown

Children in Coimbatore come up with creative ideas to reuse junk and keep busy during the lockdown

Zoom, WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger Rooms, Google Duo: which video-calling app do I use?

The ongoing COVID-19 lockdowns and isolations around the world have observed a battle royale of video-conferencing apps. We help you decide which one is right for you

The Indian Scops: Ghost of the city

The Indian Scops Owl lives in dense foliage and is better heard than seen

COVID-19: Drones help disinfect, sanitise 11 districts in Telangana

Hyderabad-based start-up Marut Drones has helped disinfect 11 districts in Telangana and is assisting authorities in surveillance

Watch | Flamingoes flock to Mumbai in record numbers

A video on flamingoes flocking to Mumbai in record numbers amid lockdown

DCGI nod for Glenmark Pharma clinical trials on Favipiravir antiviral tablets for COVID-19 patients

150 subjects with mild to moderate COVID-19 will be randomised in the study in a 1:1 ratio to Favipiravir with standard supportive care or standalone standard supportive care.

Data | Why handwashing and physical distancing are a privilege to the poor

Data from the National Family Health Survey (2015-16) show that only 24% of the poorest households have access to both soap and water

We cannot let down our guard till April or May next year: Srinath Reddy

As urban areas resume activities, travel to rural areas must be restricted to prevent ingress of the virus to those places, says ICMR’s task force member

One mutated coronavirus type dominates globally

A2a type enhances the efficiency of entry of the virus into human cells

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Love the card game Donkey? Here is an app version, but with a twist!

Kalutai, by Chennai entrepreneur-politician Sam Paul, promises to be an addictive digital version of the popular card game, Donkey

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A video on the Hubballi-Ankola railway project

Novel COVID-19 test can give results in just 45 minutes

Much like the diagnostic kits currently in use, the new test can detect the novel coronavirus in samples obtained from respiratory swabs.

Video meet app Zoom deploys Oracle Cloud to streamline growing workloads

Zoom is already transferring upwards of seven petabytes through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure servers each day, roughly equivalent to 93 years of HD video

Forget Zoom, here comes virtual platform to host events

Built on the company’s software-as-a-service platform, virtual event solution ‘Floor’ enables one-to-one, one-to-many and many-to-many interactions, the company said

WhatsApp doubles participant limit for group voice, video calls

However, to access the new, higher participant limit on WhatsApp calls, all participants in a call need to update to the latest version of WhatsApp available on iPhone or Android

Coronavirus lockdown | No improvement in Ganga water quality

But pause in industrial activity has aided Yamuna.

Oncologists fear delayed cancer diagnosis, stage migration amid COVID-19 crisis

While many medical treatments can be put off amid the COVID-19 crisis, “cancer does not wait”, oncologists feel.

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Men and women may develop heart disease differently: Study

The research team analysed damaged heart valves from people who had undergone transplants and the study was published in the journal, ‘Acta Biomaterialia’

The curious case of India’s environment ministry

Instead of concentrating on vaccines or PPE or migrant relief, the government has quietly been making inroads into the forests. Clearly, humans are a threat to the planet and not vice-versa

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